"Limes with White Cloth" Oil on 5x7 in. board

I didn't have much time or desire to paint this week, but I started this one anyway, and fought with the green for days! haha...  I finally abandoned it, and when I went back today, I was able to figure it out and finish it up with fresh thinking.  Now, I can move on....
I sort of wanted to start a painting of a scene at the beach.  It was a rare lovely warm sunny day here on Tuesday, and I spent some time at the beach, walking along the sand, watching the seagulls and the few people that were out enjoying the sun and water.  I sat in the warm sand and took pictures of the water, seagulls and then of a mother and her two small girls that walked past me.  I always kind of want to do paintings of people, but taking pictures of them in public always makes me feel so intrusive, and I feel like I'm spying on them or something!!  So, it doesn't happen often.  But, I think this time I will try to do a painting of the mom and girls.. we'll see how it goes.