I jumped on this heartfelt painting of the Sandcastle Beach Club, on Fort Myers Beach in Southwest Florida, to make art prints available for the holiday gift giving season. Mission Accomplished! Prints are shipping now.
We sadly lost the SANDCASTLE to Hurricane Ian 2 yrs. ago, 9/28/22.
The recent decision of us owners to not rebuild has left many with only the fond memories of the yearly vacations in our happy place, and the friends we’ve collected along the way.
I spent a bit of time recently trying to imagine what the perfect view for the painting would be.
I suddenly realized that I've spent 20 some years pool-side, thinking each year about painting what I was seeing from my vantage points...so here we go...FINALLY!!!
This project started with a bit of a posthumous feel to it, but I now painted it with a total positive attitude, pulling from all the great memories from all the years.
Shown above is a small 9” x 7” pencil sketch which guided the 40” x 28” painting. I added the in-progress photos here as I rebuilt the Sandcastle in this original painting.
The painting is now completed, and 27” x 19” high quality print reproductions are being produced. Only 250 prints have been produced.
My hope is that this painting will help to fill the void we are all feeling!
You can ORDER PRINTS here Art Prints Store for delivery via 2-day Priority with USPS.
Well, the painting starts with the people...as it should!
Still just roughing in the focal point of the painting!!
Things are starting to look familiar...
Less than half of the painting shown here...waiting for window installations & exterior painting!!
An interesting view as the Sandcastle takes on a bit of dimension.
Maybe 1/4 of the way done!
The rebuild continues...