Here we are back at Pine Preserves--decided to be bold with the palmettos. Probably should have added the mosquitos though with good ol Skin So Soft they weren't biting me.
6x6", oil, $50.  "Florida Palmetto"

Won't forget this day; was sitting on a wooden bridge under a hot sun until it rained until the wind picked up until it drizzled until it was sunny again. We all stuck it out, and I'm glad we did. I have had so many favorable comments about this painting; is it because I included Denny in it? Oh, it's Monet-like, which is one of my favorite artists.
8x10", oil, $110 "Denny in the Field"

Whew! The day at Bunch Beach was hot and at low tide, and for some reason I picked a low impact scene. Coming in for a landing could also speak for my attempts to add interest to all that sand.
8x10", oil, $90 "Low Tide at Bunch Beach"

 Nature, oil on gesso board, 12x14 inches, Price $110

"Shadows in the Sand"

If you look close enough there is all kinds of

beauty at the beach besides the water

A very hot day but I was under the bridge at north entrance of Lover's Key so it was bearable, although I was being watched the whole time by a yellow eyed egret. Ya, more scrub, but I did manage to get some water in there. How about those clouds!

8x10, oil, $90, "Time to Plunge in that Water"

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"