Country Rain

Country Rain
22 x 28 Acrylic on canvas

   It's a hot summer day in Florida and the forecast calls for scattered showers. It's raining across the street from where your standing, your still dry and in sunlight. That's a typical day in Florida.

   Driving on Route 70 which runs east to west across Florida there are acres and acres of farmland. Green pasture as far as you can see.

   Cows and egrets are plenty but I never took the opportunity to take photos or sketch the scenes of country living. Well, as you can see I finally got the chance to capture images and transfer them onto canvas. It was worth stopping and taking in all the great things that are around us.
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I entered this painting into an online contest in Oct. which was sponsored by Light, Space and Time Gallery. Nov. 1st I received the results and was very pleased, there were over 400 entries from around the world, my painting received Special Recognition. Check out this online gallery, click the link below.
http://www.lightspacetime.com/countryside-art-exhibition-november-2012/

Shade

"Shade"
18 x 24 Acrylic on canvas

   This painting was developed from piecing together a few elements. The building and the Crape Myrtles were actually from a trip I took to Baton Rouge, LA.  I rearranged a few things to make a more pleasant seen.

   I needed to add more to this scene and felt that an empty bench was not enough. My wife is a avid reader and can be found in this pose most of the time. This made it easy for me to capture with that look of being totally committed to the story.

   The shade that was made by the tree left sunlight dancing on the walls and ground. What a great place to sit and enjoy a good book and fresh air.