"Did You Say Lavender?" (Waterlily)

"Did  You Say Lavender?"
acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"

Here is the lavender waterlily I promised to post by today.  I worked on it some more today and it is now after 4 pm in Hawaii and I wanted to publish this painting here before I work on other canvases in a few minutes.   I had some trouble getting the color correct and I do believe I am going to switched back to using oils very soon.  
First I want to finish another 4" x 4" acrylic water hyacinth to complete this little set of 4 acrylic miniatures. Below are some of my reference photos I took at various places around Oahu.  

I especially like the top reference photo as promising for a new painting.  Let me know your favorite !

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Pink Bliss Ginger - Better, Better

"Pink Bliss"
Reworked and Improved
4" x 4" Acrylic on canvas

                                                                             

Worked on this miniature acrylic painting that I first posted on Sunday, October 9, 2011.  I think it is much improved. Check out the previous post and let me know what you think.

This is one of my reference photos with the pale pink ginger in the foreground.   It was taken at a section of Nuuanu Stream in Honolulu.    I believe this photo would make for a great painting and I hope I have time to do so.   So many photos.... so little time ! :-)

I also worked on a miniature painting of a lavender colored waterlily today and will post it later today or tomorrow. I want to study it and make sure it is "perfect" before I post it here.  

Mahalo for taking the time to view my work !


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Juicy Pink Hibiscus

Juicy Pink Hibiscus
4" x 4"
$70

Here is the miniature hibiscus I promised to post.   It would be a perfect companion to the same size miniature of pink ginger that I recently posted.    It is also on canvas on 3/4 inch stretcher bars and is  painted on the sides if you prefer not to frame it.    www.frankenframes.com will make custom frames for this size painting or even much, much smaller; and of course they make larger frames as well.  

Forgot to mention this is also an acrylic painting on canvas.    

I am also working on 2 lavender colored flower paintings this same size:  a water lily and on a separate canvas a water hyacinth.   Please return here soon to see these paintings.


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Pale Pink Ginger

Pink Bliss
4" x 4"

Finished this little gem earlier today.  This miniature is on stretched canvas on 3/4 inch stretcher bars.   It is painted on the sides so you don't need a frame unless you want one.     By the way, a wonderful company that makes custom frames  (for the very tiniest of paintings....as well as larger frames) is www.frankenframes.com or call them at 800.322.5899 .  

Everywhere you go in Hawaii there are beautiful ginger flowers.   I especially enjoy the pale pink variety shown in the painting above.    The rich red ones and the dark pink flowers are equally lovely, however.  

I am pricing this size painting at $70 .    I have also begun a painting of a pale pink Hibiscus blossom this same size.    Check back soon to view it; it would make a perfect companion to "Pink Bliss".

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Landscape Paintings Of New Mexico

Evening - Taos Pueblo

18" x 24" Oil on canvas

This painting is no longer available as it was painted around 1987.   If I had it to do over again, I would not have painted that tree quite so dark and prominent....it looks almost pasted on.    But it was there in my reference photo so in it went.    The woman was not in the photo; I just made her up out of my imagination.

Stream at Taos Pueblo

12" x 16" Oil on canvas

This painting is in my own collection but now I am thinking I will offer it for sale.   It was painted 2 or 3 years   after the above shown "Evening - Taos Pueblo" .   I am thinking about improving the color in the stream; maybe even working on that tomorrow.  

Rio Grande - South of Taos

12" x 16" Oil on canvas

I completed this painting in February of this year.  This scene is somewhere near Embudo, New Mexico, and what caught my eye was the old wooden suspension bridge.    My reference photos taken years ago, even, can give me excitement and enthusiasm to begin a new painting.  The reference photo for this painting, taken around 10 years ago, is shown below.

Comparing the reference photo here that I took to the painting, you can see I used my artistic license where the use of color is concerned.   Sorry about the scribbles in the upper right hand corner of this photo; I had written information on the backside of this photo and over time it seeped through to be visible on the image.

I have more reference photos I have taken of my travels in New Mexico.   It is a very special place and even though I appreciate the Hawaiian climate,  I wouldn't mind living in New Mexico in a couple of areas where there is snow in the winter.   

Remember, if you have a special photo of your own that you would like to have turned into a painting, I do commissions of your favorite vacation spot, your home, your garden flowers, etc.    

Hopefully I will complete a new painting soon.   Please check back!  As I mentioned previously, tomorrow I may work on that Taos Stream  painting shown above.

