Lori's Stormy Art and Daily Paintings

Daily Painting 876 Miniature Pink Daisies

2009-07-04T07:47:00.000-05:00

Its a tiny one, only 3 x 2 inches. Very thick paint, click on it to see it larger than life. $100.

Daily Painting 875 Indian River at Wabasso

2009-07-03T07:44:00.001-05:00

Its oil, lots of texture, 8 x 10 inches.

Daily Painting 874 Midnight Oak Seaside

2009-07-02T19:39:00.004-05:00

I have been hanging out with a bunch of artists who like abstracts and its rubbing off on me. I had a great time painting this, its oil, 5 x 7

Daily Painting 873 Early Morning Sail

2009-06-30T16:51:00.004-05:00

Its 5 x 7 oil, this was painted from a photo I took of the boat sailing by on the Indian River.

Daily Painting 872 Seaside Garden

2009-06-29T22:06:00.003-05:00

Its 5 x 7 oil, pretty much a fantasy painting. I looked at a photo of some plants sort of like these and there was a house in back of them. I didn't feel like painting a house so I did the ocean instead. It was one of those paintings thats a lot of fun to paint.

Daily Painting 871 Sandhill Crane Family Miniature Oil Painting

2009-06-28T19:26:00.003-05:00

This is very tiny, only 2 x 3 inches. I had a lot of fun painting it. Its from a photo I took in Port Saint Lucie, my husband and I were driving home and I saw the family and made him stop the car.

Daily Painting 870 Daddy's Workshop

2009-06-26T16:45:00.005-05:00

Its oil, 8 x 10. This is a view of my father's workshop, he used to fix clocks and watches there.

Crotons and Snapdragons plein air

2009-06-23T20:09:00.003-05:00

Its 8 x 10 oil, $300. I painted this awhile back at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce.

White City Park plein air

2009-06-22T19:59:00.002-05:00

I am the featured artist here:

http://tcwaa.blogspot.com/

The painting is from White City Park, the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. Its plein air and 12 x 16, oil.

Daily Painting 869 After the Rains

2009-06-21T17:22:00.003-05:00

Its sort of a plein air, I wasn't outside but this is the view of my overgrown garden from the studio window. We had some rains last week and everything got growing. It was 100 degrees today so I don't know how much longer its going to be this lush looking unless we get more rain.
Its oil, 5 x 7 I mostly used a painting knife so it has lots of texture.

Daily Painting 868 Fishing on the North Fork

2009-06-19T15:44:00.004-05:00

I asked this fellow if he minded me taking his photo, that I would like to make a painting of him and his catch. He gave me permission and here is the painting. Its on the North Fork of the Saint Lucie River in White City Park. The painting is oil and 8 x 10 inches.

Daily Painting 867 Storm Ruffled Roseate Spoonbills

2009-06-16T19:41:00.003-05:00

Two spoonbills are cuddled together during the storm in an old oak tree. Its 6 x 8 inches,

Daily Painting 866 Crystal Reflections miniature oil painting

2009-06-15T20:10:00.005-05:00

This is in the Savannas, I painted it from memory. The painting is 4 x 6 inches.

Daily Painting 865 Palm Garden

2009-06-12T10:42:00.003-05:00

I am not sure what kind of palms these are, I think they may be Christmas palms. If they are, they are the kind that have red fruits around Christmas time. I have always wanted some but so far when I have tried to grow the seeds things happen. Or don't happen. The painting is 5 x 7, oil,

Daily Painting 864 Lotus Blossom

2009-06-11T20:42:00.003-05:00

Its oil, 5 x 7.

Daily Painting 863 The Vacant Lot

2009-06-10T21:03:00.003-05:00

I did this from life, late morning its plein air done alla prima or in one go. Its a vacant lot across from the Treasure Coast Art Association gallery in down town Fort Pierce. From the gallery if you look North in the distance you can see these two washingtonian palms. The thunderhead clouds are forming in the distance in readiness for our summer afternoon showers. Its a miniature oil painting, 4 x 6 inches.

Daily Painting 862 Road to Eden

2009-06-09T21:16:00.004-05:00

Its 5 x 7 inches oil. This is looking down Indian River Drive, you can't see the river in this painting, it is off to the left. The town of Eden is up ahead. When I was small I believed the Garden of Eden was there, its such a pretty area.

Daily Painting 861 Butterfly Orchids

2009-06-08T20:50:00.003-05:00

These are some little orchids that grow wild here on the oak trees. The plants sit on the oaks and you hardly notice them until one day the flowers start appearing. They seem to be little brown butterflies flying about when the wind blows. Its 5 x 7 oil

Daily Painting 860 SOLD Happy Trail

2009-06-04T21:22:00.006-05:00

SOLD This is a trail through the gardens at Hackberry Hammock, a fellow artist's home here in Fort Pierce. Allie Comer makes wonderful baskets and other sculptural pieces. She is one of the artists here:
http://art-mundo.blogspot.com/

Daily Painting 859 Gusty Miniature Oil Painting

2009-06-03T21:29:00.003-05:00

Its 4 x 6 oil.

Daily Painting 858 Spindrift Miniature Oil Painting

2009-06-02T19:02:00.003-05:00

Its 4 x 6 inches, oil,

I love our newspaper!

2009-06-01T13:33:00.004-05:00

Check it out! The St. Lucie News Tribune Luminaries section made me into a blond! Scroll down to see the painting closer, its Daily Painting 835

Daily Painting 857 Heathcote Plant Sale

2009-05-28T22:06:00.004-05:00

I did this a couple of months ago, I forgot to post it, it was really busy then. I did it as a demo at Heathcote Botanical Gardens, its 12 x 16, oil, plein air alla prima.

Daily Painting 856 Sunshine Hibiscus

2009-05-27T21:11:00.004-05:00

Its oil, 4 x 6,

Daily Painting 855 Large WIP continued

2009-05-26T21:11:00.004-05:00

I am still working on it, added a hibiscus bush and some other details, the opposite shore of the river. I am thinking about how I want to do the water, keep it smooth or add waves, etc.