Jubilant (Children On The Beach)

"Jubilant"

8" x 10" Oil on gessobord

$500

I photographed these children at a beach here on Oahu.  The little girl was positively jubilant, half dancing and half leaping and the expression on her face was precious.   I made the figures too small to see their expressions, but I wanted to show them against the vastness of the ocean.  Maybe another time I will paint a close up of the girl.   The seagulls I painted from reference photos of black-headed gulls (laughing gulls) that I photographed on Padre Island, Texas.    There are no seagulls in Hawaii, but I felt the painting needed them.

Seagulls are mostly scavengers and found along major continental coasts and inland waters where they find their food; they cannot feed in the open ocean like terns and some other seabirds.  Gulls sometimes visit Hawaii, perhaps during migration periods, but they soon leave for lack of proper habitat.   Just another note, there are no squirrels here either.   

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Work In Progress - Horses at South Padre Island

Work in Progress - Horses at South Padre Island

8" x 16" oil on canvas on panel

There will be more horses on the dunes in this painting when it is finished.  I am rather happy with this beginning.   South Padre Island, Texas, holds many memories for me.  Below are a couple of reference photos for this painting that I took a few years ago.  I had believed and posted earlier that these photos were taken at North Padre Island, but a friend who was on the trip with me assured me recently that it was South Padre Island.

I am working on other paintings as well right now.   Please visit again soon !

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A Good Day At Kailua Beach

"A Good Day At Kailua Beach"

16" x 20" Acrylic on canvas

Available

Kailua Beach has been called one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.   It is very inspiring to me as an artist and I must return there soon.   I have many reference photographs I have taken of the area already, but there are still endless possibilities for new paintings to be found at Kailua Beach, located on Oahu.  So much inspiration, so little time !     :-)

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Studio:   Carol Reynolds

              P O Box 22246

              Honolulu, Hawaii  96823-2246

Kailua on Dwellable

Garden Along The Strand

"Garden Along The Strand"

9" x 12" Acrylic on canvas

$625

The Strand is a famous walkway along the "Beach Cities" south of Los Angeles.   Beautiful homes are along one side of the Strand and the owners plant gardens on the other side of the walkway and it makes for wonderful scenes to paint.   I spent some time in Los Angeles and visited the beach cities often.   This scene is part of Manhattan Beach, California.    

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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

Tropical Patterns With Limes and Plums

"Tropical Patterns With Limes and Plums"

12" x 16" Oil on gallery wrap canvas

$1500

This was so enjoyable to paint.   I need to buy more material in a variety of printed designs so I can use it for  backgrounds for future paintings.  Hope you enjoy !  

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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