Hope's Art Journey

  "Wildflowers and Sea Oats"  12 x 12 Occasionally, everything comes together in a painting.  I've had this photograph and others that are similar for some time.  The spot is at Anastasia State Park right before you get to the beach.  The Indian Blankets and many other small wildflowers don't always cluster as abundantly as this.  But, when they do, it is a glorious sight.  Then, add in the sea oats with a late afternoon light on them and you have almost too much to absorb.  I decided to try it anyway and managed to get into the pattern of several greens.  Then, I began [...]

"Little Bridge with Yellow"  12 x 12 This scene must be in the winter before any real cold weather.  The reds are gone but the yellow has stayed and there is plenty of green but the leaves have a blue-green look.  I really like this contrast better than the previous painting but they all have their own special features.  I love these wide leaves in the foreground.  The problem area was just below the bridge.  There were a lot of linear grasses that never looked right when I painted them so one day, I just created a mottled pattern.  It works so [...]