Florida Prairie - Original Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Florida Prairie - 11"x14" acrylic on paper - $80

This is a scene from west Fort Pierce.  I took the reference photo in late afternoon, thus all the warm colors in this painting.

You can purchase the original painting on my Etsy site here.

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"Flip Flop Weather" - New Oil and Cold Wax Series by Marcy Brennan

"Flip Flop Weather" - New Oil and Cold Wax Series

I created this new series about two months ago for Delray Beach's Cornell Museum of Art & Culture Third Annual Extraordinary 6x6 Art Sale.  The show begins July 1, 2016 and remains on exhibit the month of July, culminating in the sale of the works on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 6-8 pm.

I had decided that I would create oil and cold wax paintings in my normal abstract style, but as I began painting, I decided to go with a tropical look, so abstracted palm trees and pink flowers took over.  I used Liquid on top to give the paintings a nice sheen.  The paintings are on cradled wood panels and the sides and back are painted black.  They are wired and ready to hang without a frame.

The museum is located at 51 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL.  If you're in the area, I hope you can be there for the sale the evening of July 28th.

Here are the paintings I created which I titled, Flip Flop Weather.  It was still cold and windy in March when I painted these little guys and I was dreaming of warm weather when I could again wear my flip flops and shorts.  (Yes it gets too cold for us wimpy Floridians to wear flip flops during some of the winter months in our area.)

What about you?  What does the temperature have to be for you to wear flip flops?

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Key West Cottages 1 & 2 - Abstract Expressionist Paintings by Marcy Brennan

Key West Cottages 1 - 36"x24" Acrylic on Canvas - $600

Key West Cottages 2 - 36"x24" Acrylic on Canvas - $600

$600 each or both for $1100

These two paintings start out as abstracts.  Then I began to notice square areas and that's when the cottages started taking place.  They needed some palm trees and flowers, so these two fun an colorful paintings took on a life of their own!

The 1.5" edges are painted black and they are wired and ready to hang without a frame.

Bring some of the tropics into your home with Key West Cottages.

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Art Mundo's Brush With Nature Day at Adam's Ranch to Plein Air Paint

Art Mundo's Brush With Nature Day at Adam's Ranch to Plein Air Paint

It was a gorgeous and magical day of painting at Bud Adam's ranch with fellow artists today!  Bud is so gracious to allow us to come out and enjoy the beauty of his ranch, the animals and the incredible natural scenery.  By the way, Bud is an accomplished photographer, and the Indian River Magazine features one of his photos on the last page of each edition.  He's known for conservation and good stewardship of his land, and his landscape and wildlife photos attest to that.

I didn't take as much time to take photos this year as I took scads of photos last time I was out, but didn't get much painting done my first time out either.  It's a big area to drive around and scope out. After my first experience, I knew pretty much where I wanted to set up this time and so I got to painting.  But I thought I'd share the photos I did take today because it was just so GORGEOUS!!!

Since I paint in oils, there is always something to tweak and/or clean up before showing them off. Lots of little pieces of gunk stuck to my last painting, so it's going to have to dry so I can clean it off. Once the oil is dry, I then add a coat of Liquin to make the colors pop and give the piece a bit of a sheen.  Then that has to dry before I can scan it for a good photo to post.  So I will share my two finished paintings in a week or so.  For now, here are the photo.

This is the first scene I painted this morning.  Rain was predicted and it came and went before I even started.  This is a huge pasture and ideal for painting.  However, as the morning wore on, the wind picked up and about blew me away.  It was rather exciting, though, to paint some gray, moody skies to add atmosphere to my painting.  After finishing the first painting, I cleaned up, loaded everything into my car and headed to the oak hammock farther in for my second painting.

The sun was out by noon and it was gorgeous, though still windy.  I would have loved to set up and paint here, but there was literally nowhere to park my car to get it off the road.  Since it's a one-lane road, that wasn't happening.  A studio painting is in order for this one!

This is a closeup of horses in the huge pasture where I did my first painting.  I've never painted a horse!  Maybe I will give it a go with these beauties.  :-D

This is actually where the ranch we are allowed into begins.  That's a primitive old cabin, and it has the only bathroom out there.  Beyond that, it's the woods baby!

This is a closeup of the cows in the big pasture I did for my first painting.  They are simply blobs of burnt sienna and orange in the distance in my painting.  I absolutely LOVE the grayed greens and naples yellow in the trees in this photo.  Another painting perhaps!

The one-lane road along the canal - took this on my way back out at the end of the day.

Same one-lane road along the canal on my way out to the oak hammock.  Another nice shot for a studio painting!  I love the contrast of the reddish color bushes in front of the green trees in the scene!

Looking back before the last bend to go out toward the rustic cabin this afternoon.  It was becoming the "golden hour" with long, beautiful shadows.

