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And another avocado painting! The third one for me, and I noticed that other artists really enjoy painting them too. If you haven't painted one yet, you should really try it. They've got that wonderful organic shape, with simple dramatic shadows. And mixing the luscious color of the "meat" feels buttery... almost like guacamole on your palette.

The background is that Torrit Gray that I got as a free promo from Gamlin. It has a buttery feel too, and reminds me of suede when its down. Very rich and almost creamy looking. 

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Avocados are awesome!  They're great to eat, AND fun to paint.  One thing I notice (and like) about using fresh fruit and vegetables for my daily paintings is that I'm certainly eating well!

Trying to mix the colors for the avocado was actually easier than I thought.  I was tempted to just pull out my Sap Green, but didn't.  And the "red-ish peach" background color was actually supposed to be orange.  But when I started mixing my colors, I stopped when this one started to appear.  I thought it made a pretty good background color for the greens of the avocado, the white plate, and the reflections on the spoon.