This was a beautiful day at Bahia Honda Beach between Marathon and Big Pine Key in Florida. I took pictures and painted this a few years ago but this time I did it in pastel. We haven't been back there since hurricane Irma. I heard the campground we went to has been sold to a resort firm. Oh well. Now that Fort Myers, where I live now, has been devastated by Ian, I'm sure the same thing will happen to the beach area here.
We went to St Augistine a few months ago. It's the oldest city in Fl with an long history going back to the Indigenous people and Spaniards. We took the trolley the first day, getting off at the spots of interest. I like historic cities that do that, don't you. You see more attractions and and the drivers share interesting information about each site. The architecture is very European.
I see these wetlands every time I drive up tp my sister's house in Sarasota. I painted this from memory which is something I think I can't do but I guess I can. I'm going to try to do more of this. It's just a matter of thinking positive.
First post in a long time. I had my knee replaced in March and it took awhile to get back to normal. Didn't even think of painting for two months. Then all I could think of was how I couldn't think of anything to paint. But I'm back to it now.
This was Algiers Beach on Sanibel island. My plein air group went there last week and had a great time. We even enjoyed the Gulf for a while after our critique. BUT it was damned hot. Too hot to be standing outside painting!
