Sunday, March 13, 2011

52 Sea Grape Paintings

In the Limelight is my latest painting.  It is also, by my uncertain count, the 52nd painting of sea grapes I have done.  Number 50 was Tropical Grapes, the next to last painting I posted on my website.  Both have image sizes of approximately 11 x 14", however, Tropical Grapes was a more complicated painting.  It now resides in Holmes Beach, FL with the couple who bought This Way, one of the Hillsborough River Ibis paintings.  A 5x6 painting of red leaves was number 51.  Small paintings like it are not posted on the website because they come and go too fast.

The painting was taken from a small section in the lower right corner of the second photo.  This wall of sea grapes is at the Eastern entrance of Maximo Moorings in St. Petersburg.  The strong light and shadow patterns are what first attracted my attention to this hedge.

Paintings of sea grapes continue to be popular at the art festivals and street fairs I display at each spring.  So I keep painting
them.  So far all but one has sold.  My most popular painting of sea grapes has been  Spring Sea Grapes.  Reproductions of it continue to sell.