1655 SOLD Dutchman's Pipevine Gateway, Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD I did this back in November, never posted it for some reason.  This is the Dutchman's Pipe vine at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce.  The vine has heart shaped leaves and very strange flowers.  Black swallowtail butterflies lay their eggs on the vines and their caterpillars eat the leaves.  This path goes to the children's garden, you can see a young banana plant in the back.

The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite,

1594 SOLD Satake Palm at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD Painted this at Heathcote today in their palm garden.  The Satake palm is the one closest to us in the painting.  Its labeled so that is how I know what it is!  It looks like a little Royal palm but has interesting colors on the trunk so that is why I wanted to paint it.  That is the gift shop in the back and then they have some nice plants for sale between the shop and my palms.

Weather is perfect, nice breeze going through the gardens and its always shady in the palm garden. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite,

1591 SOLD Big Blue Flower Pot at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Plein air Alla Prima

 SOLD  I painted this Tuesday before last at Heathcote Botanical gardens here in Ft. Pierce. I love pottery that has that gorgeous blue shiny glaze!  The pot is out by their herb garden.  Just now getting around to posting it, I have to get back into the habit.  This one is 5 x 7 inches , oil on masonite, lots of textures. $100.

SOLD 1590 Spring Colors at Heathcote Gardens Plein Air Alla prima

 SOLD I have been back to Heathcote Botanical gardens here in Ft. Pierce.  I have still been working on the giant commission painting.  This one is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite, lots of texture.$100.

1589 Starburst Clerodendrum Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this today at Heathcote Botanical gardens here in Ft. Pierce.  I have been working on a giant commission painting at home lately.  So I wanted to do a little one today, fast and loose, this one is 5 x 7 inches much different than what I have been working on the last 3 or 4 months!  Its oil on masonite, lots of texture.

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Daily Painting 1363 SOLD The Bismark Palm at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

SOLD 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.