Sexy Lady

Sexy Lady

9" x 12" oil on panel

Today found me back at the Cortez Fishing Village again... there's just so much good painting subject matter here! Plus, its always fun to chat with the motley crew of assorted fishermen who inevitably wander over to see what I'm up to. (Note* This painting gets it's provocative title from the name painted on the side of the aqua blue fishing boat.)

Beach by the Sandbar

Beach by the Sandbar SOLD

11"x14" oil on canvas

Painted this one by The Sandbar Restaurant on Anna Maria Island this morning. The sky kept threatening rain and sprinkling intermittently on my canvas, but I was not deterred! And neither was the wedding party setting up for the evening's ceremony just to my left ;)

Smooth Sailing

Smooth Sailing SOLD

11" x 14" oil on canvas

This week, while my son Sam enjoyed "brushing up" on his sailing techniques at the Tampa Sailing Squadron Camp in Apollo Beach, I practiced my "brush techniques" and enjoyed watching him set sail... 

Shell Seekers

Shell Seekers SOLD

8" x 10" oil on panel

This is a commissioned painting I started yesterday and just completed, working from photos I took of a dear friend's two children who came to visit us at the beach a few weeks ago. 

The Rebel

The Rebel

9" x 12" oil on panel

More boats (and a few pelicans) from Anna Maria Island's historic Cortez Fishing Village... I love this place! While I was painting it an old fisherman peddled his bicycle up to the dock where I was standing and informed me that "The Rebel" first sailed into Cortez in 1975 and at the time it was the biggest boat that the little harbor had ever had in it's waters! 

By the Sandbar

By the Sandbar SOLD

 8"x10" oil on panel

On the last day of Paint the Town 2013 the artists gathered along Pine Ave. on Anna Maria Island.  The weather was gorgeous and the sea was calling me, so I walked on down to the beach right next to one of my favorite restaurants on the island called The SandBar.  A giant oak tree was casting wonderful lavender shadows on the sand by the dunes and the simplicity of the scene appealed to me, as did the shade!  

The next night at the Paint the Town opening reception I was thrilled to receive one of 4 Honorable Mention Awards for this one!

Cortez Boats

Cortez Boats SOLD

9"x12" oil on panel

There's no shortage of great painting inspiration around Cortez Fishing Village over by the StarFish Seafood Company... loved the challenge of capturing the boats' reflections in the water with this one! Equally loved seeing all the other Paint the Town artists' interpretations of scenes from this distinctly "old Florida" landmark.  Incidentally, the show is up through May 3rd at ArtCenter Manatee in Bradenton if you're in the area...