Seahorses Painting Work in Progress, the Start of a Seahorse...

Here is a work in progress view of two seahorses that I am painting.  I've started on a seahorse, in my reference, they are a dark brown and creme.  I think that would look good too, but after trying different colors in photoshop, I've decided to paint them purple.  I love purple *almost* as much as I love blue...