Trail to the Water

Our painting group was at the beach again this week. There are lots of scrub trees growing close to the shoreline where we were painting and this short path took you right to the sandy part of the beach.

8 x 6, oil on board

Honeymoon Island Bath House

Honeymoon Island offers many views of an untamed landscape and a beautiful shoreline. With my back to the gulf and wonderful breezes blowing I painted this sunny scene. Maybe not all that untamed as the bath house lets one know its not all that undeveloped. After painting for a couple of hours all of us painters went for a very refreshing dip in the gulf-- what a fun painting day!
9 x 12, oil on board

This painting photographed a little on the cool side, its much warmer looking on the canvas. Guess its my wonderful photography skills! Lots of the ponds around here have a bright green algae on the surface this time of year--its makes for an interesting painting.

12 x 9, oil on canvas

Local Pond

A few weeks ago I came upon this scene with a beautiful egret posing in the middle of the pond, of course by the time I got my camera out he had flown off. So here is a view of the pond with all its green algae and no egret!

10 x 8, oil on board