Lori's Stormy Art and Daily Paintings: Heathcote Botanical Gardens

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Saturday, December 07, 2019

1795 Artist at Heathcote Plein Air Oil Painting

I painted this November 26th with the Martin County plein air painters at Heathcote botanical gardens. There is one of the other artists
. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. Its always wonderful painting at Heathcote!

Saturday, June 29, 2019

1788 In Full Bloom Mixed Media oil and water color painting

First painting after my cataract surgery, I was having fun with colors! I tried a new to me technique. I took a piece of watercolor paper, coated it with clear acrylic. This was to protect the paper from the oil paints. Then painted an under painting with watercolors. Then went over that with oils. It was about 5 sessions with letting it dry in between times and tweaks. Its a fun technique, something a little different. Its loosely based on a photo I took while I was at a Heathcote Botanical Gardens plant sale.

Its 9 x 11 inches, watercolor and oil on watercolor paper.

Thursday, November 01, 2018

1776 Three Potted Palms Plein Air Alla Prima

I painted this today at Heathcote Botanical gardens, had a lot of fun. They are three different kinds of palms, the one in the back is an old man palm, the trunk is covered with brown whiskers. Its too far away to show in my painting but it was very interesting to see in real life.

They are putting up the Christmas lights and we had a bit of a preview. It looks like its going to be a wonderful show this year.

The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite, Click on the PayPal yellow button to purchase.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

1755 Heathcote Begonias Plein Air Alla Prima

I love these giant begonias at Heathcote, their leaves are as big as dinner plates. It was a beautiful day today, Heathcote Botanical Gardens is gorgeous this spring, lots of flowers all over.

The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite, $200.

Friday, May 19, 2017

SOLD 1700 Garden in a Palm Tree

SOLD have been wanting to do a painting like this for ages, I have always been charmed by plants using a palm tree as a host for them to live upon. This one is based on a tree at Heathcote Botanical gardens which has the vine and bromeliads growing up the palm. I took some liberties with the background, wanted it to be abstract so the viewer could see what they wanted in it.

I was using my new water mixable oils, had read you cannot mix them with water. I don't know where that idea came from, but I hadn't read those directions (?) when I started using them. It looks like it works fine, I used them about like watercolors in the back, got them totally liquid and dripped them onto the panel, tipping it this way and that to get interesting flow patterns.

Painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite,

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.

Thursday, February 02, 2017

1681 Pioneer House at Heathcote Botanical Gardens plein air alla prima

I did this today at Heathcote Botanical Gardens, it was a beautiful day out, perfect out. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

1593 SOLD Azaleas at Heathcote Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD Painted this today at Heathcote Botanical Gardens. It was about perfect, not too hot or cold, lots of pretty flowers blooming. The only hard part was deciding where to paint. Painting is oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Daily Painting 857 Heathcote Plant Sale

I did this a couple of months ago, I forgot to post it, it was really busy then. I did it as a demo at Heathcote Botanical Gardens, its 12 x 16, oil, plein air alla prima.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Daily Painting 798 Secrets of Heathcote Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce at their wonderful paintout the other day. They fed us a lovely breakfast and lunch and it was lots of fun meeting some different artists and seeing old friends too. This area is a bit hidden in a nice warm spot, it was a little chilly when I got there and this is always cozy here. Its oil, 8 x 10