Florida Alligator- Beast Amongst the Beauty

I was born and raised in Okeechobee,Fl, to Robert and Dorothy Butler. One of 9 kids, who grew up no strangers to hunting, fishing, camping, hiking,... more

by Daniel Butler

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Price

$4,000

Dimensions

60.000 x 36.000 x 1.000 inches

Title

Florida Alligator- Beast Amongst the Beauty

Artist

Daniel Butler

Medium

Painting - Acrylic

Description

I was born and raised in Okeechobee,Fl, to Robert and Dorothy Butler. One of 9 kids, who grew up no strangers to hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and becoming knowledgeable about the environment. My father was "Robert Butler" Florida landscape/wildlife artist, as well as one of the original "Highwaymen" artist. He went on to become known as a historian with a paintbrush because of his awareness of the speed at which our natural resources in Florida were disappearing. The love he felt for what he saw growing up, shined through in every one of his paintings. I now, want you the viewer, to feel nature's beauty, smell it's fragrances, and sense it's desire to survive whenever you look at my paintings. I thought it fitting to name this painting as such because anyone who's visited the Fakahatchee Strand Wildlife Refuge will understand the vast beauty this place supports. The painting is done on a 36 x 60 stretched canvas which is the only way I could get a little of what I wanted to capture of such a magical place. Ghost Orchids, bromeliads, freshwater sponges, racoons, deer, turtles, the list goes on and on. So I decided to do a series of ten paintings of this size just to get some of the beautiful things we are blessed with.

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May 20th, 2016