Artist Renee Lammers

"Juniper Springs" 12x12 oil on copper 1250$ framed in your choice of black with gold, gold, or

Maplewood frame.  Shipping is included.

   I drank a half a Red Bull sugar free, carried a lot of painting equipment, hit the trail at Juniper

Springs. I walked and walked searching for a trail to a boardwalk.  I ended up in the campground.

I was lucky to have two young campers ask me, "Too far?"   I said "Yes".  They showed me a secret

trail to the boardwalk!  Thank heavens.  I found the boardwalk, leaped over a few fallen trees, and

found the place I wanted to paint.  I helped three cheerleaders with photos, found my way down an

enbankment, and set up a chair in the water.  There was about 14 inches of water to cool my feet and

lower legs.  It was 95 degrees.  It was memorial day.  There were many kayakers.  I helped push a few

kayakers in the right direction while I painted!  This was a real hard scene to piant.  Lots of sunspots.

Lots of greens.  I started with the framework of the painting squinting my eyes to see this.  Dark brown

is in the shadows here in Florida.  There are really warm reds in the shadows.  I just tried to paint what I saw.

"Juniper Creek" 12x12 oil on copper 1250$ framed in gold, black with gold, maplewood frame,

shipping and frame included in the price.

   I worked on this painting in my studio.  I think it helped me spending 6 hours on location.

I did not get bitten by giant yellow flies while I painted this one!  But I do think I will spend more

time lugging my painting equipment and painting while sitting in the springs water.  

   I am going to stay here in Florida.  I am doing very well here.  I do not want to spend thousands of

dollars traveling to and from Maine like I normally have done.  The gas prices are high.  My car is a 

2015 Cheverolet Traverse now.  I do not want to ruin the transmission by loading it up with copper,

paint, and frames.  I don't want to break down along the highway with two cats in the car.  I thought

of camping along the way but that could be unsafe. I have talked myself out of the trip.  I have plenty

of Maine photos to paint from incase I feel like doing that.  The HVAC airconditioning here at the cottage

is working great.  All the internal parts of the HVAC system are new and working just fine.  The cats enjoy

their morning catio time and seem to nap the rest of the day inside the cottage.  We are feeding two long hair

orange cats that are small.  They were my neighbors cats but for whatever reason started to get extremely thin.

They were hanging out at my cottage either on top of my car or sitting near the deck meowing if they saw me.

I did not like seeing how fragile and sick they were becoming.  I started to feed them and give them water.

They are doing better.  

    I am headed out to paint.  Juniper Springs or St. Augustine might be the destination!  Good night.

"Arrival Of An Egg" 6x6 oil on copper.  450$ framed in gold or black with gold.  Shipping and frame

are included.

"Wings of an Angel" 5x7 oil on copper.  450$ framed in gold or black with gold. Shipping and

frame included in the price.

"Tricolored Herons Nesting" 6x6 oil on copper 450$ framed in gold or black with gold.

   I think I did ok with the top two but the last one may not have worked too well.

I am having a good time painting birds.  I have ordered 60 Icelandic Poppies!  They will arrive

on Monday.  They are fresh cut buds that should hopefully bloom!  I will take a lot of photos

to paint from them.  I will try to paint them from life too.  I love Icelandic Poppies.  They

are so beautiful.  It will be an amazing treat for me.  120$ Yikes!  But I think it will make me

enormously happy for several days!

   Festus and Miss Kitty are getting along very well.  Miss Kitty's hair has grown back now.  She had

food allergies too.  Any cat overgrooming themselves are suspect of a food allergy.  Festus is getting almost

fat!  I can hardly pick him up but do!  They are really happy here in Florida.  I enjoy being here so much.

Good night.

"Fishing" 24x24 oil on primed board.  1995$ (4 payments can be done) framed in your choice

of gold or black with gold or other color frame.  Shipping and frame are included.

   I saw this guy sitting on his nest at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Florida.  His mate

arrived.  He flew to the water's edge carefully watching two large gators nearby.  He seemed to be

intent on capturing a fish!  I worked for 3 nights, 10 hours a session, until this was completed.

I enjoy visiting this park. I spend hours there taking photos. I was going to paint but it was sprinkling

off and on Sunday.  I met nice people.  Good day.

"Party Feathers" 24x24 oil on primed board.  1995$ framed in your choice of gold or black with gold.

Shipping and frame are included.

   I have two more 200ml tubes of Le Franc Titanium White.  I have plenty of my other oil colors.  

The Le Franc Titanium White is the most expensive as it is imported from France.  I use about 10 tubes

a year at 75$ each!  I will not worry about the white paint.  If it is meant to be it will be meant to be.

I am drinking a lot of Red Bull.  It has vitamin B12 and B6.  I was deficient in those two vitamins.  I do

feel a lot better.  Red Bull has a lot of caffeine too.  Caffeine is great if you want to paint larger works.

I made a big batch of cold brew coffee too.  I am keeping caffeinated.  I have lost 15 pounds since I was last

in Maine.  The cold subdued weather makes a person eat carbs and sit still.  Florida sunlight makes a 

person happy and active.  I feel hardly any bone pain as I did in Maine. This climate is much easier to live in.

   I will probably go to the gator park in St. Augustine tomorrow.  The nesting season

is until early June.  Have a good night.