Paint Out St. Augustine

St. Augustine Aviles Street (c) Mary Hubley

During St. Augustine's Romanza Festival this past weekend, I was one of the lucky plein air artists invited to paint along Aviles Street.

My spot had a perfect view of the historic Fatio House. At the Fatio house, you can take tours to view colonial Spanish life.

The early morning light hit the front of the white building and palm trees. The early sky was still quite blue, not yet giving into the gray-white of later morning humidity. The breeze rustled the palm leaves. People stopped by to view my progress.

I painted until noonish, when I took a short break with other artists for lunch - how could I resist? The street is lined with quaint cafes offering cold iced tea and fresh salads. Later, I got back to work and finished. Here, I am holding my plein air painting at the end of the day.


Genre: Landscape Painting
Name: St. Augustine Aviles Street
Size: 10" x 10"
Media: Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas


-- Mary Hubley

Ortega Bridge

Ortega Bridge, Jacksonville (c) Mary Hubley

The Ortega Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges in Jacksonville, Florida, a city that's at the intersection of the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. Jacksonville is a city that is marked by many bridges, and is a mecca for sailboats. You can't get around Jacksonville without crossing a few bridges. While we stood in a small park on the west side of the Ortega Bridge, we watched several quick bridge openings as sailboats made their way through. There were boys fishing up past the grasses on the left, close to the bridge, and we enjoyed watching them cast their lines and pull in the local catch.

Genre: Landscape
Painting Name: Ortega Bridge
Size:10" x  10"
Media: Oil on Canvas
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--Mary Hubley

St Augustine Spanish Castillo

The Spanish Fort in St. Augustine, Florida, called the Castillo de San Marcos, is a major Florida landmark. This painting shows the fort's Southern turret in the distance.

The fort is a popular subject for artists, but I've gotten tired of seeing it done the same way by innumerable artists. So, I tried something a little different. Here, the center of interest is the tree in the front, with the fort playing just a supporting character.

Genre: Landscape
Painting Name: St Augustine Spanish Castillo
Size: 10" x 10"
Media: Oil on Canvas


--Mary Hubley

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