Keith Doles title image collage

These landscapes were created from some of the photos I took on vacations over the years. The thing my pictures had in common was that the sky was either too bright or too cloudy. So, I painted my skies based upon the environment in the scenery. "Harbor" was taken from the St. Augustine downtown plaza view of the Spanish villa-style houses on the other side of the bridge. I sometimes rearrange the positions of buildings for dynamism and to truly say that these are MY landscapes. Like a coloring book, I filled in the white areas [from my photos] with colors that compliment the scenery's atmosphere.

country field acrylic painting
The Country, 2007

acrylic on canvas H 20" x W 24"

harbor acrylic painting
Afternoon at the Harbor, 2006

acrylic on wood H 23" x W 35"

beach acrylic painting Midnight on the Beach, 2006

acrylic on wood H 24" x W 30"

beach scene painting
Vacation, 2007

acrylic on board H 24" x W 30"