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Leeward Oahu Seascapes - Photos

The above reference photos are some I took on the Leeward coast of Oahu not too long ago.   I hope to paint them before too long.    I have so many references photos that I realize I will never be able to paint from them all.    Speaking of painting, there has been some personal business lately that has interfered with my painting time.   Hopefully I will be back at the easel very soon.    Below are some photos taken at Barbers Point on the Leeward coast of Oahu.

The lighthouse will definitely be painted very soon !   Well, Lord willing that is .    We just never know what tomorrow holds, so it is best to take it one day at a time.  Have goals and plans, yes, but realize time and circumstances may make some things impossible. .... or possible !

Let me know which reference photo is your favorite.   Thank you for visiting and please return soon !

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Makapuu Beach , Oahu, Hawaii - Photos

Good surf at Makapuu Beach

Makapuu means "bulging eye" in Hawaiian.  This beach is located on the windward side of the island of Oahu and is also at the eastern most point of that island.    The beach is popular for body surfing, but large waves and riptides can make swimming hazardous.    This photo of mine, and the ones following here, are possible references for future paintings.   Let me know your favorites !

Looking towards Rabbit Island and Black Rock

Another view of Makapuu Beach.   The larger offshore tuff cone island shown here is know as Manana or Rabbit Island, partly because it resembles a large rabbit's head and also a rancher once released rabbits there that inhabited the island for a time.   It is now a protected bird sanctuary and is illegal to land there.

The small volcanic islet to the right of Rabbit Island is known as Black Rock or Kaohikaipu and is also a State Seabird Sanctuary.

Makapuu Beach 

This view shows the highway in the background which will take you to Makapuu Point Lighthouse .  Well, it will take you to where you can park your vehicle and hike a 1.75 mile trail to the lighthouse which sits on a 600 foot cliff which overlooks Makapuu Beach.    I had intended to include photos of the lighthouse, but for some reason my computer is not allowing them to upload correctly right now so I will save that for a future post.  

Beautiful plumeria at Makapuu Beach Park 

I will be posting new paintings soon.   Thank you so much for visiting and please return again soon !

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Think Pink - Plumeria

12" x 12" Acrylic on canvas

This is the completed painting of pink plumeria blossoms that was previously posted here as a work in progress.    If you view the earlier post  on this site showing various stages of the painting, you can tell I changed the arrangement even more in this finished painting.   On my blog at my main website I also show some of my own reference photos of plumeria blooms.    To view them, please go here   

Thank you for visiting and please return again soon.   I am currently working on other paintings that I will post here soon.   

Full Moon At Sunset - Hawaii

6" x 6" Acrylic on canvas

$300

I was just in the mood to paint a full moon, but I wanted it to be different from the typical dark blue sky at the midnight hour.     My original intention was to have the sky more soft and subtle with delicate colors,  but once I began painting things just happened on their own and before I knew it the colors had intensified and cloud formations I had not intended to paint at the beginning suddenly appeared.   I decided I was satisfied with the outcome and signed it , although it painted itself !

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Three Koi And White Waterlilies

6" x 6" Acrylic on canvas

$300

I put the finishing touches on this painting a few minutes ago.    For some reason this painting took longer than the previous Koi painting I posted here; mostly because I was striving for perfection in the large white waterlily.  I simply wanted the color to be beautiful and varied; there is always a lot of various colors in the color white.   This photo does not render all the shades of lavender, pink, blue, and yellow in the waterlily that are in the original painting .

This miniature and the previous one posted "Seven Koi Among Seven Waterlilies" would be excellent companions to purchase and hang side by side in your home or office as they are the same size and have similar colors.  

Thank you for stopping by to visit and please return again soon !  

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Seven Koi Among Seven Waterlilies

6" x 6" Acrylic on canvas

$300

This is a brand new miniature that was a so enjoyable for me to paint !  Well, I always enjoy painting no matter what !   But this was a subject that I had not painted in several years and it felt so natural and comfortable to be painting Koi and waterlilies once again.    It was such a wonderful experience for me that I have started another similar miniature but with a different arrangement and only one waterlily.     Please visit here again soon to see this new work.  

Remember, I enjoy all your comments and any questions you may have.   As always, shipping is free if you live in the USA.  

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"Beauty In Dark Waters" - Wood Duck

6" x 6" Acrylic on canvas

$300

I just completed this new miniature and it was wonderful to combine two of my favorite subjects in one painting..... waterlilies and a Wood Duck.     I apologize for the photo of this painting not being the best, but after several tries I decided to settle on this one.  I will try again to take more photos of this painting later today before I post it to my main website's gallery of paintings.   I did make a blog post there with lots of information about Wood Ducks and included two of my reference photos for this painting.   To see this additional information visit here

I have been painting in acrylics and in miniature sizes to make things easier for me until I mend better after breaking my right elbow.  I do believe I will begin using my oil paints again very soon as I miss them so much.  Oil is my favorite medium.   

