Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

A series of paintings of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

near Naples, Florida.

I've spent many hours working plein air in this magical place- looking to capture the essence of the pristine Florida wilderness- perhaps somehow witnessing through proximity to these massively giant trees that are a living link to secrets thousands of years old.

Corkscrew Sentinels

16" x 24"

Corkscrew Giants

19" x 28"

Grove of the Ancients
24" x 36"

Corkscrew Sunrise
22" x 36"

Ancient Witness
18" 26"

Falling Water S.P. Florida

Here's the finished painting of Falling Water State Park,

The painting took some time for me to capture the essence of the falls. 

The sense of the mist and the rainbow materializing in a ray of light that falls into the shaft, with ferns

 clinging to the sides of the rock. Beyond and above there is the creek that tumbles forward, yet never reaching the river as it it's fate is to be swallowed by the earth.

Falling Water
18" x 20"

Here's a version with a layer showing a slightly darker rocks.

Golden Sunset

Here's a small plein air sketch, in an old orange grove by a canal near Naples.

Golden Sunset

9" x 12"

oil on linen

Everglades City Sunset

Here's a plein air view from near the crab boat slips, looking toward the airport .

Everglades City Sunset

16" x 24"

oil on linen

Everglades Majesty

Painted at the Collier Seminole State Park. Hiked in with my gear from the parking lot about 20 minutes

and found this amazing view... I could have been deep in the heart of the Amazon, miles from civilization, if I didn't know better.

Everglades Majesty

12" x 18"

oil on linen

Everglades City Hall

Here's a plein air view I painted in front of the city hall in Everglades City.

Everglades City Hall

18" x 20"

oil on linen

The Old Orange Grove

Here's a view I painted in an old orange grove populated by Sabal palms and Melalueca near the Southwest Florida Conservancy in Naples, Florida.

The Old Orange Grove

14" x 26"

oil on  linen