"Washing Grapes" watercolor selected for publication in Splash 20

Whiles washing some grapes I loved all the splashes and bubbles that were created. I quickly grabbed my camera to take many shots.  To get the exact composition and coloring I wanted for the painting I combined several photos.  This was a labor-intensive work of love.  Took over 60 hours to complete.
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"Golden Globes" grapes watercolor

"Golden Globes" watercolor on Arches 3003 cold press 12" x 10" approx.    Demo from watercolor class at Venus Studios Art Supply, Palm Desert, CA
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Wrath of Grapes daily painting

If you recognize these grapes it's because I redid a previous piece. I wasn't quite happy with the original so worked on it more. I'm going to do that with several pieces that I now feel could be better. The dragonfly was done on request. I didn't have a very good photo to work from so I'm not happy with it. Also, my smallest brushes for the detail just didn't have enough stiffness to paint a line. Very frustrating. I'm going to try another dragonfly later. For those of you who paint miniatures I applaud your detail work. I think it's much easier and maybe even faster to paint large. In studying how to be successful on eBay I've read that it's important to have the listing end at a time when most people are home. I'm listing at 6PM PDT so it's not too late for the east coast. It's also better to have the auction end on weekends, I believe. I'll probably limit my listings to Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun. endings. SOLD For other work Click here to go to eBay auction

The Wrath of Grapes

A friend named their vineyard "The Wrath of Grapes" Thought is was a great title for a grape painting. I originally painted these grapes in watercolor. Wanted to do an oil version, also.
I like subjects that have shine, reflection and shadows. This has all three. This 5-3/4" x 8" oil on gallery-wrap canvas is available for $150 on my website http://www.dianemorganpaints.com/