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Old Fort Park is on the Indian River in Fort Pierce, FLA. The fort was built during the Seminole Indian Wars in the early 1800's out of palm trees, which did not hold up to the damp weather and time. The park is very small but is the site of many cabbage palms and live oak trees. The swirling, gnarly, overlapping limbs of the pines remind me of Medusa's hair and comprise an interesting contrast to the tall, almost willowy stature of the pines. . The fern-like growth on the limbs is called ressurection fern, because in the spring it changes color from a dead looking brown to bright green.The extreme diagonal growth of these pines cause me to wonder how they remain standing.
I set up my paints in the morning sun and looked across the the bright blue Indian River at sun- drenched condos with orange roofs and soft blue-gray shadows--It was so pleasant painting that morning.
5 comments:
What a great and interesting tree! Your painting captured the bright sunshine much better than the photograph. It is warming up here and some member of SVPAP are meeting on Thursday to paint. It will be so great to get out again.
Oh so beautiful!!
Hi Cecelia - do you have onlookers while you paint? I hope to get out and paint tomorrow.
This is wonderful - the large tree especially has so much interest and character!
Mary Beth-We had onlookers at the marina, but this park has been empty-at least when we show up in the morning. I'm the world's worst photographer, Julie, and the photo imaging on my husband's laptop is most aggravating--I can't get the true color of my painting with it. Oh well, I'll be back to my own equipment in 2-3 weeks. Enjoy the warmer weather. You all deserve it.
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