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I did this painting in honor of the 500th year anniversary of the discovery of Florida. I imagined that it must have been a glorious sight from the various historical descriptions. I tried to image being on one of the three ships on that voyage. This is intended to be the view from that one ship out at sea looking towards the other two ships as they approach the shore. Since they are going west...I made this a sunset like some I have seen in the area.
How did the state of Florida get its name?
Published 08/07/2002 03:00 AM | Updated 01/15/2010 09:23 AM
How did the state of Florida get its name?
According to "Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolpho Springs" by Allen Morris (Pineapple Press, 1995):

"On Easter Sunday, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon and those with him in three ships saw a small, unknown island. They sailed northwest for three days and then west-northwest for two days more. Again they saw land, but the coast was so long that they knew this was not an i...

Although born in upstate New York, I grew up mostly in Nevada and California. The fabulous panoramic views of the far west inspired me to begin painting and photographing it’s beauty. I’ve lived in various areas in the states and in Europe but always had the desire to express through painting and photography. While living in the Mediterranean, I was especially influenced by the great Renaissance art and the chiaroscuro work of Caravaggio. I began with oils, worked with a wide variety of mediums but now mostly work in acrylic, oils, and photography. I studied mostly engineering in college but ended up with a degree in Technical Illustration, one in Psychology after several moves and colleges, one in Art Education. My experience as a...

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