Flight Patterns

This painting is one I have been really looking forward to getting back to in the studio -- after starting it in January of this year on location in Key West. The sunset is always spectacular here. It's one of those places that people make a point of gathering to witness the sun go down.

I was there starting work on this painting well before that. The main attraction were the seagulls resting on the cement platform that jutted out to the sea. And then, as if on cue, many of them took off to soar through the sky in a mesmerizing dance. They'd go far out and appear as specks -- then come back.

I felt lucky to be witnessing it all.

Painting "Flight Patterns" on location

When posting on socials, I called this painting "Seagulls and the Sea."  I like both names. Usually it's tough to come up with one.

Key West is a favorite painting locale of mine ... and one I'll be heading back to both in December and January. It's the perfect place to be ... for me at this time of year.

Southernmost Sunset, 24" x 12" -- painted close to the same spot in Key West.

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