Morada Way Art Walk

Finally made it through a one night stand peddling art. It's hard for an old fat guy to set up, rest for 4 hours, take down the taco stand then drive back 70 or so miles to Miami by midnight. Sales were very slow, but got to meet another interesting artist who purchased one of my paintings, that's what you call encouragement.

The notable artist whose name I will keep anonymous was probably watching me suffer and felt sorry for my lack of traffic and obvious disappointment, so at the last minute of the show the words of encouragement and the purchase came as a refreshing summer breeze.

Maybe that was an Art Angel picking me up and telling me not to give up and come back again next month. JZ November 21, 2015

SaltyArtbyJZ Booth Nov. 19,2015

Morada Way Art Walk - Islamorada, Florida

FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN AGAIN

Spending time painting and Fishing in the Everglades (which includes: Big Cypress, Fakahatchee, Flamingo, Everglades City, Chokoloskee, Goodland, etc), I have always admired those Florida Landscape painters known as the "Florida Highwaymen". Black Artists that set out to the highways to sell their artwork to make ends meet at a time of famine. Those days in the 60's paintings were selling from $25. to $50. and some now in the thousands$$.

All over Europe, starving artists set up in the streets to promote their craft. so I thought, why not me? So my next project is that when I go painting in the Everglades I will take a few paintings with me and display them on the bed of my truck while I paint the landscapes that so many others come to enjoy.

So with paints, a white canvas and completed paintings I set out to my favorite Loop Road spot..................to be continued....... JZ November 14, 2015

Sweetwater Strand - Big Cypress National Preserve - Oil on canvas 16x20 $175.

Fakahatchee Strand - Oil on canvas 16x20 $150.

Pinelands in the Everglades

Now that the water is back and fall weather is about to break, I'm practicing some canvas before heading out to the fresh air and mosquitos of the Everglades.

Pineland after the Rain - Oil on Canvas 16x20 $125.

Pine Strand - Oil on Canvas 20x24 $200.

Sunrise at the River of Grass - Oil on Canvas 24x20 $150.