Monday, June 30, 2008

Daily Painting 635 Along Savanna Road


Its 6 x 8 inches, oil,
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We had a big thunderstorm all evening and my dog Whisker has decided he will be scared of thunder now. He turned into a lap dog and plopped all 75 pounds of himself on my lap. Drolling and shaking. I put up with it because he is usually an independent cuss so it was nice to have some cuddling for a change.


Sunday, June 29, 2008

Daily Painting 634 Fishing in the Savannas Miniature Oil Painting

Its 5 x 7, oil. I included some details, you can click on them and see them way bigger than real life. The figure is a hair shorter than 3/8ths of an inch, I am guessing, I don't want to get a ruler too close to the wet paint. I thought I was going to cut loose and splash around and here is what happened, I had a lot of fun with it.
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Daily Painting 633 Pink Water Lily Slough

Its from a photo I took while kayaking in the Savannas a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful day with the sun turning the reeds to gold and flocks of white birds. Its 5 x 7, oil.
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Daily Painting 632 Butterfly Orchids


Its 5 x 7, oil, I did these from a photo I took of the orchids growing on a tree at Heathcote Botanical Gardens. Butterfly orchids are native to Florida, they are a favorite of mine, very tiny. They are showing brighter than they are in real life on my monitor.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Daily Painting 631 SOLD Poinciana at Heathcote Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD Its 8 x 10, oil. I painted it at Heathcote Botanical Gardens. Click it to see it larger than life it has lots of texture.


Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Daily Painting 630 Ibis and Oak Vero Beach Plein Air

I painted this at MacMillian park in Vero Beach, its 8 x 10, oil.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Daily Painting SOLD 629 Vero Beach Reflections Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD I painted this at MacMillian park in Vero Beach today, very pretty out but hot, 95 degrees.

Its oil, 8 x 10, mostly painting knife,




Monday, June 23, 2008

Daily Painting 628 SOLD Commissioned Dog Painting

SOLD I have a feeling its going to be too red, the person who commissioned it said my photo was. (Darn) I like it this color! It looks like I will have some more tweaking to do. 5 x 7, oil. Not for sale here.

Note, the dog owner (not the person who made the commission) liked the painting and I didn't have to tweak it. :oD

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Daily Painting 627 Work in Progress Commissioned Dog Painting

One of my relatives commissioned me to do this painting of her friend's dog Harley. He has passed on and the photo below is the only image the owner had of him. If you look closely you can see its in bad shape. I messed around with it in Photoshop and got the second photo, she wanted a more close-up of the dog and I straightened it out, removed scratches and other problems. The last picture is my drawing to paint on. I decided to remove the flower pot and probably the railing too. The painting will be 5 x 7 inches and not for sale here.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Friday, June 20, 2008

Daily Painting 625Work in Progress Royal Poinciana Flowers

The next two stages of my royal poinciana painting. The top is the latest step. Below is one of my armadillo friends, we have four babies in the yard. I am still working on the painting, I think tomorrow will be the final stage. Its not for sale at this time.



Thursday, June 19, 2008

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Daily Painting 623 Work in Progress Royal Poinciana Flowers

This was started the other day. Its starting to take shape a bit now, this is going to take awhile! I am still keeping things soft, I want the flowers to pop out and the background to stay in the back where it belongs. I am enjoying this, its totally different from the way I usually work. Its oil, 8 x 10. Not for sale at this time.


Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Daily Painting 622 Crotons and Bromileads at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Plein Air

Its 8 x 10 oil. I painted it at Heathcote today, it was 97 degrees in the shade, it didn't feel that warm, I was in the shade and there was a breeze.
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Daily Painting 621 Work in Progress Royal Poinciana Flowers

I thought I would be able to get this farther along today but I got busy with out of town company. Its 8 x 10 oil. The top picture is the photo I am working from, the next is my drawing. The last is the first layer of paint, when you look closely at the poinciana flowers they have a lighter edge to each petal, thats why I am using yellow like that. It will mostly be covered up and hopefully glow through the next layer of paint. The board is tinted pink. Not for sale at this time.


Sunday, June 15, 2008

Daily Painting 620 Sandy Trail out West of Fort Pierce

I tweaked yesterday's painting a bit more. What a difference taking a picture in day light makes! Also I included a photo of our family of armadillos that I found in the back yard. I hope I can get a better picture some time. They wouldn't hold still and kept getting behind bushes and branches. They are about half the size of adults and were very cute. The painting is oil, 8 x 10,
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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Daily Painting 619 Sandy Trail out West of Fort Pierce

This is one I did awhile back and I wasn't happy with it, so I went back and tweaked it a bit today. I'll have to get a better photo tomorrow, those red flowers don't look so vivid in real life. Its 8 x 10, oil. Work in progress.


Friday, June 13, 2008

Daily Painting 618 SOLD Royal Poinciana Miniature at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD This may look similar to the painting of a few days ago, it should, its the same tree but a slightly different viewpoint and a different size painting. I painted it at Heathcote Botanical Gardens. This one is 4 x 6 inches, oil, mostly painting knife. I had a lot of fun painting it, it was one of those paintings that just about paint themselves.



Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Daily Painting 616 SOLD Pot of Flowers at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Miniature Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD I painted this at Heathcote Botanical Gardens. Its plein air, alla prima, miniature, all painting knife. 4 x 6 inches. I don't think there are many paintings this small that are painted only with a knife. It was a lot of fun, one of those paintings that kind of paint themselves. Below is a detail so you can see all the texture. If you click on the pictures you will see them much bigger than life.


Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Daily Painting 615 SOLD Royal Poinciana at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD I painted this today at Heathcote Botanical gardens, it was beautiful out there today. I was worried I would be too hot but I got under a nice oak tree and stayed cool. The painting is 8 x 10, oil, mostly painting knife. Click on it to see it better.



Monday, June 09, 2008

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Daily Painting 613 SOLD Fort Pierce Savannas

SOLD This painting is from a photo I took a week or so ago when we went kayaking in the Savannas. It has a lot of nice texture, its 8 x 10, oil mostly painting knife. There is a detail of the painting below. You can click on the pictures to see them larger.


Saturday, June 07, 2008

Daily Painting 612 Palm Meeting at Round Island Beach Plein Air Alla Prima

This was one of those fun ones, everything flows, it almost paints itself. I was at Round Island Park. I turned my back on the ocean and saw this group of palms, they all looked like they were leaning together in deep conversation. Most times I have seen trees bending away from each other to get the best light.

Its oil, 5 x 7, all painting knife, lots of nice chunky texture. Click on it to see it better.
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Daily Painting 609 Sunny Savannas

Its 6 x 8, oil, knife painted. From a photo I took while we went kayaking in the Savannas.
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1851 Jetty Morning

  Did this awhile ago at the Jetty park here in Fort Pierce.  The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel. It will be at our art sho...