Savanna Afternoon

Savanna Afternoon
16"x12", 2010; Original oil on gessoed hardboard; professionally framed and ready to hang. 
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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.

Around the Bend

Around the Bend

12" x 16", oil, 2010; framed (as viewed);
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An original oil painting on hand-gessoed hardboard; professionally framed and ready to hang.

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 near the starting point of the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail, a designated American Byway that crosses nearby rivers and continues along the Atlantic Ocean; through ancient oak canopies breaking into cypress swamps, lakes, hardwood hammocks and open marshes - home to many wildlife species.

River Path

River Path

6" x 6", 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord, 

a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.
In Private Collection

Painted with palette knife and brush using professional artist oils; some hand-made from raw pigments mulled with cold-pressed California walnut oil binder. This scene captures a shoreline path observed on a recent trip to the Northeast; late one October day.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
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Hillside Elegance

Hillside Elegance

7" x 5", 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Price upon request

Painted with palette knife and brush using quality oils, some hand-made from raw pigments with walnut oil binder.  This majestic lone tree made an alluring presence on a nearby hillside habitat; late morning, mid September.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Sandhill Wading

Sandhill Wading

7" x 5", 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Price upon request

Painted with palette knife and brush using quality oils, some hand-made from raw pigments using walnut oil as a binder.  I was fortunate to capture a Sandhill Crane wading in a sedge meadow in a nearby wetland habitat; midday, early September.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Pinewoods Park

Pinewoods Park

7" x 5", 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Price upon request

Painted with palette knife and brush using quality oils, some handmade from raw pigments mixed with high-grade walnut oil binder. This scene captures a stand of pine trees, off path, at Pinewoods Park... not far from here; midday early September.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Oak Tree Point

Oak Tree Point

6" x 6", 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Price upon request.

Painted with palette knife and brush using quality oils, some hand-made from pigment with walnut oil medium. This scene captures a shoreline view at Oak Tree Point, not far from here early one September morning.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Vineyard at Holly Hill

Vineyard at Holly Hill 

6" x 6", 2010 

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord panel, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Price upon request.

Painted with brush and palette knife using quality oils, some hand-made from pigment with walnut oil medium. This scene captures the afternoon light at the vineyard, not far from here; late afternoon, August.

Premium Muscadine grapes flourish in the hot sun of Florida and are perfect for making sparkling & dessert wines. The earliest records of Muscadine grape winemaking in what is now the United States dates back to French explorers who fermented Muscadine grapes as early as 1562.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

At Water's Edge

At Water's Edge

6" x 6", 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord panel, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Private Collection

Painted with palette knife using quality oils, some hand-made from raw pigments with cold pressed walnut oil medium. This scene captures a passing view at the water’s edge, not far from here; late afternoon, summer.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

A Quiet Respite

A Quiet Respite

6" x 6"; 2010

Original oil painting on Ampersand Gessobord panel, a premium archival board made from sustainable forest products.

Gift to Patron Gloria Max

Painted with brush and palette knifes using quality oils, some hand-made from pigment with walnut oil medium. This scene, finished in my studio, captures a serene view from shore not far from here; late afternoon shadows, summer.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Road to the Sea

Road to the Sea

Original oil on gessobord panel, 6" x 6"

Price upon request.

Painted with brush and palette knifes using quality oils, some hand-made from pigment with walnut oil medium. This scene captures a view on the way down to the sea not too far from here; capturing the late afternoon shadows, summer.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Nearby Hillside

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Nearby Hillside

Original oil on gessobord panel, 5" x 7"

Price upon request.

Painted with brush and palette knifes using high quality professional oils... this scene depicts a view on a  nearby hillside; capturing the view over the water, midday.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 5"x7"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Spruce Creek Paint Out

An unseasonably cool day in April made for a perfect plein air painting session to try out some new paints I mixed from pigment using natural cold-pressed California walnut oil as the drying binder.  My palette consisted of a cool cobalt blue, sienna, ochre, oxide green and turkey umber… with a pronounced greenish tone.

And, off we were to Spruce Creek, a river system that hosts a variety of endangered species and special wildlife areas. A rather scenic and rare undisturbed pristine environment in central Florida that begins in a swamp, eventually coursing its way as a narrow stream to gradually broaden downstream on its way towards the Atlantic coast.

The connected aquatic habitats steadily change from a typical freshwater hardwood forest to freshwater marsh to mangrove shorelines and salt marshes in a classic estuarine ecosystem; as well as vast nesting areas for great birds to paint such as the Snowy Egret, American Oyster Catcher, the Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, the Florida Sandhill Crane, a variety of raptors, Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers, and the endangered wood stork.

Valley View

Valley View

Original oil on gessobord, 6" x 6"

Price upon request.

Painted with brush and palette knifes using high quality hand-made professional oils... this scene depicts a valley view captured during the late afternoon; when colors are still vibrant as the sky grays into sunset.

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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.

Edition Size: 25
Image size: 6"x6"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35

Tropical Leaves

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Tropical Leaves

Original oil on a gesso-primed canvas panel, 5" x 7"

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Painted with brush and palette knifes using high quality professional oils... this scene depicts a view skyward capturing the long and vibrant-colored tropical leaves swaying in the wind - during the wet season.
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Signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm 100% cotton rag; acid-free fine art paper.
Edition Size: 25
Image size: 5"x7"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35
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A Shore View

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A Shore View

Original oil on a gessoed card panel, 5" x 5"

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Painted with brush and palette knifes using high quality professional oils... this scene depicts a view from the shore capturing the long afternoon shadows cast by the palm tree.
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This painting is available as a signed & numbered Limited Edition archival print on Moab Entrada Rag Natural 300 gsm heavy fine art paper (100% cotton rag; acid-free).
Edition Size: 25
Image size: 5"x5"; Paper size: 8.5" x 11"
Price: $35