Happy Valentines.....

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"Quiet In The Cove" oil on canvas 9" x12" Here's the next gestural study in my 9" x 12" coastal series. It was the end of the season. The sun was sinking in the West. These were the boats that would stay moored in the harbor until just before the first freeze. I lived on the tree side over there a little to the right just beyond the little white posts. One of the most comforting sounds in the fall nights when it was cool enough to leave the windows open I would listen to the sounds of the sheets (lines/ropes) tapping gently against the masts in a gentle breeze. It was like a windchime lullaby. Thank you for looking at my art today. Art © 2021Alan Phillips www.alanphillipstudio.com #alanphillipsfineart #boats #boatpaintings #harbor #compo #compoharbor #compobeach #moorings #connecticut #florida #interiordesign #decor #coastaldecor #quiet #serenity #art #coastalvibe #yachts #yachting #sloops #sailboats

The Old Florida Road

 Hi everybody, welcome. "The Old Florida Road" 9" x 12" oil on canvas.

My friend Kerry used to say that he and I cut the paths for roads less traveled. There were many times I would have to agree. But here, discovering this peaceful little stretch of old road that had not seen a car rolling on this asphalt for at least a decade. It was just something I stumbled upon. I like it. The Saturday morning sun feels the same as it did when I was 10 - nobody up, nobody out - but me. I wonder about the people who drove past this scene. I wonder if they got out and took a dip or even a moment to stretch and appreciate the serene beauty. I walked the road and listened to the quiet. Gulls circled and egrets sailed across the bay. It was a good day. Yet again, any day you can spend on an old road with a beach and water at it's edge - gonna be good day.🥰 Thank you for looking at my art today. Art © 2021 Alan Phillips www.alanphillipstudio.com #alanphillipsfineart #oldflorida #coastallife #atlanticocean #one ocean #coastaldecor #shoreline #oceanside #oldroads #florida #oilpaintings #coastalart #truesaltlife #wandering #saturdaymorning #interiordesign #interiordesigners #hotel #resort #vacation

Out On The Marsh

 "A Beginning And An End" (sold) 11" x 14" oil canvas

Hi everybody, welcome. This work sold today to a collector who I know will treasure it. It's a cool little piece done with a sacred kind of reverence for nature, the love of the ever changing marsh and light. It's fittingly apropos for the times. Thank you for looking at my art today! Art © 2020 Alan Phillips www.alanphillipstudio.com

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"Morning Stretch" !8" x 24" oil on canvas. Here is one you may have seen before - sort of....😆 I can finish a painting and know that it needs more work but I don't exactly know what that is at that moment. So, I just let it be. Once I figure it out or it becomes apparent I proceed slowly and appease my sense of - "Hmmmmm, what's bothering me about this?" I paint them as I see them - until. Until something bothers me, something needs to be added or subtracted - something needs to be moved. I was ok, with the version of this before because I liked the result and it was accurate - it could stand on it's own over the centuries. But now? Now I think this lil' bad boy is just singing!! 🎼🎼🎼 What was occurring with this Royal Tern was that it was stretching it's wings to adjusted comfort before settling into some morning sun worship. Sounds familiar! Thank you for looking at my art today. Art © 2020 Alan Phillips www.alanphillipstudio.com for more originals to purchase and https://fineartamerica.com/art/alan+phillips for available prints to purchase #alanphillipsfineart #pontevedrabeach #staugustinebeach #atlanticbeach #interiordesigner #coastaldesign #floridaart #coastallife #saltlife #shorebirds #royalterns #coastaldecor

The long view

Hi everybody, welcome. "Two Kings, Three Aces" 30" x 48" oil on canvas This one is still a work in progress but nearly complete. My first new painting of 2021. Love the shrimp boats. Love the idea. In some ways they are a metaphor for freedom to me. Those boys work their asses off, it's a fact but the smell of the sea, eating fish - a boat that earns it's keep that can take some rough passage and keep you safe - wooden hulls, Capn's who know their waters. I feel it. My own history and ancestry with my grandads being builders and growing up on Prince Edward Island. It has to be a great vibe heading back in after a solid trip, a good catch - 'bout to get some money and some sound sleep. This work is part of a new group I will be pursuing. I love it out in the open spaces, wind in (what's left of my hair😂😅 ) my face, the gulls, the pelicans, all the different kinds of fishing trawlers, the white boot brotherhood, the dolphins and maybe a thunderhead off on the far horizon catching the blush of the sun. Thanks for looking at my art today. Art © 2021 www.alanphillipstudio.com for more art

Vineyard Morning

  

   

Hi everybody, welcome. Vineyard Morning is pencil on paper 18” x 24” study for a painting.
This is from my life- long series in the Coastal Journey, Here a scene from Martha’s Vineyard.

Thank you for looking at my art today. Art ©️ 2019 Alan Phillips

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Sunrise Baitfish Run

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Just off the easel!!

"Sunrise Bait Run" oil on canvas 16" x 20" (available)🐠

Back when I was learning how to fish here in Florida, went and bought myself a cast net - and some fiddler crab imitations for my flyrod. (a bit different than in New England) 🍤

I taught myself (along with Youtube) how to throw a cast net. I felt like I was doin' ok, I could get a dozen mullet or so on each throw and more than enough shrimp to feed the reds. So one day I'm throwin' the net and a guy walks up to me and asks, "How long you been throwin' the net? "Couple a months I say," proudly. "Want me to show you how to do it properly?" he asked with a smile. I had to laugh!😂

Well, I'm coach-able if I'm anything. Boy, was he good at it - perfect circle every time, a net full of wigglin' bait too!!🦀🦀🦀

I watch these guys who make their daily bread do this - and well, they are artists, grace, precision and bait with every throw.🎨

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