Two new Vieques Oil Paintings

These were finished this past week. They are each 9x12 inches, and are oils. I am still painting almost every day and am quite versatile in my subject matter. It is time to start some new ones of Vieques as what I am currently painting is Chincoteague Island scenes. These two paintings will go into a local Vieques art gallery for sale. The window is from an abandoned house in Monte Santo barrio. And the other one is of the caves at Navio Beach.

"La Chata" oil painting, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

"La Chata" features a late afternoon on the beach. This beach is close to my home. When my daughter was young we would walk with our dogs along this beach, and spend countless hours beach combing this stretch of beach. La Chata is a favorite for the local surfers, especially during the winter months. I remember when there was just a few houses along the beachfront here, it is not like that anymore. The beach is still great with reefs and interesting shoreline.

Waves...

Here is a wave painting that I recently finished, this size canvas is perfect for when I want to focus solely on the wave.

Paintings in progress..

My current art studio is a spare bedroom, the due to the heat of the summer. The third floor studio was without air conditioning, so I was spending all my time in the ocean. Now I am painting almost daily.

Navio Cave , Vieques Island Puerto Rico... Oil Painting

This is one of the latest oil paintings I have finished of Vieques. I usually paint on several paintings at one time as the oils need time to dry in between layers.

Vieques Island Waves

This is one of the recent wave paintings I have completed. The inspiration of living on the ocean in Vieques. Puerto Rico has been incredible. Looking out my studio to see the ocean, while I am able to create has been hard to paint anything but seascapes.

Soon I will have some of the paintings I am working on... showing different stages... on the blog. The Poster painting I create for Chincoteague Island's Annual pony swim and roundup is soon to be revealed. I have been painting an annual painting since 1985, which many customers still collect. My painting inspiration for Chincoteague is still there and probably always will be as 28 years of my life has been there.

Oil painting in Vieques

Currently I am only working on oils on canvas and gesso boards , which is perfect for the tropics. the humidity and heat on Vieques does not agree with my watercolor paper boards.

Painting on Vieques Island

Everyday is incredible beautiful. To wake up every morning and be look out at the ocean, watch the hummingbirds, and listen to nature is total serenity. There is not a day that my mind is constantly clicking pictures in my head to save for the next painting. I am so fortunate to be here, it took years of hard work. Working my gallery in Chincoteague Island seventy to eighty hours a week in season, is what made it possible to retire and paint on Vieques. Chincoteague will always stay close to my heart and paint brush.