Cupcake #85 **sold**

This one is a beauty! But really, how can you go wrong with chocolate, strawberry, and kiwi?! This little cupcake shows off it's full range of values, from the deep dark chocolate in the shadows, to the flicker of white light bouncing off the fruit. Value is important in a painting because the eye registers light and dark before it sees color. So a piece that has a good range of values is easy for the eye to "read" quickly. All of this surrounded by a warm fleshy pink, that is both a contrast to the pale green in the icing, and echoed in the highlight in the chocolate. Yum!

Cupcake #83 **sold**

Wow, this is not a cupcake for those afraid of color! The orange and green really pop, even though they aren't true complementary colors, they are close enough to cause "vibration" between them. Red and green are the complements, but this green is bright and pure, and the orange is almost red, so like I said, not true opposites, but pretty darned close. Added to all this is a great coconut top with a beautifully painted bit of kiwi. This piece will be a knockout if you have a little dull spot or corner that needs some life! Have a great day!