Tropical Storm Ida, Laguna Beach, Florida

I painted this piece in Laguna Beach, Florida the morning after Tropical Storm Ida came to shore a few miles to the west. White, choppy surf was coming in with a loud roar and double red flags danced violently against the wind as braced my easel and defied the cold drizzling rain. Once again, I felt "alive!"

Camp Helen State Park

Lately, I've been visiting local beaches doing some plein air painting. There are some magnificent state parks here in the panhandle of Florida that have preserved the natural landscape. This particular one is Camp Helen State Park.

The weather has finally started cooling off, making my beach excursions much more pleasurable. In addition, the light seems a little softer and colors more crisp--truly one of the best times of the year to paint this area. I'll be posting more beach pieces in the weeks ahead but for now, I hope you enjoy this one.

"Camp Helen State Park" 6" x 8" original oil on linen. Click on painting for purchase info.

Figment #13 Fall Day

This is the third in the series of fall landscapes I painted recently. I love painting the reds and oranges like you see in the tree on the right-- probably because we don't get a lot of that here in Florida, but we do get some.

This is a painting from my "FIGMENTS" collection, which are miniatures measuring 2.5" x 4" and 5.5" x 7" overall, with the included frame. Each "FIGMENT" comes framed and is presented in a nice gift box. Please click on painting for purchase info.

Fgment #12 Late Afternoon on the Marsh

Below, is a detail image of the painting.

This is the second of the tree landscapes I did this week. I wanted to do something a little more "close up" on this one, as if you were viewing the scene while in a boat or standing at the waters edge. I was very pleased with the contrast of the blue-violet water, reflecting the sky from high above, with the pinkish colored sky low on the horizon.

This is a painting from my "FIGMENTS" collection, which are miniatures measuring 2.5" x 4" and 5.5" x 7" overall, with the included frame. Each "FIGMENT" comes framed and is presented in a nice gift box. Click on the painting for purchase info.

Figment #11 Fall Landscape with Egret

Below, is a detail view of the Egret in this painting.

Lately, we've had some awesome fall weather here where I live in the Panhandle of Florida which got me in the mood to paint some fall landscapes. I've been working on three small paintings at the same time and just finished up today. Above, is the first of the three. I had a lot of fun painting these since I wasn't concerned with trying to portray a particular place or scene--I just simply had a concept in my head of what I wanted to end up with on my canvas. Sometimes I wonder if I paint better when I have little or no reference to guide me but instead just let the painting take a life of it's own? I was very pleased with these three and I hope you enjoy them as well.

This is a painting from my "FIGMENTS" collection, which are miniatures measuring 2.5" x 4" and 5.5" x 7" overall, with the included frame. Each "FIGMENT" comes framed and is presented in a nice gift box. Click on the painting for purchase info.

Figment #10 Treasure Island Fuel Depot

I painted this nocturne while sitting on a dock one evening at Treasure Island Marina in Panama City Beach, Florida. I was immediately drawn to the interesting view of this little fuel depot on the water where boats come to refuel. There were so many different colors of light shimmering on the water from various signs and restaurants that it was sure to present a fun and rewarding challenge.

This is a painting from my "FIGMENTS" collection, which are miniatures measuring 2.5" x 4" and 5.5" x 7" overall, with the included frame. Each "FIGMENT" comes framed and is presented in a nice gift box. Click on painting for purchase info.

Figment #9 Mexico Beach

This is a plein air painting done on Mexico Beach, Florida. It was a bright sunny day and exceptionally hot for mid October. The off and on threat of rain caused some pretty spectacular cloud formations, like the subject of this painting.

This is a painting from my "FIGMENTS" collection, which are miniatures measuring 2.5" x 4" and 5.5" x 7" overall, with the included frame. Each "FIGMENT" comes framed and is presented in a nice gift box. Click on the painting for purchase info.