Hello Halo (Seascape - Full Moon)

"Hello Halo"

6" x 12" Oil on canvas

$500

This painting was finished earlier today (Tuesday) and I am rather pleased with the results; it is my first time to paint a moon with a "halo".  It is on stretched canvas and the sides of the canvas are also  painted so you do not need to frame it; however, I recommend framing all paintings to give them the quality look they deserve.  This scene is not a typical Hawaiian beach... more like Florida or the East Coast beaches.  It was created totally from my imagination except I have taken several photographs of the moon with a halo.

Below is a much improved version of my earlier post of the landscape with a rainbow.   I liked it so much I made it my new "Header" at the top of this blog.

"Somewhere Under The Rainbow"

6" x 12" Oil on canvas

$500

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or purchase information.

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Studio :  Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Somewhere Below The Rainbow

"Somewhere Below The Rainbow"

6" x 12" Oil on canvas

I guess the less said the better; not sure what to make of this painting I just finished today.   I might "tweak" the rainbow some more after it dries.   It definitely is more impressionistic than my usual work, perhaps because I completely made this scene up in my imagination.  It started out as a seascape with the same sky and rainbow but I just felt the urge to turn it into a landscape.   Let me know your thoughts about this  painting.

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Studio :  Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Stroll At Waimea Bay

"Stroll AT Waimea Bay"

12" x 16" Acrylic on canvas

Available

This is a scene painted from photographs taken on a previous trip to Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu.  The water was calm in this painting and the lifeguard boat was placed behind the lifeguard station at that time; they move the boat to a different location now and then.   Below is a photo I took this past Friday similar to this scene in the painting.

The lifeguard boat was in front of the lifeguard station this past Friday and the bottom photo gives you an idea of how high the surf was then.   It was suppose to peak at 18 to 22 feet that day.   The lifeguards had to keep announcing to the public that it was not safe to swim and that there were rip currents.   The waves were just awesome and I must go to some other beaches on the North Shore again real soon.

Yesterday I began two small seascapes so please return again soon .

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Studio:   Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii   96823-2246

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Surf's Up - Chun's Reef

"Surf's Up - Chun's Reef "

12" x 16" Acrylic on gallery-wrap canvas

Available

This is a painting I completed some time ago, but thought I would post it again because yesterday I took off to go on a photo shoot of the North Shore as the surf was suppose to be 18 to 22 feet high.  I visited 3 different beaches, including Chun's Reef.    Below are some photographs taken yesterday at Chun's Reef.

The surf was just spectacular yesterday!  I really came alive and was full of enthusiastic joy at the wonderful sight.   Below is a shot taken from Chun's Reef looking towards Waimea Bay.

On my photography blog I posted some photos taken at Waimea Bay; you can view them by going here

Now it is back to the easel again for a few days; however, I want to make another trip to the North Shore of Oahu very soon when the surf is up .   In the winter the North Shore has the highest surf on the island, and people come from all over the world to witness it and the championship surf contests held there.   

Please return again soon for new paintings.

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Studio:  Carol Reynolds

             P O Box 22246

             Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

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Gerbera Buzz

"Gerbera Buzz"

8" x 8" Oil on stretched canvas

Available

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

Rainbow Over The Moon

Yesterday morning at daybreak I was thrilled to capture this photograph of a beautiful rainbow over the moon !  You have probably already guessed that I will just HAVE to paint this soon.....maybe in a seascape.   Just wanted to share this with you this morning .   You may see more of my "moonscapes" by going here   

Yesterday other obligations kept me away from the easel, but not so today.   In a few minutes I will begin working on (and hopefully finishing) the two paintings of  gerbera with bees that I posted previously.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting today !

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Ain't She Pretty ! (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle)

"Ain't She Pretty"

24" x 24" Acrylic on gallery-wrap canvas

Available 

I have noticed on my statistics to this blog that many people are searching for turtles - on the Web, that is.

Since this blog started out being mainly a showcase for my miniature paintings, I had never posted this larger painting before of the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, which is found only in Hawaiian waters and is on the endangered list and carefully monitored.  This one is resting on the beach and sometimes they take naps while sunbathing.   I have taken many reference photos of these marvelous creatures....mostly on the North Shore of Oahu.   Hopefully I will find time to paint another one again soon.   

Thank you for visiting today !

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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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Pink Statement - Hibiscus

"Pink Statement"  

12" x 12" Acrylic on canvas

Available

This is fresh and brand new on the easel !  Hope you enjoy !

