I want to share two more paintings....the first one in my series of people in cafes, seems a bit stark to me.  I have been trying to use Bob Burridge's color wheel, which was the source for the color choices.  I was fortunate to attend his workshop here in La Conner last spring.  He is a fine teacher, and a real dynamo.  His colorful abstracts are fun to look at, and fun to try and use his ideas into one's own paintings.  That explains the 2nd picture, of flowers in a vase.  I had a lot of fun painting it, and it has had a lot of paint added at various times!