Lori's Stormy Art and Daily Paintings

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

1519 Early Morning Water Lilies Plein Air

This one is from last week mostly, brought it back to the park today. I tweaked a couple of things. There are some photos below from today, you can see how many lilies there are, this is the time of year to see them! These were taken around 8:30 this morning. I would like to paint them some time.

The egret in the painting was there in that spot last week, he posed very nicely. This week there were some white ibis there.

Painting is oil on masonite, 8 x 10 inches.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

1518 SOLD Pink Blossoms

SOLD This is a fantasy painting, I was just playing. There is this tree at Heathcote botanical gardens that sort of looks like this, has small pink flowers and gnarly looking trunk and branches. It was loosely based on that tree. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite. This painting is sold but if you would like a similar one I would be happy to paint one for you.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

1517 Early Morning Water Lilies Plein Air Alla Prima

I started up the Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast for the season today, at White City Park. It was beautiful out, these pink lilies were all over in the center pond. Saw some ibis and egrets. I had a lot of fun painting with Jani-Lori and Marcie Brennan.

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

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)