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

Work and Rest - Images For New Paintings

It is still Sunday here...in 30 minutes it will be Monday.   Sunday is usually my day of rest from painting and most other things as well, but I cooked several recipes (well, 3 recipes)  for enough food to last awhile so I will be pretty free to paint the next few days.  One recipe was homemade chicken soup some of which I will freeze for later.  Yes, cooking is creative too !   Yesterday I began two new paintings and hopefully they will be dry enough to work on again tomorrow morning.   Below are my reference photos for those new works.

Bee having a blast in a cereus cactus flower

Lesser  Flamingos

The photo of the Lesser Flamingos (which are native to Africa and Asia) I captured at the Honolulu Zoo.  I may paint it soon, but it is not the reference for the painting I began yesterday; the computer gave me a hard time uploading the correct photo.   The more I think about it now,  this might be a better painting than the one I began on Saturday    :-)

There are 4 other paintings I have begun that are in various stages of development  that I will also be concentrating on in between waiting for current works to dry before continuing them.   I just felt the urge to do some wildlife again .

Wish me happy painting the rest of the week !

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Fall Harvest (Persimmons)

"Fall Harvest"

6" x 6" Oil on canvas

$300

Persimmon time again !   I intend to paint more persimmons soon, but feel the need to work on some larger, major works for the most part right now.   I will continue to paint miniatures now and then as well.   

Mahalo for visiting with me today !

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Studio : POB 22246

             Honolulu, HI 96823-2246

Free Print With Purchase Of Original Painting

5" x 7" Print

Adobe 1 With  Chickens

5" x 7" Print

Adobe 2 With Donkey

5" x 7" Print

Adobes 3 With Horse and Rider

5" x 7" Print

Adobe 4 With Geese

The above photographic prints were done by a professional ...not me,  :-)   ...  During this month of November, if you purchase one of my original paintings found on this blog, you will receive free the print of your choice as shown above.   If you purchase two original paintings, you may receive two free prints of your choice, and so on.    My supply of these prints is limited, so please make your choice and purchase your painting(s) soon !  The prints will need to be matted and framed under glass. They are perfect for an 8" x 10" frame. I will ship the print(s) flat and not matted to you along with your original painting purchase.   Shipping is free on the miniature paintings !   Any painting  12" x 16" or larger I will charge the shipping rate of the USPO or on International rates the same unless I need to ship FED EX or UPS.

The original paintings from which these prints were made were painted when I lived in Arizona.  I am still in love with the Southwestern USA and hope to make a trip back there before too long.  

Thank you for visiting with me today !

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Studio: P.O. Box 22246

Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246

Somewhere - Spring Flowers In Landscape

"Somewhere - Spring Flowers

5" x 7" Oil on panel

$225

I just felt the need for a change of pace so I have been working on two miniature landscapes lately.  This one is finished and is painted on museum quality Raymar canvas panel.  The blue flowers are not that bright in the original painting; close, but not exactly right. I photographed this image outside.   Below is a work in progress I am hopefully going to finish this evening.

Work in progress

5" x 7" Oil on panel 

Those will be 3 cows laying down in the foreground; unless I decide to put more cows in the distance, this is pretty much how the painting will be when finished.    I need to enrich the color a bit more and work on the foreground trees and so on.  

Please check back tomorrow for the finished landscape with the cows.  I appreciate your interest !

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