Lori's Stormy Art and Daily Paintings: April 2017

Thursday, April 27, 2017

1695 Cool Morning on the North Fork Plein air alla prima

Beautiful day today out at White City Park, its starting to get hot but I found a nice breezy spot in the shade. Saw a manatee right in front of me, it came up and just laid in the water, not moving and then sunk back underneath. The air plants are blooming on the trees and there were some beautiful bougainvilleas across the water.

The painting is oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches,

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

1694 SOLD Springtime Cypress Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD Painted at the Indrio Savannas Preserve yesterday, I had time to do another painting. I was looking to the left on this painting, the first one was looking to the right.

This one is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite,

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

1693 Under the Cypress Trees Plein Air Alla Prima

Went out painting today in the Indrio Savannas Preserve. Beautiful out, very windy, almost blew the painting off the easel. The cypress trees are almost all leafed out, they are getting to be a nice size now, I was sitting under them with a friend of mine.

The painting is oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches,

Thursday, April 20, 2017

1692 Bromeliads and Bamboo Plein air Alla prima

I painted this today at Heathcote Botanical Gardens, perfect out in the shade, would have been too hot in the sun. Lots of flowers are blooming everywhere, its gorgeous out.

Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

1691 Sunny Day at Heathcote, plein air alla prima

Painted at Heathcote today, lots of beautiful flowers, it was so hard to pick out a place to paint. The painting is from their Japanese garden. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.

Wednesday, April 05, 2017

1690 Indian River Afternoon Plein Air Alla Prima

Nice day down on the river bank. I did this awhile back when the tide was going out. Its 5 x 7inches, oil on masonite.