This is kind of a fanciful mash up of images and memories of this bridge into Jacksonville that we drive over at least a couple of times a month. It never fails to be interesting.
Fernandina Beach is home to Florida's oldest operating tavern, The Palace Saloon. I don't usually paint a lot of local scenes but something about the light on it that day I walked by and took this photo just caught my eye.
When we were in Savannah a few years ago I really liked this sign and took a few photos thinking I might do something with it in the future. I pulled it out and finally got around to painting it and hope someday to have a cocktail there.
I love the way I can grow Amaryllis outside in the yard with little to no effort here. This pinkish colored one popped up this year and bloomed spectacularly.
I saw this interesting platn in the botanical garden in Milan and have been trying to identify it since. It appears to be some type of euphorbia but I haven't seen an exact match yet.