Day 28/40 - mini rose color study #1, 2.5x3.5, painted 12-7-10

After a long stretch of abstracts, I returned to painting from life today, with a small color study of a pink rose. 

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Day 27/40 - blue abstract #2 6x8, painted 12-6-10

A change from the usual bright colors I employ...

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Day 26/40 - blue abstract #1 6x8, painted 12-5-10

Tried something a little different with this one, adding a bit of gradation in each shape....don't really like though!

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Day 25/40 - green abstract #3 4x5, painted 12-4-10

Vertical for a change!  Not crazy about the color of the lower left-hand shape...

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Day 24/40 - green abstract #2 4x5, painted 12-3-10

This one just feels boring, and maybe the dark shape is too dark, so it reads more like black than a dark green.

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