Early Morning

This small painting I have reworked and reworked trying to get the look of hazy fog that often is around at daybreak. I think its now finished!

8 x 6, oil on board

Beachside

This is another one of the studies I did out at Honeymoon Island a month or so ago. The grasses seem to be creeping up on the beach area but hold the erosion down and add some much needed constrast to the white sands so that is a good thing.

6 x 8, oil on board

Marsh View

We're painting along the gulf again this week. This study is of part of the marshy area near the gulf. Somehow I didn't get any of the egrets who were milling around in this scene--maybe next time they will stand still longer.
8 x 10, oil on canvas

Friday turned out to be a gray day with back-to-back down pours that really hampered our plein air painting! We ended up disbanding for the day since it was a really lousy day to be outside.
6 x8, oil on board

I did this painting a few weeks ago. Don't quite know what to say about this one. Lots of sandy soil and scrub palms are everywhere along the roadside on Honeymoon Island totally unlike the above painting with water and marsh everywhere.
8 x 10, oil on board

At Waters Edge

This is how much of the undeveloped land looks near the Gulf. Lots of scrub palms and lots of dry grasses. It seems like Florida is always in a drought condition so things don't always stay green very long after it rains.
12 x 16, oil on canvas

A Fine Day

The boat people were out in force when I painted this study. It was a beautiful day with a light breeze, perfect for being on the water.

6 x 8, oil on board.

Strawberry Time

I took a ton of pictures the last time I was painting at the strawberry farm and this painting was done from one of those pics. The correct name for the farm is the JG Ranch even though I keep calling it the strawberry farm. By the way, the strawberries are delicious--much better when you pick them yourself! 8 x 10, oil on panel