Central Florida
by AnnaJo Vahle
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40.000 x 30.000 x 0.750 inches
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Title
Central Florida
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
This is from my imagination. I painted the sky en plein air. After I completed the sky, I had to come up with a foreground. I just kept painting and let the canvas talk to me. The background mangrove trees were the next thing that came into being. I began to see a river and that appeared with a little help from my brushes. I kept coming forward and the palm trees sprouted. After this point, I realized that I seemed to be channeling A.E. Backus. He was considered Florida's premier artist. He depicted the lush tropical shorelines, rivers, and backcountry of this beautiful state. He loved to show the light and atmosphere. I realized that I was doing the same thing. I added the deer in the middle and foreground to give the scene some life and to help indicate the scale of the trees. The deer in this area, central Florida, along the St. John's river, are small white-tailed deer. The foreground has little streams and puddles of water making it a bit swampy here and there. Wild flowers in the foreground add a bit of color. This is a typical country scene here in Central Florida during the fall. Yes, we have flowers here even then.
This is an homage to A.E. Backus, who began the famous Highwaymen circle of African American artists. He befriended them and taught them how to paint. I have met a few of the highwaymen over the years. I have shown some of my paintings in many of the same venues and art shows. A.E. Backus died in 1990.
This impressionistic acrylic painting is on a 30” by 40” stretched premium canvas.
1/29/22..1st Place Win in the Tropical Landscape Contest!
3rd place in ARTWORK SOLD MAY 2022
1/3/23...3rd place tie in LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
9/14/23...🏆 3RD PLACE VIRTUAL TROPHY WINNER in *Voting For Other Artists*
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November 11th, 2021
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Comments (90)
Kim McClinton
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your top win in the VOTING FOR OTHER ARTISTS contest with this wonderful painting!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your Win in the Voting for Other Artists Contest for this beautiful painting! L/F
Lynn Raizel Lane
🏆 3RD PLACE VIRTUAL TROPHY WINNER in *Voting For Other Artists* CONGRATS 9/14/2023 for a most endearing composition receiving 3nd Place out of 81 qualified/submitted paintings! Congratulations, AnnaJo Vahle! L/F
Kristopher R
As a cfl resident, you somehow managed to capture the beauty and humidity of central Florida .
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Central Florida composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
June Pauline Zent
Very typical and very beautiful landscape image . Great distance achieved with the background. Just spectacular!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your Win in the Landscape Paintings and Photographs Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS contest win with this magnificent painting! Beautiful sunlight, shadows and atmosphere! L/F
Laurel Adams
What a beautiful painting AnnaJo…yes, I always think of you when I see lush Floridian vistas….v…best to you
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent landscape painting, AnnaJo! Spectacular sky, depth and composition! L/F
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Florida tropical composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… HOMAGE TO GREAT ARTISTS OF THE PAST! Fl
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your Win in the Artwork Sold May 2022 for this beautiful painting!
Hartmut Jager
🌸 - It is strange AnnaJo, but your beautiful painting evokes for me a time before humankind ! -
Gary F Richards
Outstanding homage to Backus composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
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