Cruising the ICW with Bob423: Pastels by Ann

Ann is a member of Barrett Art center, Kent Art Association, and the Northeast Watercolor Society. Her work has been accepted for juried shows at Barrett Art Center, Kent Art Association, Northeast Watercolor Society and Hudson River Watercolor Society. She has also served as Juror of Awards at Kent Art Association. Ann’s paintings are in the corporate collections of McCabe and Mack, C. B. Strain and many private collections. She has studied with Mel Stabin, Carlton Plummer, Arne Lindmark, Franklin Alexander, Christine Debrowsky, Linda Novack and Artie Johansen.

Ann works in pastel and watercolor, painting landscapes of the Hudson Valley and scenes along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). In recent years she has worked mainly in pastels on our boat Fleetwing, a Beneteau 423 sailboat while cruising the last seven years from New York to Key West and back every winter. Ann accepts commissions as well as offering her paintings for private sale.
Contact: 423sail@gmail.com

Samples of her most recent works are shown below. All prices are framed but without glass because of shipping. The pastel shown below was a recent sale and it's displayed as an example of how a painting looks framed.

The buyer mounted the painting in his boat

Hawaiian Ti 9 x 9 1/2 $300

We admire the flowers of Key West everyday on our walks

Daiseys 12 x 12 $375
We have a few flowers ourselves up north too.

Orange Hyacinth 10 x 9 $350

Key West, you could paint here forever.

Red and Yellow Hyacinth 9 x 12 $350

On the way for one of our walks, flowers everywhere.

Cityscape in Key West 8 3/4 x 9 $300

There are many grand old houses in Key West

Rose of Sharon 11 3/4 x 12 1/2 $375

The flowers requires some 3D technique to get it right

White Hyacinth 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 $350
Nearby our marina, there's a row of Hyacinths waiting to be admired

Marsh 11 x 8 1/2 $350
This is a familiar sight through Georgia on the ICW.

Merritt Island 12 x 16 3/4 $500
Merritt Island is a nature refuge that's part of the land that the Kennedy
Space Center didn't need for rockets so they turned part of it into a refuge.
We always take a ride through to look at the wildlife when we're in the area.

The Wave 7 1/2 x 15 1/2 $300
Ann and I find water and waves endlessly fascinating.

Tropical Sunset 8 x 12 , $350

One of the great joys of the ICW are the beautiful sunsets, best viewed from the cockpit while sipping wine.

3 Palms, $250

You start seeing palms around South Carolina. I have always marveled at how they could be so tall on such a skinny trunk. I guess flexibility is the key.

Autumn 6 x 9, $250

In our backyard in New York we have lots of sugar maples, they have very bright colors in the fall.

Day's End 11 x 16, $450

We just cannot avoid taking photos of sunsets and Ann likes to paint them in pastels.

Clematis 8 x 16, $350

Another pastel of flowers from our backyard in New York

Marshland #2 8 x 9, $300

Sometimes the water looks inviting for anchoring but you'd better not try, very shallow usually

Storm Brewing 8 x 12, $350

"Red sky at night, sailor's delight, red sky at morning, sailor take warning" For a sunrise, a red sky can predict a storm

Sunset Blues 8 x 6, $150

Not all sunsets are bright red, some are rather subdued but still pleasant to view at anchor

Summer Beauties 12 x 12, $375

We do spend the summer up north and usually cruise Long Island Sound. This is another pastel from our backyard

The Hammock 11 x 17, $450

A hammock is a parcel of land that's slightly higher than the surrounding area, usually a marsh. It's just high enough to allow hardwood trees to keep their roots dry enough to survive.

Last Light 13 x 20, $500

As the light fades, it's time for dinner down below.

Maine Rock 11 x 16.5, $450

Before we started cruising the ICW, we spent three summers in Maine. It's our favorite area to sail. It has great places to anchor and the wind is dependable, coming up every day around 11:00 am. The scenery is breathtaking.