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Back to the heliconia watercolor.  This one is 12 x 18."

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Back to flowers.  This is the beginning of the colorful hanging heliconia.

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The 22x30" wave painting is done and ready for this Saturday's fair at the Church of the Pacific in Princeville.

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This one is almost done. Still in the process of moving, cleaning, renovating.

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Easing back into painting. These waves were at Sunset Beach on Oahu. Oftentimes, the waves roll in close to each other and that is the case here. I am using larger brushes and painting loosely. 

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This watercolor in the Wave Series is done! I decided to stop before it got too tight.  I am using very few colors for the waves so far.

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Still under construction. A little more detailed than I had originally planned but shaping into a surf-able barrel wave.

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Another watercolor big wave started, 22x30". Nice and loose.

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Well, this was a fun one to paint!  Nice and loose so unlike my usual realistic flowers. I plan to do a few more in the wave series.

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I have started a wave series in watercolor.  This is the first and is a great exercise in painting loosely with no sketching beforehand. I envision the paintings to be of wave closeups and will probably leave the surfers out of them.

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It's been a fun year of fairs. There will be 2 more in December.

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I decided to keep this watercolor very simple. I could have gone in and added shadows and contours to the petals and may do so later.  Let's see how people react to the painting at the last two fairs for the year.

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This should get finished today which is a positive for this style - finishing quicker.  I also like the looseness, so very different from my usual painting style.

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The previous painting has been abandoned and may be revisited later. I have started on another plumeria watercolor in a softer style.  Painting is being done without any sketching first which allows for looseness of the blossoms and background. The stems in between will be more defined and provide the dark contrast against the white petals. 

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Started on a dark background. Let's see where this one goes. No real plan in mind.  It's fun to experiment, knowing that it could end up being trashed!

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I am applying paint loosely, then outlining with a water soluble graphite pencil. This one might end up not seeing the public eye but it is fun to try a different style.

 

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I am not sure how abstract this one will be but my intentions are there at the start! I may be adding some water soluble black ink later, something new to me.

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I am calling this watercolor painting of white ginger blossoms finished. I like the contrast of light blossoms against the dark background.  In the end, I decided to define the leaves on the right.

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I have eliminated a petal at the top center. It looked like an extra petal on the flower on the upper right. Luckily, I was able to paint background color over that area.  I have to make sure that I keep the light colored leaves on the right to imply strong sunlight on that area. The painting will have an abstract look to that side.

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