Lori's Stormy Art and Daily Paintings

Friday, October 11, 2013

1516 Misty Morning Flamboyant Royal Poinciana

I painted this one awhile ago without the bird. I do that often, birds are easier to paint on a dry painting. I am relaxed because I know if I mess up the bird it is only the bird and not the background that has to be fixed. So when I paint them on a dry panel, they usually go on fine the first time.

The trouble comes in when I have these paintings that are sitting around waiting for their birds to fly in and they don't get posted on my blog.

Its 10 x 8 inches, oil on masonite.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

1515 Wind Rising over the Indian River

I did this as a demo for the St. Lucie County Art Association. They were a real nice group and I had a good time. They didn't ask any questions that were too hard to answer. Well, I am not sure what year I started using a painting knife.

The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite.

Saturday, September 07, 2013

1514 Lazy Day on the Indian River

I did this one awhile back, put it aside because I wanted to add the birds. The plants to the left of the coconut palm are a succulent with red flowers. They spread from many tiny plant-lets on each leaf so some people call them Mother of Thousands. I have several different varieties in my yard, they tend to take over. I don't mind I like them.

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

Sunday, August 25, 2013

1513 Sleepy Time on the River

Dusk on the Indian River. The painting is oil on masonite, 5 x 7 inches.

Friday, August 23, 2013

1512 The Tide is coming in Impasto Oil Painting

Nice day for a boat ride or just some wading in the shallows. The painting is 8 x 10, oil on masonite.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

1511 SOLD Water Lily Garden

SOLD I had a good time painting this one, its got lots of nice textures and reflections.

The painting is 11 x 14 inches, oil on masonite.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Daily Painting SOLD 263 Revisited Royal Poinciana at Heathcote

SOLD This was done from life back in June of 2007. I was looking through some of my old paintings and thought this one needed some tweaking, needed some more blooms. So here it is again. Its oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

1510 SOLD Water Lily Dream

SOLD I got my inspiration from a nice day at White City Park. The painting is 11 x 14 inches, oil on masonite. Very thick impasto, cool textures.

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

1509 Coral Paradise Undersea Painting

This one is oil on archival mat board. Its 6.50 inches by 7.50.

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

1508 No Pie for the Writer's Group Undersea Oil Painting of Fish

This is one of those paintings where I start with a background and then find what I want to paint in it. Its fun, I saw the one fish and then more and more started showing up. I painted the green fish first and the brown fish hanging onto the coral was the last one to show up to the party.

The painting is 10 x 7.75 inches on archival mat-board.

Monday, August 05, 2013

1507 Banyon Bay

Its been awhile since I posted, I am going to try to catch up now. It has been very hot and muggy and rainy, I have been staying in the air conditioning a lot. I tried taking some photos at different times and my camera instantly gets steamed up. Today it was bright enough so I could take a photo inside.

The painting is 11 x 14 inches, oil on masonite.

Monday, July 15, 2013

1506 View from Under the Bridge

I did this one quite awhile ago, its 11 x 14, oil on masonite. It was a plein air, and I pretty much painted what I saw. The water was brown and there weren't very many plants around. It was just the buildings mostly. So I tweaked it a lot. I like it much better now.

Saturday, July 06, 2013

1505 SOLD The Poinciana at Heathcote

SOLD This one is the poinciana tree at Heathcote Botanical Gardens.

Friday, July 05, 2013

1504 SOLD Indian River Poinciana

SOLD 8 x 10 commissioned oil painting of my poinciana tree.

