I painted this today looking towards the Manatee Center here in Ft. Pierce, it was perfect out and I had lots of good company. Even saw three manatees!
The painting is oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches. This got started a few weeks ago, I had some leftover paint on my palette and rather than throw it away I put it on a blank panel. I started doing some negative painting, that is removing paint here and there and watching out for shapes. I let it all dry and came back to it today, finished it up.
This is a view from one of the fishing piers at Pepper Park. I had fun painting this, it has lots of nice textures. Its oil, 5 x 7 inches on masonite.
The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. This was painted from a photo my son took. I had a time identifying the terns, thought they were gulls at first and finally found some good information on them. These have the winter plumage, they look different at other times of the year so that made it harder for me to tell what they were.
I have some of these small stretched canvases, they are 6 x 8 inches and came in nice gold colored frames. This is one of them I had put some left over paint on to get rid of the stark white canvas. When I am out of ideas sometimes I can see things in the paint and in this one I saw the hibiscus so here it is.
I did this from a photo I took at Pepper Park here in Fort Pierce. There is a whole grove of the century plants in bloom there, its at the north end of the park on the beach side. I love how they look, like giant sculptures. A few years ago I was able to get on ground there and paint but now lots of plants have grown up and I can just see it from the dune crosswalk.
I did this at Pepper Park here in Fort Pierce. I took some artistic liberties, made the asphalt into a dirt road. Other than that its pretty close to what is there. If you look into the distance you can see you can take a left, that will lead you out of the park and if you take a right you get to where you can go walk on some nice docks. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.
I did this one last week, loosely based on a photo I had taken at Pepper Park. I "grew" the palm tree up a bit and removed some bushes that were in the way of the ocean. The rest is as it was, the sea grapes are beautifully colored right now. To purchase you can just click the yellow paypal button below. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.
I did this one at the open studio at Art Mundo last night, it was lots of fun painting with everyone. I worked from a photo I took from one of the boardwalks at Pepper Park on Tuesday. I loved all the colors, the seagrapes look so pretty now. The paint is nice and thick on this one, I enjoyed piling it on. The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. $100.
I painted this today at Pepper Park. This is on the Indian River side of the park. I started walking around on the ocean side, it was beautiful and I saw a lot of nice scenes to paint but it was very bright out with no shade where I would have to be.
I had fun painting this, it has lots of nice, thick textures. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.
I painted this today at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce. I have painted this palm before, it has grown a lot taller since I have been painting it. The fronds have changed colors too, when it was young they were a silvery gray. I took some liberties with the background, there are some white walls I didn't care for so I got rid of them. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. No brush used at all, its all the pallet knife and some blending with my fingers.
It was hard for me to get painting today, I wasn't feeling too inspired. I cut up an old T-shirt for paint rags and looked through my sketch book. I had a sketch that was sort of like this scene and started painting it. It was hard to stop once I got started. There is some glare on the right, I got busy and couldn't get a photo till tonight.
This is 4 x 6 inches, oil on masonite. I started this painting months ago, it got put aside and I finally finished it. $100.
Perfect day today, the main difficulty I had was there is so much to choose from to paint! Those are impatiens in the flower pot and some kind of begonia with huge leaves next to it. In the back is the bauhinia orchid tree which is in bloom too. The bright pink plant is a dracaena.
Its 8 x 10, oil on masonite, this family of cranes were in the Savannas. The middle bird is young, his top feathers are still fluff and have not turned red yet.
This is one I did awhile ago, tweaked it a bit. I have been going through some of my paintings lately. This is a native water lily at the Savannas its growing wild there. Its oil on masonite, 5 x 7 inches,
Here are some more of the live oaks at the old fort park. I love painting their squiggly branches, they go in every direction to reach the sunlight. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. $200.
I painted this at the site of the original old fort that Fort Pierce is named after. There is a little park there on Indian River Drive and its a nice place to paint. Someday before I get too old and decrepit I have to work out a small plein air set up so I can climb down the river bank and paint from there, its really pretty down at the shore. The painting is oil on masonite, 12 x 16 inches,
I saw these girls fishing and thought they would make a nice painting. Its 6 x 8 inches, oil on masonite.
I painted this from a photo I took of fellow artists Julie Lounibos and Sherry Horton while they were painting in the garden at Hackberry Hammock. I painted it awhile ago and never got around to posting it. The painting is 6 x 8 inches, oil on canvas.
Not much is nicer than a royal poinciana tree unless its two of them! The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite.
Finally getting back to posting, its been a hectic Christmas season. Lots of company and visiting, its been busy but nice. The painting is 8 x 10, oil on masonite, lots of nice textures.
Nice path to the beach on a breezy day! Those are sea grape trees in the back, I love how the leaves get pretty reds and oranges in them. Its 11 x 14 inches, oil on plywood.
The shadow on the left is from the frame, I have a nice wooden gold colored frame for it like the paintings below. I got busy today and didn't do so well with the photography. The painting is 6 x 8 inches. The painting is oil on canvas. The frame is 11 x 9.50 inches. If you are interested in the painting alone please contact me and I will give you the price without the frame. Free shipping in the USA.
The painting is 6 x 8 inches in a nice wooden gold colored frame. The painting is oil on canvas. The frame is 11 x 9.50 inches. If you are interested in the painting alone please contact me and I will give you the price without the frame. Free shipping in the USA.
The painting is 6 x 8 inches in a nice wooden gold colored frame. The painting is oil on canvas. The frame is 11 x 9.50 inches. If you are interested in the painting alone please contact me and I will give you the price without the frame. Free shipping in the USA.
They asked me to come paint today at the museum, I brought some panels and frames, frames were to the right of me out of the picture, I had done two other paintings they are in the top corner. This lady comes up and asks me what my "craft" is. I told her I paint. She said she thought I was a framer. Now I had the paint on my knife, etc. etc. ??
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