Sunday, May 6, 2012

John Kondos, fellow painter


"Down by the River"
11x14
Painted in acrylics by John Kondos, Port Orange, Florida

We visited with fellow painter John Kondos today at the the 40th Annual 'Art in the Park' outdoor show at the Rockefeller Gardens situated on the beautiful Halifax River here in famous Ormond Beach, FL.

John is a fabulous painter who really has a unique talent to capture the exquisite shifting light found at every turn in the Florida county side and marshlands. It is always a pleasure to see his newest works.

As an artist, I can say that his work is truly inspiring!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Heading In


Heading In
8"x24", 2011; gilded-style frame included... ready to hang..
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed.
Late afternoon these gulls were heading in to feed along the coastline. As the day wears on, the sun was hiding behind the clouds, giving the sky the most beautiful purples and reds that make the Florida sunset so exciting most evenings; as gulls drift by, lazily riding on the warm gentle sea breeze.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Marsh at Dusk



Marsh at Dusk
12"x24", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
professionally framed; 2.5 inch wide antiqued gold frame; ready to hang.

On a winter afternoon there’s usually a fleeting time when the last glow of the sun passes on its way through the clouds into twilight across a seemingly endless horizon of the brown-tipped marshland grasses.

Each moment becomes a new painting, and one could wish that it would never end, as the colors transform the clouds and the sky takes on new shapes until there comes a time to say that the sun has finally set; and, so another day ends on the marshes.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Middling Field



Middling Field
8"x24", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
professionally framed; antiqued Gold and Prussian green frame; ready to hang.
On a late winter afternoon, colors of the hammocks change more from lush green to a mix of browns and yellows in the hour before twilight; while the watercourses meander through the middling fields of the marshland. 

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Marsh Glow




Marsh Glow
12"x16", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
professionally framed; 3 inch wide antiqued gold frame; ready to hang 18"x22" framed.
On a somewhat hazy late fall afternoon day, the egrets could be seen feeding up marsh in the hours before twilight; while the last glow of the sun makes its way through the clouds to the seemingly endless horizon of the marshland.

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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Backcountry Hammock



Backcountry Hammock
12"x16", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
professionally framed; 2 inch wide gold frame with antique red tones; ready to hang.
This scene depicts a typical Florida pine hammock landscape in the backcountry where silence before the storm attract feeders in the shallow waters close to land; as the hot afternoon wanes on.

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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Shallow Waters



Shallow Waters
12"x16", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
professionally framed; wide 2" antiqued gold frame; ready to hang.
In the shallow waters close to shore, these egrets find it attractive to feed in the lilies and quiet waters; as the hot afternoon wanes on. Lazy winding rivers in the Florida marshlands are a familiar backcountry scene, complete with tropical palms ascending gracefully above dense hammocks.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Along the Banks



Along the Banks
11"x14", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
Professionally framed in a wide 3" faux gold-leaf plein air frame; ready to hang.
In a place of a singular silence, towards late afternoon sometimes the only sound you can hear is the movement of the water, broken only by the familiar calls of evening birds coming to the water to feed. Here you can see an American Egret standing motionless in the shallow water along the opposite bank, hunting for that occasional passing fish.

Trailing gray mosses eerily hang from almost every old tree to make this turn on the path breathtaking; and can only be described as uniquely sub-tropical Florida - complete with palms rising majestically above dense hammocks off in the distance.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Wild Yellow Irises

Wild Yellow Irises
12"x16", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard;
sold professionally framed; ready to hang.
Wild yellow irises are a familiar sight here in Florida and can found blooming in various habitats, but especially along the banks of streambeds and rivers; in nearby ponds and even in marshes.  Like cattails, yellow iris colonizes into large numbers, forming very dense monotypic stands, out-competing other plants.

Tall and majestic the golden wild irises are spread by the wind catching the seeds, blowing them into the water until they reach their new home.  Also known as yellow flag iris, they first made their way here from the British Isles and Europe; carried around the world by gardeners and horticulturists in the early 1900's.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Shore Breakers


Shore Breakers
12"x16", 2011 (Your choice of frame on this painting)
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; sold professionally framed; ready to hang.
In Private Collection
With so many miles of undisturbed natural Florida coastline, most travelers along the shore find their view is drawn immediately to the ocean vista, the breakers, and the windswept palms; as many seagulls drift by, lazily riding on the warm gentle sea breeze.