Monday, May 27, 2013

1503 Moonlit Paradise

This is sort of a memory painting, my grandparents lived on a bay something like this on the Indian River. It 8 x 10, oil on masonite.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

1502 Back Country Barn

This is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. I painted a painting of this barn awhile ago, it was larger. I liked how the barn looked and wanted to do it again. There is lots of texture in this, its mostly with the painting knife, very little brush work.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Sold Sunflower Oil Painting

SOLD I did this awhile ago, never posted it, its oil on masonite. I have been trying to tidy up my picture files and came across it. :o)

Friday, May 24, 2013

1501 Bend in the St. Lucie River

This is from the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. There is usually a gator under those trees to the right. Most people can't see them, they look like an old log or tire. I'll let the viewer decide if I put one in or not. Lots of nice texture in this painting. The painting is 8 x 10 oil on masonite.

Monday, May 13, 2013

1500 Palm Glade

I'll have to get a better photo, I think the painting looks much better in person. The textures are really nice on this one.

Its oil on masonite 12 x 16 inches.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

1499 Indian River Breezes Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this one at the same place as the last painting, different angle and left out the tall palm. It was getting very windy. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.

Monday, May 06, 2013

1498 Odd Man Out Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this by the Indian River. The odd man out is the Washingtonian palm, the others are sabal or cabbage palms. The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite. $500.

Sunday, May 05, 2013

1497 The Pink House on 2nd Street

I haven't been posting lately, I haven't been feeling too great, the arthritis-lupus combo flared up and did a number on my energy and mood. I am feeling a bit better, going to try and get back in gear.

This was done back in April on the 20th. And the 26th of April too. If you closely at the bottom picture, you can see the water all over it, it got rained on. So I wasn't quite finished.
You can click on the photos to see them better. The top one is the finished one, I tweaked it a bit.

Its pretty much still a plein air but can't call it alla prima any more.

Its oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

1496 By the North Fork Boat Ramp Plein Air Alla Prima oil painting

I did this as the first painting of the Souvenirs of Downtown paintout, they let us paint where ever we wanted to. I went here to White City park, its nice and shady and cool. I have painted this scene before, its a place that is close to my heart, my dad and I would put our outboard motor boat in the water here and go boating in the St. Lucie river. We would always see turtles and usually alligators as well. There is one I saw this trip, he was across the river from me, his nose is under the water. I think this is a pretty big one.

The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

1495 SOLD Blue Bungalow

Its sold, I did this during the Main street Paintout, Souvenirs of Downtown Ft. Pierce. I did a bit more tweaking didn't get the final painting photographed. Its a 11 x 14 inches. I had a lot of fun painting it, Eric Hasert a reporter from TCPalm took my picture.

newspaper photo from here

Thursday, April 11, 2013

1494 SOLD Jungle Moon

SOLD I felt like painting the moon so here it is. Its 12 x 16 oil on masonite,

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

1493 Herbs at Heathcote Plein Air Alla Prima

This is in the herb garden at Heathcote Botanical gardens. I painted it a couple of weeks ago and just now got around to posting, my non-painting side of life has been getting in the way lately.

Last night's disaster was the hot water heater decided to start leaking. I am not sure how long it was leaking because the heater is in the garage. There was a half inch of water in most of the garage. I was up till midnight last night swabbing out water and most of today moving things around in there. I got sticky-sweaty and have a nice cold shower to look forward to tonight. Good news is they are supposed to instal a new one tomorrow. More good news is nothing that got wet mattered or at least what I have found did. I also got rid of a bunch of junk. More of that tomorrow too.

Back to the painting, it was one of those days where you start out with lots of layers and then start peeling them off. I think it would have been better to paint today and clean the garage that day. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite,

Friday, April 05, 2013

1492 SOLD In Memory of Gloria Moore Plein Air at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

SOLD I painted this on Tuesday at the gardens, this is a new garden area, it was built in honor of one of the founders of Heathcote Gardens, Gloria Moore. The flowers on the right are pentas, Mrs. Moore's favorite flowers. I love the new area, it has some of the plants from the old rainforest garden and lots of interesting new ones. I am planning on painting there again. Its 11 x 14 oil on masonite.

Monday, April 01, 2013

My painting got in the Focus Magazine!

