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.