More horses at play in the pasture of my first painting.  They kind of disappeared once I set up to paint.  Hmmm

Last bend on the way out this afternoon.  Good one for a studio painting.

Another of the last bend on way out.

On the way out the gate to the ranch offices and entrance.  Love the lone palm tree!

Oak Hammock where we were painting in the afternoon.  All the trees protected us from the wind and it was an absolutely lovely couple hours of painting!

Huge old oak in last pasture before going out last gate to ranch office.

Palm thicket - not something I'd try to tackle painting!  But I thought it was interesting.

Canal area off oak hammock where we were painting.  I really wanted to set up and paint out here for my second painting, but it was way too windy, and I'd had enough of that for one day.  ;-)

Brenda,  an artist I met today from Palm City was sitting next to the sulphur pond doing a plein air watercolor.  Her work is amazing, and my friend and I are wanting to set her up to teach a watercolor workshop at Art Mundo.  She teaches 5 acrylics classes a week at the Stuart Art Store.  I decided to put her into my second painting and it turned out great.  Plus she was happy to oblige! She was with her friend Jennifer and the so the four of us linked up, had our lunch and painted away. 

Making the left turn onto the east loop that goes to the oak hammock and tree house.

Another photo of the spot on the canal off the oak hammock.  There's so much color out there!!!

I hope you enjoyed touring Adam's Ranch with me.  Let me know what you think of our Florida habitat.  It's taken me about 20 years since leaving the beauty of the mountains and high desert of New Mexico behind, but I've finally grown to love painting palm trees and the wild beauty of my native Florida!

"Blue Sky Morning" Winner of 10"x8" Print

"Blue Skey Morning" - 10"x8" oil on canvas panel - $150 (Original)
Winner receives a free 10"x8" print.  And the winner is:

Mary Mica of Mary Mica Designs

Congratulations Mary!  Please contact me with your mailing address so I can get this print in the mail to you.

I have notecards of this painting and others of my plein air paintings available for $5 each at my studio at Art Mundo, 111 Orange Ave, Suite 306.  Stop in if you're local and pick some up.  They make great gifts too!

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Plein Air Oil Painting by Marcy Brennan

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Plein Air Oil Painting - 8"x10" - $150

I've always loved the look of the Cobb's Landing Restaurant (mainly because it's aqua, my favorite color), and I'm a sucker for a tiki roof!  I finally got to paint it during Main Street's plein air paint-out downtown.

My friend, Judith, and I set up across the street from the restaurant the first morning of the paint-out and braved the cold and wind all morning.  You can "see" the wind in the palm trees in front of the restaurant.  It was an unseasonably cool day for April in South Florida, but I'll take the cool over hot and sticky any day!

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Plein Air Art Show Last Week

Marcy with all the plein air paintings she did this past fall and winter.  Our friends generously welcomed my plein air group to showcase our work at our social gathering at the clubhouse last Wednesday.  There were supposed to be three of us showing our work, but one of the artists fell and hurt her ankle, so was unable to attend.  (wish they'd had me straighten my blouse on that one side -- it looks like something growing out of me ;-p)

My neighbor and fellow plein air artist, Roger Conrad from Manitoba, Canada, displaying some of his plein air and studio work.  Roger only started painting in the past year or so, and he's become quite an accomplished artist!

It was such a fun evening!  The neighbors had never set up something like this before, but we've inspired them.  This month's social will have some wood carvers displaying their work.  Should be great!

Winter in Florida by Marcy Brennan

Winter in Florida - 5" x 7" watercolor on paper

This painting is a result of one of my morning walks along the Fort Pierce Inlet Causeway Beach Park.  It was just a glorious day and of all the photos I took in my meandering...er walk...this one was the most interesting. ;-)

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Here's the photo (I always love it when artists share their reference photo for a painting):

Caribbean Island by Marcy Brennan

14" x 18" Oil on Canvas Panel

This was painted from a photo taken by my friend Linda Glass.  She and her husband cruised the Caribbean and I thought this scene was so beautiful, I just had to paint it.

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Seagull on Causeway Beach by Marcy Brennan

9" x 12" Oil on Canvas Panel

This is a plein air painting I started on Causeway Beach at the Fort Pierce Inlet.  As I'm a novice plein air painter, it tickled me to have two ladies come up behind me saying to each other, "Look, that lady is painting!"  They apparently had never come across someone painting on site.  It was kind of exciting.  The weather turned chilly and the wind picked up before I could finish this, but having been there allowed me to really capture what I was feeling once back in my studio.  I'd been standing in the shade of these palm trees, so I came home and pulled out some photos of them to add them and create my focal point for this painting.  I couldn't resist adding a sweet little seagull to the composition.

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