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Full Moon At Dawn (Hawaii)

Full Moon At Dawn

5" x 7" Acrylic on canvas on panel

Available

I finished this painting a few minutes ago; it is one I had mentioned in an earlier post that I had been working on.    Sometimes it is difficult to know when a painting is finished.  But then, perhaps it is like Paul Gardner has said, "A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places."  

This scene is based on a photograph I took on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Below is a better photograph of my wood duck painting I posted previously.

"Oh So Blue"

12" x 16" Acrylic on panel

Available

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Oh So Blue - Drake Wood Duck

Oh So Blue 

12" x 16" Acrylic on panel

Available

This was finished in the wee hours this morning (Friday).    The blue water is really very blue, but this photo exaggerates the blue a bit.  I rather like how the water turned out, especially the refreshing blue.   Let me know what you think.

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             Carol Reynolds

Studio : P O Box 22246

             Honolulu, HI  96823-2246

Second Stage - WIP Wood Duck

Work In Progress- Second Stage 

12" x 16" acrylic on panel 

Guess it is pretty obvious that I made the water more blue now instead of with a lot of green in it.    This is still very much unfinished and I need to tone down the water more and correct and add some things.   Hopefully it will be finished tomorrow or the next day.   

I welcome any questions and comments !    

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The Going Is Slow

This is a photo taken about 4 years ago on the "Big Island" of Hawaii.   I recently worked for about 3 days on a miniature painting inspired by this photo; although in the painting I put in a white farmhouse and a red barn and it is dawn with a full moon .    Now that I got your curiosity up, I'm not ready to post the painting yet because there is something just not to my liking about how it turned out so I am setting it aside for now and will begin work on my wood duck painting this afternoon.   But I did want to share with you these photos below of a beautiful waterfall on the Big Island.   Well, I goofed trying to align the pictures.  I hope to paint this waterfall found in a botanical garden whose name I can't recall at the moment.   I included the photo of myself and my son just to give you an idea of the scale of the waterfall.

I have  been painting very slowly lately !  Hopefully the wood duck painting will be finished in 2 or 3 days, so please visit again real soon.

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Wood Duck - Work In Progress

Wood Duck - Work In Progress

12" x 16" Acrylic on panel 

This is a brand new start on a favorite subject of mine - the Wood Duck drake, but also the ripples and colors in the water are always fascinating for me to paint.  This image was photographed outside.  Below is a photo taken inside on my easel.  Note the difference .....

Colors always look bluer when photographed outside; however, the lights inside on this photo is not 100% true either.   I am also working on other paintings, so please check back real soon !

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Somewhere Spring Flowers - reworked

"Somewhere Spring Flowers"

5" x 7" Oil on canvas on panel

Available

I stayed busy today painting to my heart's content.  I wanted to add more bluebonnets to this painting I first posted here on October 31.   The title of this painting says "Somewhere" but it is somewhere in Texas along the highway between towns; so exactly where this scene was I am not sure.    I use to live in Texas and every Spring I took great pleasure in photographing the wildflowers there.  To see the previous post of this painting go here

I also worked on my flamingo painting today but I am having trouble with the flamingo's body.   I think I need to make the flamingo a bit larger.   Actually, it was larger but the proportions weren't exactly right so in trying to correct it I made it smaller.....too small.  Below is where it stands now.

work in progress

16" x 8" Oil on canvas

It is rather embarrassing to show this obvious mistake, but actually seeing it photographed here helped me see my error more clearly.   Sometimes when you have your face right in the painting while working, you lose sight of "the big picture".    Also, the pink waterlilies would be better if they were white maybe.   Painting is really a problem solving process !

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Studio:  Carol Reynolds

             P O Box 22246

             Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Gathering At The Purple Barn

"Gathering At The Purple Barn"

6" x 6" Oil on canvas on panel

Available 

This is a study I began a few months ago and put aside for awhile because of other works in progress that demanded my attention.   I took the reference photo for this painting a few years ago in Michigan.   It was in  the fall at the time, but there were no cows anywhere in sight; I just invented them for this painting to add more interest to the scene.   

Thank you for visiting today !

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Studio :  Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, HI 96823-2246

Iris Garden Dance

"Iris Garden Dance"

18" x 24" oil on gallery-wrap canvas

Available 

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 

Prints of Adobes

Adobe #3

5" x 7" print

Just a reminder that during this month of November if you purchase an original painting from this blog you will receive absolutely free your choice of an adobe print from one of my original oil paintings.  More information and images of the other prints may be found by going here

Now, back to the easel !  Thank you for your interest, and remember I welcome all comments.

