Dinner? Canvas Manta Ray

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I had to put this to the canvas. I love how manta rays look like they are flying through the water. 

Can you tell who my two favorite artists might be from my style of painting?

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Hello from the studio!

This canvas is calling me. Where it starts, is an emotion inside, then a picture comes to mind in my head, then my hands and painting tools take over and before you know it I am in love with a new creation.

Family of artists - Ed (my dad)

Did I ever tell you, I come from a family of artists? Create or go crazy. My dad was a great artist. He said he always argued with color. But I think that was because he tried to use orange as the main color in so many of his works.
His best works had only a touch of orange in them. 

My father was my inspiration for my palm frond art. He would gather these rotted half falling apart palm fronds and one day I saw it..his first one, the Elephant. It was perfection. 

He would later give it to me because
I was so in love with it. 

My dad's yard was an artist's dream, paints, tools, tons of left over nature and all right there waiting for you to create something, it was so hard to know where to start playing. I'll continue to tell you about my wonderful creative family throughout this blog.


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The 4th one from the deep dark waters...

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This is the last of the 4 dark paintings. I thoroughly enjoyed painting this one. I just discovered the Manta Ray a couple years back. There is something about painting sea creatures. Stay tuned, I might do a bright red crab, or maybe a blue crab. Check out my very first experiences with the Manta Ray and you will see why I am in awe of them. 

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Mermaid & Hang Ten

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The mermaid idea was suggested by a friend.

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These colors would make a cool surf board. I got brave with color.

Ready for more?

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I know my usual pallet is light and airy, but I am into mixing things up now and then. I am trying out some dark painting. Who knows what they will be when I am finished.

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First one.