Morning on the Flats16 x 30
Available at M Gallery of Fine Art
All up and down the west coast of Florida, there are bays, inlets, and saltwater flats- the skinny (shallow) water where the best fishing can be found. For years, my dad and my husband Steve would meet in Cedar Key or Homosassa in the hours before dawn to head out into the Gulf to fish. My dad, born and raised in Florida, had been a bass fisherman all his life, and had never spent much time on open saltwater (unless you count that little trip from England to Normandy in 1944). It was a new challenge and one he readily embraced in that last decade of his life. So, I was thinking of them, out there on the flats at dawn, when I painted this.
Wow.....Beautiful! It has such a deep ahhhhhhhh feeling. I am certain your Dad would love it.
ReplyDeleteSweeeet!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletegreat mood and colors. very nice!!!!!
The color and serenity in this painting is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteDeborah, you are truely a master
at orchestrating mood and harmoney.
With a view like this, the fishing
must be grand.
Thanks Loriann. Hope you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteHi DOug- glad you like it!
Thanks Bill- I appreciate your kind words!
Masterful, Deborah.
ReplyDeleteI favor this one very, very much. You have taken the open space of Florida and felt it deeply.
These are the skies and scenes I miss not living in Florida any more.....and the sunshine! Lovely colours, Deborah.....
ReplyDeleteYou've made these Florida scenes look positively elegant, Deborah. Thanks for sharing the story of your dad and Steve. What a treasured memory.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I happened upon your blog, but what a delight to see the Florida scenes. I too was born and raised in Florida. Your paintings and drawings are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOoh la la to the color, and I also love how abstract this is.
ReplyDeleteThank you Casey- preparing for this show has brought back many memories.
ReplyDeleteHi Maggie- glad you like it!
Thanks Janelle!
Thank you Carole and welcome!
Hi Jala- ooh la la - I'll have to remember that one!
You are going from strength to strength Deborah. This is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting Deborah and very serene. I like the size of the painting too, it must have plenty of impact. Lovely colours used too. It is so interesting to read about the paintings you are creating for your February exhibition. All very peaceful and beautiful by the way. I admire the work of Linda Blondheim I believe she is Florida based she manages to paint swamp trees and light so well. I am not familar with the commerical view of Florida but I do know that Scotland also has it's tourist industry which can produce some very unartistic views of our scenery here!
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