Tag:landscape
Little Green
“Just a little green Like the color when the spring is born:” Joni Mitchell Lyrics Little Green | 24″ x 24″ | Sold
Guana Morning
Guana Morning | 12″ x 12″ | The Worley Faver Gallery, St Augustine When you arrive at a great spot to paint, sometimes deciding what to paint can be a challenge. Edit, edit, edit then squint and choose the view that will interest you and hold your attention. This view was stunning but given the time of year was flat on the value scale so I had fun making some of those color vibrations yet still making the painting
Beach Paintings
Coquina Rock | 8” x 10” | In studio Washington Oaks Beach | 9″x 12″ | In studio T-storms forced darker sky’s, but in a moment the sky looks bright again.
Great Day at the Office!
Today I was out in the field – it helps if you carry sunscreen and bug spray!! But hey I’m not complaining. Washington Oaks great location, it’s known for its formal gardens they are the center piece of the park. Of course I had a look and took some pictures but I had a hankering for the beach. The beach has a fantastic shoreline of coquina rock formations along this part of the Atlantic ocean have a pink glow from
Puzzle Pond
Puzzle Pond | 9” x 12” | In studio Plein Air Study in a dark shady side part of the lake at the Jacksonville Arboretum. These dark dense areas are a maze of shapes and color shifts and loads of stuff that just boggles the mind. Seeing shapes and simplifying the mass was the challenge here. So these paintings become like songs notes, staccatos’ and pause steps to make it read as one place, feeling or moment. “The song and
A day to play
A day to Play | 8” X 8” | In studio This was a plein air study at Jacksonville Arboretum. I will be painting there in six weeks’ time for A Brush with Nature – A plein air painting event. It’s amazing in that short time, how everything in the forest changes it becomes a sea of green everything is quickly coming into bloom and it can be quite a challenge to paint. As usual I have fun pushing
Dutton Bright
Dutton Bright | 12” x 12” | In Studio So last week I posted some plein air sketches painted on location at Dutton Island. It was a stunning spot and this time of year it’s a dark autumnal palette. I thought the paintings were maybe a little dark when I got them into the studio but they had something I liked, a moody feeling about them. Florida can be so over saturated with light sometimes that this time of year
Atlantic Sky
As one year comes to a close and a fresh 2012 begins best wishes to friends and family on both sides of the Atlantic. Thanks to all of you for your continued support of the arts! With a trip planned to Ireland in August there is much to look forward to in the year ahead! “Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn.
St Augustine Sunset Series
The Sunset St Augustine series – these were fun to paint en plein air and studio, they are painted in a warm palette and reflect the heat of our little old St Augustine, these views are from Vilano driving into the city looking across the marsh and bay! In one the St Augustine lighthouse is visible and in the second The Bridge of Lions was open and so from a distance this was just visible on the horizon. Enjoy
3rd Annual Painting the Region: A Plein Air Paint Out
Benefitting the North Florida Land Trust and Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, join us for a 6 day juried art event and a week filled with art-related activities as we “Color the Coast”. From Vilano Beach to Mayport Village, the 3rd Annual Painting the Region was a Plein Air Paint-Out which hosted over 40 artists as they “Colored the Coast” capturing the natural beauty of our coastlines, marshes and shores on canvas! I had a blast catching up and
