I did this pear yesterday afternoon after I had posted the pelicans. I was feeling the time drawing to a close where I can just paint all day long so I was reluctant to put up my paints and wash my brushes. I did this pear from life with thoughts of what I learned in class near the surface of my thoughts. I changed backgrounds at the last minute and the ground color was not what I would have used. However it made this interesting background color, sort of a departure for me. The pear is 11x14.
Speaking of departures I decided to do something different from my normal repertoire and this guy is the result. I took his photo when we visited Hilton Head Island this summer. I am sorry to say he was a pet and not just in the wild but he was colorful, noisy and happy(like me). He is 12x24.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWN9hJFQ7NhuYoMVAHOhyphenhyphenpOdgYtsLGM1ap3jW_3ktpFMMMtJOkADKqvqr04PS_cU2UGtbFS3eENBKiAWVmSDNhPjZxNMbeHWt4vwpIoXrfcSdzojCWByRBUXj4PPv6NnKa3ndJ0UZYic/s320/IMG_0075.JPG)
In keeping with the departure theme, this landscape was born out of the desire to not throw away the beautiful colors I had left over from some of the paintings of the last couple of days. I took my pallette knife and created this sunset. A total departure...I feel like there is no way I can come close to imitating the beauty of a sunset, so I normally don't try. This is 11x 14 and just sort of makes me smile.