"Spunk"

36 x 36

"Tidal Creek"

9 x 12 (Plein Air)

This is from my trip to Amelia Island. This is near the southern tip of Amelia Island near Jacksonville. Great light as the sun was setting. Some hispanic guys -- about four -- came up out of this creek with a cooler full of clams. They liked the painting and the only one who could speak English asks if I paint portraits. "Yes," I said, "but I am pretty expensive". "How much? For one this big?" and he motions with his hands from his belt of his head. "I don't know -- couple grand probably". He smiles, "Yeah, you got a card?" And the truth is he probably makes more money than I do. He had me take down his phone number.

"Fort Clinch S.P."

8 x 10 (plein air)

Delivered some paintings to Steller's Gallery in Jacksonville in the morning, then drove up to Amelia Island and did some plein air painting. Beautiful day.

"Marsh Vista"

24 x 30 Sold

"Still"

24 x 30 Sold

"Seen it Before"

40 x 30

This is not from a photo. The palms are from a photo and the cloud is from a sketch. Reminds me of the St. Johns river valley in Central Florida and the big summer thunderstorms. One of my favorite painters is Edgar Payne. He was a California impressionist/realist from early 20th century. He did alot of mountain and dessert scenes. Sometimes I think those Western landscape painters have it easy because of the elevations and vistas. Then I look at some of Payne's paintings and they are all sky. We got sky in Florida. So I was thinking about that when I did the tops of the palms and couldn't decide what to do underneath them.