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Studio:   Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Almost There !

Work In Progress

Iris 

18" x 24" Oil on gallery-wrap canvas

It doesn't look like I spent about 4 more hours on this painting since I last posted , but I did.  It still has a ways to go, but I believe in one or two more painting sessions it will be finished.    

For some reason I have been fascinated by taking reference photos of the moon the last few weeks.  How romantic, right ?   Yep, my cat and I sit out on my lanai (patio) at weird hours of the night and early morning and we enjoy nature together !   Below are a few shots I have taken of the moon in a couple of different stages .

The third photo from the top does not clearly depict the red circle on the outside of the "halo" around the moon...nor other colors as well.   Still it is very good for reference.  I am not sure how I will use these photos in a painting other than in landscapes and seascapes.  

I also worked on my flamingo painting some more today.    I have been busy working, just painting too slow to have a finished work until a day or two from now.   Thank you for stopping by and visiting today !

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Studio :  Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Getting There !

Iris - Work In Progress

stage 2

18" x 24" Oil on gallery-wrap canvas

This is coming along fairly well.  My reference photo along with the first stage of the painting was posted here this past Sunday, November 13; if you would like to see them, just scroll down to that post below.  This painting may be too wet to work on tomorrow so I will go back to working on my flamingo.  The reference photo for that painting is right here :

I started this on an 8" x 16" canvas; wish now I had used a larger canvas, but I do enjoy working on  8x16 panels or canvas.  Please check back soon for progress on this painting !


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Studio:  Carol Reynolds
             P O Box 22246
             Honolulu, HI  96823-2246

Pretty Exciting !

Iris -WIP

18" x 24" Oil on gallery-wrap canvas

Well, this new work in progress is very exciting to me !   It is a new subject to tackle -always exciting- and also it is a larger size canvas than what I have been working on lately.   Below is my reference photograph I took in a suburb of Salt Lake City a few years ago.    Even older photos can get me excited to begin a new work !

It is obvious I changed things a bit in the arrangement of the Iris in my painting and things may change more as the painting progresses.   The painting so far is just a very rough lay-in of color and will be more defined as time goes on.    

I also worked on my flamingo painting today (Saturday) and it is coming along just fine.   Have to wait for it to dry to put more details in later.  Stay tuned !

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Studio:  Carol Reynolds

             P O Box 22246

             Honolulu, HI  96823-2246

Serious About Cereus - Completed Work

"Serious About Cereus"

12" x 12" Oil on canvas

Completely finished this painting a few minutes ago.   The title refers to how serious this bee was going about his job inside the blossom of a cereus cactus or night-blooming cactus, as it is frequently known by.  I took the reference photo for this painting around 6 to 6:30 on a July morning, because as the sun got higher in the sky the flowers were usually spent and gone by around 10:30 a.m. 

Please contact me if interested in purchasing this painting.   

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Studio:  Carol Reynolds

             P. O. Box 22246

             Honolulu, HI  96823-2246

Let There Be Light

"Let There Be Light"

9" x 12" Oil on canvas

$625

This is the finished painting of a work in progress I posted here recently.   I changed the foreground quite a bit and feel it is much improved.    I photographed it indoors a few minutes ago as it was not yet daylight here in Hawaii; nevertheless, the colors are pretty true to the original painting.  I will photograph it again outdoors when the sun is up in an hour or so.   If you are interested in purchasing this seascape, I will be happy to email you the photo of it taken outside.     

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Serious About Cereus

"Serious About Cereus"

Work In Progress

12" x 12" Oil on canvas

This is the beginning stages of a "serious" bee within the huge, lovely cereus cactus blossom; the cactus famous for and sometimes called  'the night-blooming cactus'  .   The bee is definitely serious about his job, but I have a feeling he was having a good time as well     :-)       

Below is my photo reference for this painting.

Every year in July these beautiful blossoms appear on a somewhat trailing vine-like branch of the cactus.   I have many reference photos I have taken of them.   This, however, will only be the second time that I have actually painted this flower.   Below is the other painting.

"Late Bloomer"

24" x 24" acrylic on gallery-wrap canvas

I appreciate your interest and comments.   Please visit again soon !   

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Studio :  Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, HI 96823-2246