Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Home of the Heron



Here's a plein air scene I painted from a canal winding itself through east Naples



Home of the Heron
16" x 20"
oil on linen

Corkscrew Sentinels



Here's a plein air scene I painted in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Southwest Florida.
Although situated in the city proper of Naples, the park is actually closer to Immokalee and Fort Myers.




Corkscrew Sentinels
14" x 26"
oil on linen

Sunset in the Everglades



Here's a painting I did from a plein air sketch I painted along alligator alley between Miami and Everglades City. Painted on gold leaf on linen using gold mica flake oil paints with a palette of traditional oil paints.



Sunset in the Everglades
16" x 20"
Oil on linen / gold leaf

Here is a sketch for a larger 30" x 30" painting.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Moonrise over the Everglades



Painted en plein air near the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.


Moonrise over the Everglades
16" x 20"
oil on linen

The Abandoned Boat



Here's a painting that I executed near the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
A favorite motif of mine- a boat out of water.


The Abandoned Boat
12" x 22"
Oil on Linen

Florida Moonrise



Florida Mooonrise

20" x  24"


Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary



Corkscrew Swamp
14" x 22"


I ventured out on the boardwalk to find this motif.

Florida Slash Pine Hammock

  Old Florida Slash Pine Hammock oil/linen 24" x 12" Old Florida Backcountry oil painting of Slash Pine  and Saw Palmetto Forest