I can't wait for their paintout this year, I always have a good time. I just sold the painting a month or so ago.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

1491 Florida Garden Plein Air at Hackberry Hammock

I did this the other day at the Art Mundo sponsored paintout at Hackberry Hammock. Its a perfect place to paint with lovely scenery. The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite.

Monday, March 18, 2013

1490 Wild Water Lilies and Pickerelweed

This is from the Savannas, wild water lilies and pickerelweed. Its 5 x 7 inches , oil on masonite.

Monday, March 11, 2013

1489 The Old Potting Shed at Hackberry Hammock Workshop

This is a painting I did at the Hobe Sound Fine Arts League, I gave a painting knife workshop there on Friday and Saturday. Below are some of my students and I am in the last picture. I used one of my paintings from Hackberry Hammock and everyone painted along with me. I was pleased with how well everyone did. I had a good time and I think all my students did too. I had a lot of fun and I would love doing some more teaching. You can click on the pictures to see them larger.
The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

1488 Sunrise Lagoon

I had some fun playing with colors with this one. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. $200.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

1487 East of Dynamite Point Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this yesterday at the Fort Pierce Inlet State park. It was a beautiful windy day, about 11 am those clouds in the back were overhead and the wind got very strong. The water was that color of blue, aqua turquoise, beautiful. I got rid of all the condos across the inlet. $300.

Monday, February 25, 2013

1486 SOLD Distant Vista in the Savannas

SOLD If you go into the parking lot by the ranger's station at the Savannas Recreational Area, stop by the first pavilion and look east, this is what you see. I have been wanting to paint this view for awhile now. Its 5 x 7, oil on masonite. $100.

Friday, February 22, 2013

1485 The Oak Grove

These are based on some of the oaks that are growing at the Savannas Recreational Area off Midway road. Its 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. It has some nice textures, I used mostly my painting knife. $100.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

1484 The Old Garden Shed

I did this last night for a demo at the Hobe Sound Fine Art League. I had a good time, everyone was very nice and friendly. Lovely things to eat too. :o)! They are looking for some new members.

The shed is loosely based on one of the sheds at Hackberry Hammock. They have paintouts there that are sponsored by Art Mundo. I always have a good time when I go there to paint. The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite. I tweaked it a bit when I got home, I got so busy talking and answering questions I ran out of time to fix things up.

Friday, February 15, 2013

1483 Cabin at the Ranch

This is very loosely based on a cabin that is out on the Adams ranch. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

1482 Under the Twisted Oak Plein Air Alla Prima

I did this at White City Park, perfect day out. Lots of the little white ibis all around. Saw some turtles and fish lots of other birds too. Nice breeze, not too hot or cold. I was sitting in my lawn chair after I finished the painting and it was so peaceful I almost fell asleep. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite,

Thursday, February 07, 2013

SOLD 1481 Winds Picking up at the Savannas Plein Air Alla Prima

SOLD did this the last time I was painting in the Savannas Recreational area off Midway Road. Very nice day, a little misty rain came when I took the photo of the painting if you click on it you can see the tiny drops. It doesn't hurt the painting. Its 5 x 7 oil on masonite.

Friday, February 01, 2013

1480 Golden Grass Vista

This was from out at the Savannas, I liked how the clouds were arranged and the golden reeds lit by the sun. Whenever I leave the state and come home to Florida I am happy to see the clouds and sky, we have the prettiest skies I have seen anywhere. Not that I have been everywhere. :o)
Its 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

1479 Oak Tree at Adams Ranch plein air

I started this one at the ranch on the Saturday paintout. I liked how the Spanish moss looked blowing in the breeze. There were a few things I needed to tweak, it wasn't done 100 percent on location. About 99 percent. I like it a lot better now. Its 11 x 14 inches, oil on masonite.

Monday, January 28, 2013

1478 Palm Islands

I thought this looks like a nice place to explore. Its 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite.