Daily Painting 159 SOLD Edenlawn Plantation Bouganvilla Cottage Alla Prima Plein Air

SOLD I painted this today at Edenlawn Plantation, I have been attracted to these bouganvillas since I began going there. There is so much to paint there, its very hard to decide what to paint next. Its 8 x 10, oil, painting knife and color shaper. Alla Prima Plein air.

Daily Painting 158 Glowing Bromeliads at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Fort Pierce Plein Air

Plein Air, alla prima, 8 x 10 oil, all knife. This one was painted just a bit to the left from yesterday's painting at the Heathcote gardens. I have to confess, I did this one yesterday too!

Daily Painting 157 Golden Coleus at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Fort Pierce Plein Air

We had a big paintout here today, its one of Heathcote Botanical Gardens special artist days. They served us a lovely breakfast and lunch and we got to just paint all day, nothing could be nicer. The painting is 8 x 10, oil, mostly painting knife and a little bit of brush. Alla prima plein air.

Daily Painting 95 Revisited The Old Holly in the Rain

This was a plein air I did back in December. I felt that the tree wasn't coming out enough from the background so I darkened it and brightened some of the berries. It was done originally in a bit of a hurry as I kept having to stop and come in out of the rain. Its 5 x 7, oil. Brush and knife.

Daily Painting 156 Little Jim's Bait and Tackle Shop Fort Pierce Plein Air

Another one of the tackle shop, this one is 8 x 10, oil, all knife.

Daily Painting 154 From Little Jim Bridge Bait and Tackle Fort Pierce Plein Air

This is a similar view from one I did a week ago, the painting is larger, its an 8 x 10. I have to clean it up a bit, it was pretty buggy out. Its oil, all knife painted.

Daily Painting 153 Down the Sandy Road

A little 5 x 7 studio painting. Sleeping hibiscus are on the right, a hibiscus flower that never totally opens up. Its oil mostly knife painted.

Daily Painting 152 Edenlawn Plantation Series Indian River Drive

This is a 12 x 16 inch oil and knife painting, plein air, we went to Edenlawn again today. It was a beautiful day, I had a good time and I have lots of ideas for new paintings.

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Daily Painting 151 Hidden Cottages Edenlawn Plantation series Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach Florida

SOLD 5 x 7 oil painting, all painting knife, no brush, some of the cottages at Edenlawn Plantation. From a photo I took the last time I was down there.

Daily Painting 150 SOLD Live Oak Trio Old Fort Park, Fort Pierce, Florida

SOLDIts oil, 5 x 7 brush and painting knife painted. Its based on a photo I took at the Old Fort Park in Fort Pierce on Indian River Drive.

Daily Painting 49 revisited and White on Black Panels

This one is up on ebay at this time, its 5 x 7 oil, I did it in October. Below is todays daily painting, its what I gessoed, 6 4 x 2 feet panels, ready to be cut up into smaller pieces. I don't know if I will do an actual painting today, I am worn out!

Daily Painting 149 Edenlawn Plantation Ginger Glade

5 x 7 oil, all knife. Ginger plants and Lady palms at Edenlawn Plantation. From a photo I took.

Daily Painting 148 Edenlawn Plantation Alla Prima Plein Air

Another plein air from Edenlawn Plantation, its oil, 5 x 7 all painting knife.

Daily Painting 147 SOLD Little Jim's Bait and Tackle Shop Fort Pierce Plein Air

SOLD Plein air, alla prima 5 x 7 oil, almost all painting knife, I used a brush on some of the pilings. It was a nice, breezy day.

Daily Painting 146 Edenlawn Plantation Alla Prima Plein Air

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Another one in my Edenlawn Plantation series, its 5 x 7 oil, all knife.
It was a lovely day, very warm, 83 degrees!

Daily Painting 145 SOLDFrom Little Jim Bridge Bait and Tackle Fort Pierce Plein Air

SOLD5 x 7, oil, plein air, alla prima. All knife. I had fun today, talked with the fishermen and took some photos for later paintings. They were catching lots of pufferfish and not much else. We had a great turnout for the paintout, I was thinking no one would come because the weatherman said 75% chance of rain. We did get some this evening. One of the ladies in our group got locked out of her car, I called 911 for her and the police no longer help you if you are locked out. Or at least here in Fort Pierce. Luckily there was a very nice repo man at the bait and tackle shop and he got the car unlocked for her.

Daily Painting 144 Railroad Shed Downtown Fort Pierce Plein Air

This isn't really Daily painting 144. That one got sold hot off the easel today. I didn't have my camera with me so I didn't get a photo. This painting I did awhile back, its downtown near the railroad tracks. I think the shed was used by the railroad workers. Its 5 x 7, oil, alla prima, plein air. All painting knife.

Daily Painting 143 Edenlawn Plantation Cottage

SOLDIts 5 x 7 oil, all knife. Not sure what I want to call it yet its from a photo I took at Edenlawn.

Daily Painting 138 Red Hibiscus revisited and finished

I finished this up today, its 12 x 16 oil, mostly knife a little brushwork for the details.

The second painting is daily painting number 10, SOLDDown by the River.

Daily Painting 142 Edenlawn Plantation Plein Air

Here is another in my new Edenlawn series, its 8 x 10, oil, plein air. Its a wonderful place to paint!

Daily Painting 141 Edenlawn Plantation Plein Air

8 x 10 , oil, all knife, from life or plein air, alla prima.

Edenlawn Plantation has been there for years, its a very nice place to paint, all these old broken down cottages. It was a nice vacation spot years ago, nicely landscaped. Now the jungle has taken over, sidewalks are cracked and raised from the tree roots and the little cottages have vines growing all over many of them.

The new owner is going to bring it back to life and fix it all up again and is very kindly letting us paint there.

Daily Painting 140 step 3 Work in Progress Pelicans and Cleaning Fish

Its been one of those days, very busy. I'll have to get a better shot during the day, this was taken at night so the color is funky. There is still some more to do, like give the men some fishing poles. Contact me if interested.

Daily Painting 140 step 2 Work in Progress Pelicans and Cleaning Fish

I decided I didn't need the dock between the table and post so I scraped it off. I added some fish to the table and started painting in pelicans. Next time I work on it I'll touch up the water and add some more color and values to the birds, paint the man's legs, etc.

Daily Painting 140 Work in Progress Pelicans and Cleaning Fish

This one is turning out to be a bit of a job, lots of details! Its 8 x 10, oil knife and brush.

Daily Painting 139 Jacaranda Tree

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Little 5 x 7 oil, knife, fantasy painting.

Daily Painting 138 Red Hibiscus

Its oil, all knife, 12 by 16. I am not quite finished with it, I need to put the pollen and ends of the flowers in. I like to wait till its dry so if I make a wrong move I can just wipe it off and try again.

Daily Painting 137 The Wind is Picking Up

Big painting for me, its 16 x 20 oil all knife on canvas. Its loosely based on Jungle Trail in Wabasso. There is some glare on it I'll have to get a better photo in the daytime.

Daily Painting 136 SOLD Old River Road

SOLD Little 5 x 7 oil, all knife, studio painting from a photo of Indian River Drive in Fort Pierce. I made it back into a dirt road instead of paved.