Tropical Dreams

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Tropical Dreams

Here is my first acrylic painting. It was actually a kit, so all I had to do was follow the directions like a paint-by-number. It was a great study of light and shadows, though, and taught me a lot about acrylics. Here is a poem I wrote about the picture later on:

The sun shines warm on glowing fruit,
Even the shadows echo the light
From pineapple fronds and curly scales
That vividly shimmer yellow-white.
While, hidden in shadow, the tropical hues
Of papaya and kiwi are vibrant with green;
The mango and kumquats, golden and orange,
Finish off this radiant scene.