Winter Dream

 

This is an impressionistic piece I completed recently in my studio. The painting is more about the blues than the flower itself. In fact, I added the lotus as an afterthought, and I'm happy with the final result. You can see this painting, along with some more great art, through the month of January at Art Mundo's Winter Blues Show in the Underground Gallery at the ArtBank, downtown Fort Pierce.

24 x 24 Gallery Wrap Canvas

Acrylic

Queen Conch

 

This is a larger and different version of a similar conch shell I painted earlier this year. I've been drawing and painting these conchs since decades ago when I would frequently visit the Bahamas. They have always intrigued me with their sinuous shape and shock of color.  A background of Bahamian turquoise water is the perfect complement.  I can smell the sea and feel the gritty Bimini sand in between my toes when I gaze at this painting.

Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas

No Frame needed unless desired

10 x 10 inches

Backyard Bromeliad

This is a small study of one of my bromeliads that decorates the area under our big live oak where nothing else will grow. I love how bromeliads 'tropicate' the yard with their exotic beauty. They are stunning in both shape and color, and most are SO easy to grow. They thrive on benign neglect here in Florida. 

I painted the long leaves of the plant around the edges of the canvas, which one can't appreciate from this single dimensional view in the photo.  No frame needed unless desired.

5 x 7 Inches
Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Adam's Ranch Scene

Anyone who has had the opportunity to visit the Adam's Ranch in St. Lucie County, will probably recognize this bend in the road along the main path. I started this painting during one of Art Mundo's Brush With Nature plein air paint-outs at the ranch earlier in the year. I sketched in the scene with paint and got a lot of the color and values in before the lighting changed. I then finished the painting in the studio. My painting and others will be on display the month of November in Art Mundo's Underground at the ArtBank during a complimentary exhibition for all artists who participated in the paint-outs this year.

"Around the Bend"
14 x 14 Inches on Gallerywrap Canvas
Oil

Crows

This is a fun painting I just finished for a theme show, The Poe Show at Art Mundo in Fort Pierce this month. Yeah, yeah, I know, they're crows, not ravens. There are no ravens in Florida, and so I'm more familiar with crows, and in fact, quite fond of them.  They're intelligent and entertaining birds, although they can be devious at times. Every morning at dawn, I watch a murder of crows make their way south along the Indian River Lagoon, on their way to cause havoc somewhere with their mischievousness. I titled this, "Kicking Up A Fuss" as they surely can do.

Drop by and check out The Poe Show at the ArtBank Underground, downtown Fort Pierce through November 2nd.
111 Orange Avenue.

20 x 20 on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Acrylic

Cats In The Sun

Here is a preview of a couple of my contributions to Art Mundo's 2012 Calendart. This is the 3rd annual raffle fundraiser for this nonprofit organization. 23 calendars, all with 12 original pieces of artwork from different artists, will be raffled off on November 5th.  I chose the cat this year as my theme because, well, I admit it, I'm a cat person, but also because they're great subjects, always in a pose.  A chance to win one of these calendars is only $10.  No worries if you're just not a cat person, each artist has their own theme. Go for it and start your art collection!


Above: In A Spot Of Sunlight
Below: The Favorite Window
5 x 7  Inches
Oil

Trees: Reach For The Sky

This painting recently got a makeover. Although it received an award in a local tree themed art show, I was never quite satisfied with it. I added the small branches on the front tree, and darkened the trees behind it to make it pop. And now it works for me.

24 x 24 Inches on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Oil

Mangrove At Dawn

 I returned to my oils for this large painting, and enjoyed the technique of rubbing out and actually painting some areas with a cloth. I used a limited palette for a different look than some of my tropical, more colorful paintings. I was inspired to paint this little red mangrove tree that I see on my early morning walks along the river road near my house.  

30 x 30 Inches on Canvas
Oil 
Below is a smaller Acrylic version that I did  of this mangrove in the morning with a bit of a different perspective. It resides in the home of dear friends who also see this tree daily.

5 x 7 inches
Gallery Wrap Canvas
Acrylic