I did want to share that there is such a thing as ornamental Wood Ducks, and they come in such colors as apricot, white, and a beautiful silver .   They are not found in the wild, of course, but are instead the product of selected breeding and may be purchased to raise at www.mallardlanefarms.com .    You might enjoy just viewing the beautiful photographs of these ornamental Wood Ducks at that website.  

I welcome all comments and if interested in purchasing the above painting please contact me at   reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com   .   Mahalo !

Anticipation - Above Diamondhead Beach

6" x 6" Acrylic on panel

$300

I had walked along this beach at Diamondhead Lighthouse on Oahu not far from Waikiki, which beach is many many feet below this scene.  I decided to take more photos of the flowers high above the beach next to the road , and just as I came near this area a surfer placed his surf board in this spot as if to oblige me.... I quickly took a few reference photos, realizing it would make a perfect painting.   I intend to do a large oil painting from this study.   

This miniature seascape was completed just yesterday.   It needs a good home !   Please contact me if interested  or if you have any questions about this or another painting shown on this website.   I welcome all comments .   Mahalo for stopping by to visit ! 

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Almost Sunset - Kekaha Beach

6" x 6" Acrylic on panel

$300

This painting of the southwestern shore or leeward side of Kauai is pretty true to the reference photo I took there about four years ago.   It really was near sunset time and the beach sand had a nice orange glow instead of a daytime bleached white look.   This area is more scenic than swimmable as the surf and currents are dangerous and unpredictable with sharp coral present as well.   There are experienced surfers that brave the waters, but for the average person it is best not to venture into the ocean there unless the water looks calm.    This area is the longest  uninterrupted beach on Kauai, about a 15 mile stretch.    There are some nice videos on YouTube of this area; at the time I visited there I did not have a camera with video capabilities.

This painting is cause for celebration !   It is my first painting to attempt since I broke my right elbow on June 3.   It felt wonderful to be painting again and everyone can look forward to my making more frequent posts to this site from now on .    So please stop by again soon and see what is new on the easel.

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Hanauma Bay Resident

12"x16" Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

This painting was a joy to paint !  I love to paint roosters as they are so colorful and pretty--  oops, handsome!  Wild jungle fowl are abundant on all the Hawaiian Islands.    For the most part they are skittish of people,  but this guy and some hens were not so shy and one of the hens even laid an egg right near me as I photographed them at Hanauma Bay,  a popular snorkeling beach on the island of Oahu .    Besides the beach there, there is a park and lots of surrounding brush, etc, where I suppose the jungle fowl called home,  thus the title of the painting.     Below is a photo I took overlooking Hanuama Bay.

Hanauma Bay - Oahu, Hawaii

 You can easily see the coral in the ocean shown in this photograph.   Lots of colorful fish and turtles for the snorkeler to enjoy here.    The water is not very deep at all for quite a ways from the beach itself.    This bay is more on the Southeast side of Oahu, near the suburb called Hawaii Kai. 

Please feel free to contact me if interested in the painting above or any other artwork you may like to purchase on this blog.   I welcome your comments and questions !

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Baby Makapu'u Beach - Oahu



5" x 7" watercolor

$75.00

Baby Makapu'u Beach is more of a secluded beach just past the very popular Makapu'u Beach if heading north towards Waimanalo Beach.  This area is more on the Southeast side of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In the background are the three peaks of Mount Olomana, sometimes hidden by the clouds. 

This painting is shipped with a single white mat that fits a 8" x 10" frame.   Shipping is free within the USA.   

I welcome your comments and questions !   Please contact me at reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com  if interested in purchasing this painting.    Thank you for stopping by to visit !

"Just Peachy" Hibiscus and "Pink Torch Ginger #2"

 

"Just Peachy" - Hibiscus

12"x 16" Acrylic/Gallery wrap canvas

"Pink Torch Ginger #2"

12"x 16" Acrylic/Gallery wrap canvas

Both of the original paintings shown above are available for $1200 each.  I recently posted some interesting information about Torch gingers along with some photographs on my main website blog which you can view here .  There are many varieties of ginger found in Hawaii and I will continue to write about them and publish my photos on my main website www.reynoldsrenditions.com.

Both of these paintings are shown at Fine Art America where you may purchase prints of them in the size and format of your choice.  Also at that site I have many of my fine art photos of varieties of Hibiscus flowers which may also be purchased as prints,  Please visit my site at Fine Art America by going here .

Mahalo for stopping by to visit and please return again soon.

