Myakka Palms

Myakka Palms

8"x10" oil on panel

Painted this palm trees study with the Light Chasers group at the far end of Myakka River State Park the other day. Working on massing in my trees and varying my edges.

Anna Studies

My 8 year old daughter was gracious enough to pose for me a bit this "slightly chilly" afternoon on the beach (thus the pink hoodie.) It was fun to work on gesture drawing the figure with my oils. Inspired by the English artist  Haidee-Jo Summers' work, I'm thinking of incorporating more figures in my paintings somewhere down the road, so will be tucking these away in my ideas file...

Low Tide

Low Tide

6"x12" oil on canvas

Little study of the shore this morning. May go back and work on it some more in the future...

Drifter

Drifter

11"x14" oil on panel

Shadow play, abstract shapes, stark contrasts of dark and light, moving water... and I get to wiggle my toes in the sand for a few hours! That's all the ingredients I need to make for a great morning of painting!

Wave Goodbiye

Wave Goodbye

8"x10" oil on panel

Another in my on-going study of water in constant motion (aka waves.) I have to admit, when I started this one I wasn't holding out much hope that it'd turn into anything. In fact, I think I spent much more time just staring at the waves as they crested and crashed, with my brush poised in midair, than I did painting! All the while I kept thinking to myself, this is an exercise in futility! But in the end, all that studying seems to have paid off, because it turned out pretty good... I think so anyway!

Beautiful Day in MiraBay

Beautiful Day in MiraBay

5"x7" oil on panel

I was itch'n to get my brushes wet this morning, but didn't have a lot of time, so I walked across the street to my friend's yard and painted the view of the neighborhood clubhouse from across the lagoon.

Drift Away

Drift Away SOLD

9"x12" oil on panel 

Beautiful morning light on the driftwood beach... subtle reflections in the water... lovely abstract forms in this natural sculpture garden by the sea!