Tropical Beauty- Singapore Plumeria (Reworked)

"Tropical Beauty - Singapore Plumeria"

9" x 12" oil on gallery wrap canvas 

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White plumeria blossoms, or frangipani, are especially elegant although the various pink and yellow varieties are quite lovely as well.   I love them all!  Everywhere you look there are plumeria trees throughout the Hawaiian islands.   Their blossoms are quite popular for making leis.   

I reworked this painting today and am much happier with it now. Basically, I added more violet and blue to the flowers and increased the contrast.  The earlier version may be seen by going here    

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Peonies and More Peonies !

"Peony Delight"

6" x 12" Oil on canvas

$500

This was a delight to paint!   Peonies are so regal and in my book are the "queen" of flowers.   They have been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years and are the floral symbol of that country.  Romans first brought peonies to England about the year 1200.   

Below is a considerably better photograph of the painting "Glorious Abundance" which I first posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012.  

"Glorious Abundance"

16" x 20" Oil on canvas

It is difficult for all the true colors in the white peonies to show up in the photograph, but this image above is pretty close.   

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Studio:   Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

We Four (Red and White Tulips)

"We Four"

6" x 12" oil on canvas

$500

This painting is rather a bold statement, but that is the effect I wanted.  I hope to paint more tulips soon, maybe some soft pink ones.   Everyone must realize that tulips do not grow in Hawaii's tropical climate, but I buy them from the florist to paint and just enjoy their beauty for a few days in my home.   I planted several varieties of tulips in my garden when I lived in New England, as well as crocus and daffodils.  What a pretty sight every Spring !

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Studio:   Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Golden Glow (Yellow and White Plumeria)

"Golden Glow" 

Yellow and White Plumeria blossoms - Work in Progress

12" x 12" oil on stretched canvas

This painting is almost finished.... need to tweak it a bit with some lavender-blue shadows on the flowers.  If I did that now while the yellow paint is still wet,  the lavender-blue would turn a greenish mud color.  Check back for the completed painting!  I enjoy painting plumeria blossoms and intend to work on more of them in the near future.  

I am also working on a couple of other paintings right now that I am pretty excited about.  I feel so blessed to be able to paint, which I love to do and I derive much satisfaction from a successful painting.   

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Gerbera Buzz

"Gerbera Buzz"

8" x 8" Oil on stretched canvas

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This is still wet paint !   It is finished  but I believe I will have to photograph it again when I finish it's "mate", another gerbera painting I posted earlier as a work in progress. Hope you enjoy this new painting. I rather like the bees and plan to do more paintings depicting bees.  Send me an email for purchase information.  

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             Carol Reynolds

Studio:  P O Box 22246

             Honolulu, HI 96823-2246

Works In Progress - Gerbera Daisies And Bees

These are works in progress I first posted this past Saturday.   The bottom painting still has quite a ways to go to completion, and the first image with two bees and two gerbera I might be able to finish the next time I work on it.    I rather like the interest the bees give the paintings.  I need to take more reference photos of bees in different "poses".   Let me know what you think .

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Works In Progress - Gerbera

The paintings shown here on my easel are works in progress of pink gerbera daisies. They are each 8" x 8" oil on canvas.   I do not think I will finish them today but thought you would like to see what I have been working on this morning. I am thinking of including bees in the upper section of each painting...just for fun !

Below are my reference photos I took a few months ago of these flowers purchased at a florist.

Stayed tuned for the finished paintings !

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Iris Garden Dance

"Iris Garden Dance"

18" x 24" oil on gallery-wrap canvas

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I felt a real sense of accomplishment when I completed this painting this Saturday afternoon.  Hope you enjoy all my hard work !   Painting is such a pleasure to me that I actually don't feel like it is work at all.  

This painting turned out somewhat impressionistic compared to my other subject matter; but, that is okay with me.   

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Studio:   Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246