My first time at the Charlotte Ecological Park. Yes, that is a birdhouse there where no cat can enter! Struggled with this one because I tried to put too much in it and kept taking stuff out but finally achieved what I wanted except maybe seeing a bird stick its head out of the house.  Two park rangers came by and wanted to use our paintings to promote the park system. Neat.
8x10", oil, $ 95, "Hey, Birdie, Are you Home?"

This piece was started plein air at the Koreshan State Park down by the creek but finished in my studio.  As with many of my paintings, I have to rest from them for awhile before I can see where the scene is taking me. Can't you see yourself sitting on that dock; what would you be doing?
8x10", oil, $120, "Swingin Out On a Limb"

There was quite a group of us at this historic house in Ft. Myers, but true to my nature, I gravitated to painting the tree and plant, the house becoming almost secondary. I would be the one peeking out those windows looking at them every morning.
8x10", oil, $90, "Looking Out the Window at the Tree"

 I had put an undercoat of red acrylic on this which made this bright but fairly colorless beach scene stand out. Mostly green brush, I am minimizing the green plus paying more attention to value and contrast. Palette knife, of course!
                                         8x10", oil, $90, "Florida Scrub at Its Best"

It was such a beautiful morning at the Franklin Docks even though I was at the north end and my plein air group was at the south end. There was a cool breeze, many scenes to paint but the sun just a few hours up caught my attention, then the big tree and waterlillies. Just lovely.

8x10", oil, $90, "Love That Morning Sun"

This 36x24" acrylic painting is from a photo taken just a quarter mile from my house, after having my husband stop so I could photoshoot several haystacks on our trip to Banson. Who knew36x24", acrylic,  $600 +$100 shipping, "Haystacks at Sunset"

Not having real rocks in Florida makes this painting a fun alternative plus the palette is darker than what I would normally use for a Florida beach scene.
8x10", oil, $90, "Foaming at the Rocks"