Day 30 - Sunset #2

Some nights we get the most spectacular sunsets.  Purples, pinks, oranges and blues - nature's bounty of colors!  This is the last painting in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. It was a great way to jumpstart the painting year.  Thank you for following the challenge!  I look forward to posting many more paintings for you in 2013.

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Day 29 -- Persimmon

Lots of yellows and oranges and browns. Nature always amazes me with how many shades of one color it can make.  I love it!

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Day 28 -- Kiwi Madness

Of course I love the red and green complement and then all the other greens!

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Day 27 -- Mr. Big and Mr. Little

Believe it or not these are both Meyer Lemons.  Different size and different age makes for the difference in color - a wonderful play between the yellow and orange.

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Day 26 -- Iced Green Tea

Every Friday night our family looks forward to dinner at the food court of the wonderful Japanese market, Mitsuwa.  The beverage of choice is always green tea, either cold or hot.  How about some of this refreshing beverage with its gorgeous greens?

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Day 25 -- Pretty in Pink and Orange and Yellow

I found some tiny canvases at the art supply store and had to get one.  This painting is actually on a 3x2 mini-canvas.  The vivid colors drew me to this wonderful flower.

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Day 24 -- Atmosphere of the Sun

Today the Los Angeles Times posted a NASA photo, the highest resolution image ever, of the sun's atmosphere saying that it offered an explanation of why its outer most layer is up to 800 times hotter than its surface.  My interpretation cannot come close to the beauty nature creates, but it is fun to try!

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