Blushing

Found this turtle crossing a path towards the river, I bothered it for a photo and then let it on its way. Beautiful, rosy shell and skin -- compelling, my friends. It has a beautiful scar-like marking on its little beak, too.
12"x12" on sturdy archival paper.

(it's actually my first attempt at using gouache, and I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out)
(updated photo -- truer to color)