Birds of Florida's Coast

Water's Edge
Watercolor, 8 in. x 6 in.

I arrived at the edge of the water early on a cool, cloudy morning and painted this group: some gulls, a willet, a plover, and a tern.
Sharon Guy Art

Lynn Morgan Contemporary Pastel Paintings

"The One and Only"

10" x 12"
Pastel

Venice Beach Fisherman

Diane Mannion, The Breakfast Club, 8x6" oil

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Lynn Morgan Contemporary Pastel Paintings

"Star of the Show"

21" x 21"
Pastel

"Time to Go", 14x11, oil on canvas board by Maryanne Jacobsen

"Time to Go", 14x11, oil on canvas board

This painting came together quickly and beautifully for me after I'd worked hard on a couple commissions for a few weeks.

Once the commission work was done, I wanted to just painting something simple, beautiful and fun. (and smallish!) Since I've been working on beach paintings of late, it was natural for me to want to use the left over paint on my palette to continue in the same vein I'd been in for the past week or so. So I decided upon a scene I was well familiar with-(Venice Beach, Florida) and a bird that I am also well familiar with (Great Blue Heron) and voila! I had a new painting in no time at all!

This one exudes freedom, just like the bird taking flight.

I hope that you like it, too. To see more of my paintings, please visit my official website at Maryanne Jacobsen, Fine art, or visit my blog at Paint Dance.

"The Mysterious Everglades", 10x8, oil on canvas-great bleu heron

"The Mysterious Everglades", 10x8, oil on canvas-$79, by Maryanne Jacobsen

I was driving past a familiar lake today, and there was a great blue heron in the water. Something about him caught my eye, so I stopped the car and got out. The heron's feathers looked weird to me- mottled with white spots. As I drew closer, he flew away.

I could not get him out of my mind. Was there something wrong with his feathers? Was there something wrong with him? I certainly do not know.

But one thing that I do know is this. We are guests on this beautiful planet that God gave us to live in. We need to respect each and every single creature that lives here, and take nothing for granted since this beautiful planet is a gift that comes with responsibility. I believe that we were formed in the image of the Creator and given the wonderful gift of dominion over every creature on the planet. With that gift comes great responsibility, and we have certainly not been great stewards of the planet in the past century.

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Gulf Coast Birds by Sharon Guy

Willet, Oil on canvas, 10 in. x 8 in.

A willet is a drab water bird with long grey legs that stays by the water's edge. Willets nest in the Gulf coast in the winter. The sunlight brought out a little color in the plumage. This was at Lido Beach, Florida where the water is a beautiful greenish-blue. It was a windy morning and the waves were cresting along the edge of the beach. The bird stood fairly still while I sketched and photographed it. These are some of the many waterbirds that are in danger from the oil in the Gulf. Sharon Guy Art

Great Blue Herons

Great Blue Heron Pair, Oil on canvas, 18 in. x 14 in.

Here is a closer view of a heron pair that I have painted before. I used a loose, impressionistic style with a simple design for this one. I felt like being expressive with color to create a mood. Now I feel even more drawn to paint water birds since so many of them are in danger because of the oil spill. Sharon Guy Art.

Stillness On The Tomoka, Florida Oil Landscape of Palms, River, Egret by Judy Batterson in a painting sequence.

The finished painting!! This is the sixth photo in a sequence of a painting of the Tomoka River. It is now complete with the foreground of an egret and large trees. The highlights of the palms are finished as well as the birds flying in the distance. The river twists and turns among the mangroves with the sun reflecting in the water. This is natural, untouched "old Florida". For more Florida oil landscapes, go to www.judybatterson.com.

More Florida Bird Art

Gull, Oil on canvas, 12 in. x 9 in.

I spend a lot of time sketching and photographing birds at Siesta Beach. Now, every time I go there I worry about the oil slick that might be blown this way if the wind changes. This is what the edge of the Gulf Coast looks like when it the water and sand is clean and the wildlife is safe and healthy. For more art visit my website at Sharon Guy Art.