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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Ardent Sky

Ardent Sky
16"x12", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; sold professionally framed; ready to hang.
The palms at the edge of this quiet inlet grow over the upper recesses of the old oak canopy where amongst the branches hang yellowish-green leaves and beards of Spanish moss.  A backdrop of the setting sun creates an ardent sky, filled with foreboding clouds filtering out the last rays of daylight… almost primeval, for the hand of man has transfigured it little.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Scenic Creek Bank


Scenic Creek Bank
12"x16", 2011; framed
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed; ready to hang.
Along scenic banks, sluggish rivers and creeks slowly wind inland in long and easy curves bordered by marshes and woody banks with many overhanging tropical palms and fragrant flowering tangles. The unusual coloring in the vegetation is astonishing and highlighted by the many wading birds that feed regularly in this semi-tropical landscape.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Marshland Egret


Marshland Egret
12"x16", 2011
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; sold professionally framed; ready to hang.
Late afternoon light in the marshlands casts long shadows and always reflects piercing colors and passing clouds. Egrets can be observed wading in the shallow water amongst the reeds and edges of the marsh; standing very still in the water when they hunt fish... moving only their eyes.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Marsh Sunset


Marsh Sunset
12"x16", 2011; framed
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed; ready to hang.
In Private Collection
The sun setting over the marshes is always a very peaceful and serene scene; and, a source of boundless fascination.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Palm Point


Palm Point
12"x16", 2011; framed (as viewed);
Sold
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed, ready to hang

This scene depicts a secluded area at a nearby marsh estuary... as the last of the wild yellow Florida Irises are just finishing their bloom.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Afternoon Breeze


Afternoon Breeze
12"x16", 2011; framed as viewed
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed, ready to hang.
.Request pricing....
This coastal scene depicts a quiet afternoon on a secluded shore... as the winds start to pick up; and the gulls and other shore birds come to feed.

This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Wistful Glance


Wistful Glance
16"x12", 2011; framed as viewed
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed, ready to hang.
Inquire at Inland Gallery....
This scene depicts a typical Old Florida savanna landscape; a feeding Egret with a wistful, watching glance. The banks of the river are lined with marsh reeds and overhanging trees and shrubs; and sometimes, as far as the eye can see, there is a vast marsh rolling onto the horizon... dotted by the occasional pine or palm hammock.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities. The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

I've worked with listed artist Ahmed S. Eltemtamy (who was greatly influenced by A. E. Backus and studied with Sam Newton) at his studio & gallery located very near to the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail, a designated American Byway that crosses nearby rivers and continues along the Atlantic Ocean; through ancient oak and palm canopies breaking into cypress swamps, lakes, hardwood hammocks, salt marshes, and estuaries - home to many tropical birds and wildlife species.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Backcountry Pines


Backcountry Pines
12"x16", 2011; framed as viewed
An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed and ready to hang..
Request pricing....
This scene depicts a typical Florida savanna landscape with a solitary pine stand.
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This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities.  The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.

I live very near to the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail, a designated American Byway that crosses nearby rivers and continues along the Atlantic Ocean; through ancient oak and palm canopies breaking into cypress swamps, lakes, hardwood hammocks, salt marshes, and estuaries - home to many tropical birds and wildlife species.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Savanna Afternoon


Savanna Afternoon
16"x12", 2010; Original oil on gessoed hardboard; professionally framed and ready to hang. 
Sold.
This scene depicts a typical Florida savanna landscape where rivers wind through the grasslands and Egrets dot the landscape.

This region of coastal Florida has attracted artists forever... and is home to many artist groups and communities.  The area is a wildlife artist’s dream: to paint in secluded exotic and pristine ecosystems teeming with tropical flora and fauna... and is my new challenge for a series of larger studio paintings… as we are just upriver from where the famous Florida Highwaymen lived and painted in a style sometimes referred to as the Indian River School.
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I've worked with listed artist Ahmed S. Eltemtamy (who was greatly influenced by A. E. Backus and studied with Sam Newton) at his studio & gallery located very near to the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail, a designated American Byway that crosses nearby rivers and continues along the Atlantic Ocean; through ancient oak and palm canopies breaking into cypress swamps, lakes, hardwood hammocks, salt marshes, and estuaries - home to many tropical birds and wildlife species.