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| On Shore Wind |
In the mid afternoon when the on-shore breeze takes over, the sea oats hold their heads and bend with the wind. A few seagull sail by waiting for the wind to drop and tide to go out.
Pastel saved this small painting - when the watercolor gets out of hand, I call in the cavalry - pastel cavalry, that is.
These broad stretches of open pines, palmettos, and tall grass evoke a sense of the old South. In the early morning as the fog rises before the sun, the sense of time is lost and one might imagine walking this old, dirt road with a good dog looking for the quail.
This painting was done in preparation for a larger painting of the same basic subject. My first pass of watercolor lacked purpose and movement, and the focal area was ill defined. I added pastel touches to the pine trees and created the old roadway to lead the viewer into the painting. I am satisfied with the result.
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| Lighthouse Inlet |
This is the view of the St. Augustine Lighthouse across the inlet from Vilano Beach. In the early morning, the low light streams across the live oaks and casts the lighthouse with bright white against the colors of the dark green. As the day beings, a flight of seagulls sets out for breakfast.
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| Fort and Flagler |
This is the view we have of St. Augustine from Vilano Beach across the Matanzas River. In the distance the Castillo San Marcos and Flagler College look like one complex, but they are not. Here are two of St. Augustine's most famous icons sitting together.
This painting was done in watercolor with pastel accents over an ink drawing.
Morning in the Dunes Acrylic on canvas panel 8x10 Behind the beach at Talbot Island, the dunes march away one behind the other. No clear pa...
