Iron Gate

Went to a paintout with the Palm Beach Plein Air Artists.  It was in the Northwood Village district during thier Art Walk and WIne Tasting.  The urban scene was pretty busy, so I concentrated on a narrow field.  First thing was to capture the lighter green wall.   Everything else was already in shade.  That wall shadow would be moving quick as I set up at 5pm.

8x10 Oil on Panel

THe Captain's Sail

I did this for a friend and mentor. Capt Coleman Landers.   He was the commanding officer of my first ship in the Navy. One of my shipmates posted a photo of a sailfish he caught off of Costa Rica. I remembered that day instantly. I had just got back to the fantail and he asked me to watch his rod as he tended to some business. He no longer left when the rod spun. I had him paged back to his post and watched him fight til I had to go on watch. The recollection inspired me to in two ways. To try watercolors (I'm more af an oil painter) and If the result wasn't too bad, send it to him to thank him for the great mentoring. He is also one of my biggest fans on facebook. 


"The Captain's Sail"
20x24 150lb Arches