Something new for me

I am starting a new series, the Florida Girl Series. Here is the first one of them. She is 8 x 10 and all knife, no brush.

Fisherman at Sebastian Inlet

16 x 20 Plein air with a detail of the fisherman. Its oil, all knife. Painted today.

Lucky Leaves

Plein air from my back yard, its 8 x 10 oil all knife. Lucky leaves are a cool plant with flower buds filled with air. You can pop them between your fingers, lots of fun for children. The scientific name is kalanchoe pinnata.

Jungle Trail Coconuts

Another one from tuesday, 8 x 10 oil, knife.

Ready and Waiting

I painted this on Jungle Trail in Wabasso this tuesday. I took some liberties with the boat, the boat that was there was a modern sailboat that didn't look good in the painting so I scraped it off and put this one in.
Its 8 x 10, all knife, oil. You can click on it and make it bigger.

Breezy Palms

Plein air, oil 12 x 16 at Fort Pierce Inlet State Park. Its all done with a knife.$500.

New Boom

I painted this from a photo I took right after hurricane Wilma. They are taking a new boom out to their sailboat. Its oil, all knife, no brush. Its only 8x 10 inches. I think I am about to cut loose and do something big, this took three days to paint.
You can click on it to make it bigger.

Sandflies at North Beach

Not the best day for a painting, I about got carried away by the sandflies, they didn't mind two different bug repellents! Its at the inlet to the ocean at North Beach Inlet State Park.
After finishing the painting, it began to rain as I walked to the car. Its 8 x 10, oil, all knife, click to make bigger if you look close you can see three sandflies stuck in the paint in the sky.

Thanksgiving Trip To North Carolina

Painted from in back of Squire Watkin's Inn. 8x10 from life. Knife and oil.

Thanksgiving Trip to North Carolina

The view from in back of Squire Watkin's Inn where we stayed. Its 8 x 10 oil, all knife, you can click on it to see it better.

Stormy Day

From life, knife painting. During hurricane Katrina.

Border of Katrina

This is looking towards my neighbor's during Katrina. The small figures are her and her dog on the edge of the cliff down to the river. Its a plein air, I did it from in my truck during the storm. Its 5 x 7, oil.

Ahead of the storm

Kite boarder coming in before he gets caught in the thunderstorm. 5 x 7 inch oil. I painted this from a photo I took at south beach in Fort Pierce.

Edge of Katrina

I painted this one sitting in my truck. Its the Indian River with Hurricane Katrina's winds. Oil and knife 5 x 7. You can click it to make it larger.

Plein Air Magazine

I got in the Plein Air Magazine! Thats my painting at the bottom, Lee Smith at the top. You can click it and make it bigger.

Stormy day in Vero

Very windy and rainy day at McWilliam park in Vero. There I am painting in front of the car so I could finish inside the jeep if I had too. I was able to finish the painting before it started to pour again, its a little 5 x 7 inch one. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them.

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First Breezes of Wilma

Palms at Round Island before the rain started.
Painted on site.

Lifeguard Stand in the Storm

The lifeguard stand at Round Island, another painting during the edge of Hurricane Wilma.

Painting during the edge of Hurricane Wilma

I painted this at Round Island Park in Vero Beach. Thats the ocean in the background and the very edge of Wilma. The painting and I got soaked and after I finished I made a dash to the car. I was under a pavilion and the rain was blowing horizontally right through. Those are the rain drops on the painting, they have dried off and the painting is fine.