Flagler College at Dusk original painting

This original painting is 24x30inches. Standing in the gardens outside Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, you can turn in a circle and take in what we’re three magnificent hotels. Casa Monica, hotel Alcazar (now Lightner Museum), and the Ponce de Leon Hotel (now Flagler college.) It’s as if you’ve been transported to Spain a few hundred years ago. I loved the lights on at night that adds to the magic of the scene. This is the third painting I did, each depicting one of the hotels at sunset. As I’ve been painting I’ve been learning by experience how much time of day, seasons, and where I’m standing can affect a scene. What was familiar during the day becomes mysterious at night, shadows change, and street lights and lights from cars change their coloring. A small grouping of flowers might go unnoticed or dominate the scene depending on the point of view taken. Life is the same way. I might experience a variety of emotions about the same circumstances. Looking at one way may be totally overwhelming and another perspective brings peace. My challenge is when I’m feeling like things are impossible to be able to have the mental and emotional flexibility to see things from a different light. Friends can help us look at things more objectively.