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Zebras, Rhino, and Water Hyacinth

Reference photograph

Water Hyacinth reference photograph

What do these two photos have in common?  Nothing at first glance!   But they were both taken at the Honolulu zoo and both images were recently posted here for interested collectors to purchase as prints and notecards at Fine Art America.  At this site you can chose the size and format you desire, whether a "flat" print (framed or unframed) or on gallery wrap canvas.   Please visit my site there at the above link provided for a selection of my paintings as well as my photographs to choose from to add to your art collection. 

Not only do I miss painting, I also miss photographing various things of interest here in Hawaii. I am so looking forward to being able to create and paint once again, hopefully in August.   Please continue to visit here with me in the meantime as I will continue to post photos and any art related news and events of interest.

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Chickadees and Titmouse Art Prints

Chickadees With Crepe Myrtle

Titmouse Amongst The Roses

I have a limited inventory of these photographic art prints available for sale for $10 each.  The image of each print is approximately  5"x7" and may be matted and framed under glass to fit an 8"x10" frame or larger.  They will be shipped free but unmatted and unframed within the USA.  Outside the USA I believe $8.00 will be sufficient to cover shipping and handling.

The original 8"x10" oil paintings have been sold.  I painted these delightful birds when I lived on the USA mainland and observed them at my several bird feeders outside my studio window.  I miss these sweet little fellows as they do not live in the Hawaiian islands.

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Winner!

Shark's Cove

8"x10" acrylic on canvas

Bea Endert of California was the winner of this painting in the June 1 drawing !   She has received the painting and is very happy! That makes me happy too!   I first posted information about this painting and the drawing on the May 12 post on this blog if you would like to scroll down for more information. 
I really miss painting at my easel, but I have been doing other art related things and reading some important books I have had but never got around to reading because I was always painting constantly!

Will post some miniature prints of my paintings that are for sale in the next day or two so please check back with me.   Mahalo!


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Harbor In Paradise

6"x6" Acrylic on Raymar panel

$325

This harbor is near Ala Moana beach park in Honolulu.  I painted it pretty true to the reference photo I had taken a couple of months ago.   It was also painted right before I broke my right elbow on June 3 .  Since my right arm is of course still in a cast, I cannot hold a camera properly to photograph my paintings so I scanned the original painting on my printer to be able to post it here.  I personally believe the camera is more true than the scan on the printer, but wanted to share this painting with you and let you know I am looking forward to when I will be able to paint again in a few weeks.  Typing with my left hand index finger is slow going as well, so will be grateful when I can type normally again. 

Thank you for stopping by and please visit again soon.    It will be August before I can begin painting again, but I will be posting any news and photos before then.

Please feel free to comment and to inquire about purchasing this or another painting.

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Explanation

Hello and greetings from paradise!   I will not be able to paint for a few weeks due to the fact that  I broke my right elbow.. and I am right handed.    I will post what I can in the meantime, but will not be
 able to paint again until August.

Appreciate all your support and have a nice summer!

Carol Reynolds

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Study # 3, Holei Sea Arch

6" x 8" Acrylic on panel

$350

Holei sea arch is quite impressive and is over 90 feet tall.   Most sea arches are formed by erosion from the ocean, but Holei sea arch was formed by the creation of new land from lava flows.    More information about this sea arch may be found here 

It was such a joy to paint another seascape and to celebrate I began two new miniature seascapes yesterday!   They are not scenes from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park  like this painting of Holei sea arch.  I may paint more scenes from that park in the future, but now I  feel a need to pursue something different for a change.   This artist thrives on variety !

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Study # 2

6" x 8" Acrylic on panel

$350

This is not your usual "postcard" type pretty scene typically shown of Hawaii.   It is a part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that has hardened lava and is more like a desert, due to the acid rain from the frequent volcanic eruptions.   I found this area very interesting and unique and wanted to capture on canvas  something a little out of the ordinary for me as an artist and to expose the viewer to a glimpse of Hawaii few expect to see in a tropical island.   Actually, the Big Island of Hawaii where Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is located, has a mix of habitats in seven ecological life zones from seacoast to rain forest and so on to upland forest and alpine.  

Please contact me if you are interested in this or another painting.  Your comments are always welcome.

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Study # 1

6" x 8" Acrylic on Panel

$350

This scene is an area in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that has less vegetation than other sections, but I rather enjoyed the subtle colors and the unique arching tree in the foreground.   The painting turned out to have a slight impressionistic bent, which was not planned but which seems to suit this landscape.  To my disappointment, when I made the visit to this park, the Kilauea volcano was not erupting at that time.   The closest I have come to viewing the eruptions is on the TV news !   For viewing the eruptions , you may watch webcams here

I have also begun two more miniature paintings inspired by my visit to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and will post them here very soon .   These studies are for reference for  future larger major works.  

