Artist's Notes
(Wildlife Paintings, American Wildlife, Original Oil Painting )
The subject of this original oil painting is "Waiting in the Wings". The painting features a small sailboat at anchor in a sheltered cove of the North fork of the St. Lucie River. The sailboat is almost a background image, overpowered by the lush vegitation in the foreground.
The painting emphasises the elements of classical realism. Realism sets as a goal not imitating past artistic achievements but the truthful and accurate depiction of the models that nature and contemporary life offer to the artist.
My broad objective in this artwork is skillful workmanship, fine drawing, balanced composition, the sensitive representation of the visible world to depict physical beauty—both real and ideal.
The original oil painting shown above is available for purchase.
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art. Alexander Pope
