SALE
oil on canvas panel
8" x 6"

Store mannequin outside Matlacha trading post.

MATLACHA ALLEY
oil on canvas panel
6" x 8"

Another view of the heron on the garage a few paintings ago. Love the spiderweb effect of the electrical wires.

HOT DOG COMPANY
oil on canvas panel
6" x 8"

Another scene from Matlacha, Florida. Open early in season, waiting for snowbirds and tourists. This painting had lots of detail and I even cut the building size and some clutter. It's a cross between illustration and painting but I like it. Really want to loosen up my style, but couldn't with this one. It was lots of fun to do and works well.

YELLOW SCAMP
oil on canvas panel
6" x 8"

Wild about this trailer! Hope the owner will trade it for this painting. Another scene from colorful Matlacha, Florida.

TWO GULLS AT CASPERSEN BEACH
oil on panel
6" x 4"

VENICE, CASPERSEN BEACH

oil on canvas panel

8" x 10"

Cloudy with chance of showers.  Gust of wind caught  my painting umbrella and just before it was blown into the Gulf, a kind British tourist leapt into the air and caught it.

JULIA'S ARTS

oil on linen

7" x 5"

Gallery in Matlacha, Florida that has a few of my paintings and some of John Mannion's art furniture. SOLD

BLUE HERON BY BRIDGE

oil on panel

6" x 4"

Great blue heron fishing by the blue, Nokomis bridge.

CABINET PANEL #1

acrylic on wood panel

17 1/4" x 10"

An experiment in decorative painting... door panel for one of John's cabinets.

BLUE HERON GARAGE

oil on canvas

6" x 8"

Scene from a quirky little town filled with art galleries and inspiration, Matlacha, Florida.  A few of my paintings can be found there at Julia's Arts.  Also, John Mannion's art furniture.

NOKOMIS BRIDGE

oil on canvas

8" x 10"

Painted this with PAF group,  Plein Air Painters of Florida.  Loved the blue color of the bridge!  Subject too complicated for one session, had to return to location the following morning.  Same white heron was there.   The cobalt blue bridge was almost the same color as the sky.  Early morning light tinted it lemon yellow in the east.  Great spot to paint.  Will do many more from this location.  

BEGONIA

watercolor

10" x 7"

BY THE FENCE

watercolor

7" x 10"

PALM ISLAND RENTER

watercolor

7" x 10"

FOIE GRAS

watercolor

6" x 9"

HATCH

watercolor

7 1/4" x 10 1/4"

John walking into shop in Placida, Florida.  

KAYAKS ON 776

oil on canvas

6" x 8"

These kayaks and a canoe caught my eye as I was driving past around noon.  No way I would set my easel up next to 776 in the sun and traffic noise.  Had to  make do with a snapshot.  Just noticed a shadow I missed.  Let me know if you find it.

ENGLEWOOD SPORTS PARK

oil on canvas

8" x 10"

Beautiful morning painting outside on park bench.  No one around until a swarm of bees and fire ants found me.  Had to paint fast.

PLACIDA CRACKER

oil on canvas

8" x 10"

This little house faces the Placida boat painting from yesterday.  Started on site and finished in the studio.  Loved the colors and wave pattern decorations beneath the shutters which were closed for the season.  

PLACIDA BOAT

oil on canvas

10" x 8"

Long, hot day at the St Armand's festival.  Met many wonderful people and artists.   Will be glad to get back to painting this week.  

This painting was done half on site and half at home with some things left out or changed.  I darkened the sky more than it was to add stronger llight contrasts.  I'm happy with the mile marker sign, just the right touch of red.  Pleased with the dark against light value changes in the forward line.  Not a bad little painting at all!

KOI 

oil on canvas

16" x 20"

Busy day at St Armands today even though it was hot and humid.  See you there tomorrow.

KOI #2

oil on canvas

16" x 20"

Market meltdown... take deep breaths, focus on something soothing... Ommmm. Sold

SELBY ORCHID HOUSE

watercolor

7 1/4" x 10 1/4"

I added these Sarasota watercolors because they will be in the art festival this weekend along with a lot of my oil paintings.  St Armands 20th Annual Festival of the Arts, Sarasota, Florida.  October 11--12, 2008.  Hope to see you there.

ROE vs WADE

watercolor

7 1/4" x 10 1/4"

Famous little dinghy off Sarasota bay.

O'LEARY'S SARASOTA

watercolor

7 1/4" x 10 1/4"

LUNCH IN SARASOTA

watercolor

7 1/4" x 10 1/4"

ADRIFT IN SARASOTA

watercolor

7.25" x 10.25"

Happy to discover I could scan my framed watercolors without taking them out of the frames first.  I have many I want to archive here.

INDIAN MOUNDS PARK

oil on canvas

9" x 12"

Started as a plein air or painting outdoors, then detailed back at studio.  

DMANNION PAINTINGS

acrylic on canvas

7 1/2" x 25 1/2"

Counting this as a painting!  My art festival sign.  Acrylic can be fun sometimes, although I love oil much more.  But when you need something right away and can't wait for the paint to dry, acrylic is the winner.  The fancy-dancy gold gild lettering is not acrylic, it's real gild paint.   Visit my booth in Sarasota, Florida for the 20th Anniversary St Armands Art Festival... Oct 11-12.

SHORE #2

oil on canvas

40" x 30"

This is from a series of paintings that has the horizon in the center on purpose.  When the paintings are lined up, a pattern forms with  the tension between sky and sea... patchwork quilt effect.

MORNING MOON

oil on canvas

40" x 30"