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"Shark's Cove" - Oahu (Free Painting)

8" x 10" Acrylic on canvas

This is the free painting for the June 1, 2011, drawing .   It is a scene on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, and is very near the famous Pipeline beach popular with surfers.    Locals call this area "Shark's Cove" .

To be eligible to win this painting valued at $500, you need to sign up for my monthly newsletter at my main website http://www.reynoldsrenditions.com/  or go here for more information and you will see the link to my newsletter where you may fill out your information.  

This painting is on stretched canvas and will be shipped free to the winner of the drawing.   If you have any questions about this painting or the drawing itself or any other works of mine, please feel free to comment and to ask me any questions.   

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"Desert Majesty" (El Capitan - Guadalupe Mountains)

12" x 16" Oil on canvas

$1500

I finished this painting yesterday after debating whether to add more detail to the mountains and the rocky foreground; finally decided to let it be.    It is very typical of the Chihuahuan Desert where the Guadalupe Mountains are located.   This particular mountain peak is known as El Capitan and rises about  1000 feet high above the desert floor.   This area is on the southwest tip of the mountains and is about 90 miles east of  El Paso, Texas.    More information about this painting and the Guadalupe Mountains National Park may be found here

Hope you enjoy this new landscape and now it is time to move on to a new painting and more miniature works. 

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Work In Progress - Guadalupe Mountains Texas

12"x16" Oil WIP

This is what I have been up to lately !  This painting still needs several hours more work, but I wanted to share this to let you know I have been busy painting ; just not working on miniatures at the present time, although once I finish the above landscape I will give miniatures a go again and will post more often to this blog.    For more information on this painting go here  .

Also, a reminder that on June 1 there will be a drawing for a FREE painting !    Only those who have signed up for and subscribed to my monthly newsletter at my main website will be eligible to win this 8"x10" original acrylic painting valued at $500 .   Sorry, but personal friends and family will not be included in this drawing.    There will be more information in the May newsletter I will be sending out soon, including a photo of the free painting.   To sign up for the newsletter go here

I welcome all comments and any questions.  

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Waikiki In Watercolor #1 and #2

                                                               5" x 7" Watercolor Study #1


Earlier this week two "firsts" happened !  For the first time in my life I painted en pleine aire , a French term for simply painting outdoors whatever you happened to be focused on.   The second "first" was .... it was the first time I had painted in watercolors in a very long time.    This is the first painting from that endeavor, and I had a grand time with it.   I found a nice shady spot in Waikiki looking towards the Waianae mountains and had a go at it.   I enjoyed it so much that I went back this Saturday morning (yesterday) and composed the painting below.

   
                                                          5" x 7" Watercolor Study #2


Both of these studies could use a little more touch up work; especially the horizon line on Study #2, but wanted to share what I have been up to lately.    I just began both of these paintings by laying in thin washes of color without sketching the scene first in pencil.    Seascapes come natural to paint for me which is why I chose these two for my first try at watercolor in ages.   As time goes on and I paint more pleine aire  studies,  I will chose more elaborate beach scenes or whatever strikes my fancy.   May try painting at the Honolulu Zoo if they will allow me to do that; will have to check into it.   There are many possibilities for subject matter in Waikiki and all over the island, for that matter.

Please contact me if interested in purchasing these paintings or for commissioning any subject matter you would like..    You may also search for other paintings here by going to the "Search This Blog" gadget in the upper right-hand corner of this page and typing in your choice of subject matter, such as seascapes, etc.  

Thank you for stopping by !

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Orchids Versus Depression

                                                                        8" x 10" Oil
                                                                            $500


The depression in the title of this painting is of course referring to the pink depression glass.  I have had those items for a long time and it felt good to finally paint this glass.   So many things I want to paint; so little time !!   So happy to finish this painting as I need to move on to something new for another competition.   I have several other still life reference photos with these cymbidium orchids and other still life props.    All in due time.....

Hope you enjoy this painting and please come back and visit again soon !

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More Work on WIP (coffee, orchids, and depression glass)

                                                                     8" x 10" Oil


Worked on this some more this evening and it is beginning to excite me a bit to see how it is coming along so well.     Maybe the next session with it I will be able to complete this painting.    Once I saw it photographed on the computer, I realized that spoon handle might be a bit too long and tall so will have to adjust that.     The colors are pretty true in this photo;  I took a few photos outside in daylight and also some indoors with the painting on the easel under lights.    This was one taken outside.

As always, your comments and questions are most welcome !

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