Hope's Art Journey

              I painted this 5 x 10 painting a few years ago on gessobord.  It started as a demo and I liked it but felt it was a little dark and dull in places.  I went back into it and livened the colors but kept the pattern of the waves which I really like.  The sky was a little dark and I needed to add a focal point at the horizon.  I then varnished it.  Oops!  Apparently, I used a non removable gloss varnish.  Ammonia would not remove it.  At this point, I only wanted to lighten the sky some more [...]

I decided to call this "Wild Palms" since it is in one of the wildest, untrimmed areas of the state.  I also considered "Sparkling Water" and "Water Swirls".  If you have any suggestions on the title, I would love to hear them.  You can see from my progressive blogs of this painting, that it has changed considerably.  It seemed necessary to include many palms and some dark areas around the main palm so it would stand out.  The scene is off the side of Dixie Mainline Road which goes from Suwannee, FL to Horseshoe, FL.  It is very historical as well [...]