More Florida Paintings by Robert Gruppe

Here are more Florida Paintings by Robert Gruppe, who depicts Florida like no one else. Son of the famous Emile Gruppe, Robert's paintings exude Florida"s light and color and his swift and intuitive brushwork are unequaled.

Robert Gruppe Florida Paintings

Robert Gruppe Florida Paintings

Robert Gruppe, accomplished plein air painter and son of the famous Emile Gruppe, is a master at capturing the light of Florida. Here are a few of my favorites...

Florida Moonrise

Florida Moonrise

Here are two versions of Florida Moonrise that I painted over two days. While finishing up a  plein air painting on the property of the Conservancy of Southwest  Florida  https://www.conservancy.org/ I noticed the moon peeking over the palm trees and quickly batted out a 10" x 14" sketch of the effect. I resolved to come back the next day and try a larger version, arriving well before the effect of the moonrise but also allowing for the later moonrise time so that I could lay in the great masses and composition so that all would be ready for the final color adjustments once the lighting and moonrise were at peak effect.

Florida Moonrise 10" x 14" oil/canvas

Florida Moonrise 16" x 22" oil/canvas

Everglades City Town Hall

A painting that I made plein air of city hall in Everglades City, Florida. Rapidly vanishing old Florida in the middle of the Everglades.

High and Dry

This is a painting I made plein air at the Conservancy of Southwest Flordia in Naples, Florida. Not far from the Carribean Gardens zoo, the conservancy occupies the Flieischman property which once was vast orange groves. As I was painting this scene I became lost in thought, as plein air painters often will, to be startled back into reality by the roaring of a lion. My first thought was that it must be a Florida panther and I kind of freaked. After a moment , I realized it was coming from the zoo, but the sound of the roaring lion carried through the orange groves and palms and really sounded like it was very close!

Along a Naples Canal

I was scoping out suitable places to paint one morning and found this little scene nearby.
The bougainvillea was crawling all over a column from a retaining wall that reminded me a lot of French rococo artists- Fragonard in particular. He popularized a type of garden landscape painting that collectors prized. This view was also an excuse for me to paint my beloved palm trees.

Bougainvillea

When the Bougainvillea is in bloom it is a sight to behold.This is a scene that I painted on a path near Pelican bay that meanders through a small park. With the late afternoon sun hitting the foliage, I knew this is where I had to stop and paint.This painting comes with a custom 12" x 9" frame as appears in the photo. It's a frame that I acquired a few years back that has an interesting Gothic shape. I cut some panels to insert into the frame and glued Claessens linen canvas to them and primed with oil. I had one of these stashed in my plein air pack for a moment just like this.

Sunlight and Clouds over Naples, Florida

This is a view I painted from the bridge near Gulf Shore Blvd. in Naples, Florida.Late afternoon often finds huge thunderheads over the gulf which collect light and reflect it into the water. It's quite a stunning effect.

Florida Pines

Here's one just completed...

From a series of Florida inspired paintings.

Falling Water State Park

The falls and the sinkhole gorge at Falling Water State Park
Falling Waters State Park is a 171-acre Florida state park located three miles south of Chipley, Washington County in northwestern Florida. The park contains a 73-foot waterfall, the highest in the state.

 

End of Day

End of Day

18" x 24"

Florida Sentinels

New shots of recent paintings. This is a plein air painting, 24" x 36", that I schlepped  a mile out to where the big ancient trees live at Corkscrew. This place is epic- the scale is staggering , the energy is charged- a must see or to paint.

More Florida Oil Paintings

I love the Florida landscape. I lived for a short time in Cocoa Beach and was instantly smitten by the light and landscape. The intense cloud formations are something to be marveled at.

Corkscrew Sentinels

Florida Verdure

Florida Palmettos

Everglades City Sunset
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Florida Oil Paintings

Here's a selection of florida oil paintings that I painted in and around areas of southwest florida.

From a home base in Naples, I venture out with my paintbox and easel  to Everglades City, Corkscrew Swamp, Collier Seminole State Park,, Cayo Costa, Chokoloskee, Pine Island, and anywhere I can find some little bit of unspoiled Florida.

Florida Pines
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Florida Moonrise

Tamiami Trail

Thunderheads over the Everglades

Southwest Florida Palmettos

In the Everglades

The Abandoned Boat

Cayo Costa