Reflections on Water - Sun Setting over the Sea

Sun Setting over the Sea,
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
on wood stretcher bars,
20.4 by 25.5 by 1.9 cm, 8 by 10 by 0.75 inches,

I liked the reflections of the setting sun on the water. I also wanted one sail boat to be a silhouette in front of the sun. This was a difficult painting because the reflection on the water had to be a near mirror image of the sun and sky. Despite this, I had to make the horizon line of the sky separate from the water. I added a minor white glaze over the water in the background and a violet color to the horizon line of the sky.

Complementary Colors-Hibiscus 1

Hibiscus 1
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
10 by 12 inches, 25.5 by 30.6 cm

I liked the lyrical movement of the flower. This image also gave me the opportunity to use the complementary colors of purple and yellow. The colors enhance each other and make the flower glow. The pink of the flower is also more luminous because of the muted green background.

Text & Visual Weight - Orchid #1

Orchid #1
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
10 by 12 inches, 25.5 by 30.6 cm

I wanted to reproduce the glowing yellow orange petals of the orchid. I put my last name in the upper left corner to give more visual weight to that area and balance my painting. Text adds visual weight to an area of a painting.