The Pears

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Painting #18 - 5x7 oil on panel
I wanted to do a classic pear still life, and even though it's dull compared to my two previous paintings, it was a nice change.  I still have so much to learn about shadows, highlights and color mixing.  Hopefully I will show improvement as I go.

Avocado Purple

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Painting #17 - 5x7 oil on panel.
Okay, so here's yet another avocado!  The purple background was my second choice.  I actually started with blue, but I didn't like it.  I may do ONE MORE to see what other colors compliment this fruit.  
FACT: The avocado is a climacteric fruit, which means it matures on the tree, but ripens off the tree. (Just learned that.)

Avocado Orange

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Painting #16 - 5x7 oil on panel.
I like how this turned out.  I did quick, loose brush strokes and it didn't take me very long.  I want to do other bright colored backgrounds, so more to come... 

Avocado Red

Painting #15 - 5x7 oil on panel
One of my favorite foods.  This was a lot of fun to do.  A much looser stroke and a lot faster to finish!  I will probably do more like this.

David

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Painting #14 - 6x8 oil on panel
Michelangelo's David.  I wanted to focus on his facial features.  I haven't done a statue before and wanted to see if I could capture the look of stone with oil.  I actually went into my photo editing program and made the whole feel of the photo reference "warmer" before I started, so it would have more of a glow.

School!

Okay, we are deep into getting ready to start school on Tuesday.  Since we homeschool, it's a big deal to get organized.  Posting a new painting asap though.