Pelicans at Honeymoon Island Canvas Print

By the Gulf of Mexico waters on the west coast of Florida is a beautiful place known as Honeymoon Isle. The preserve is sanctuary to many bird and wildlife species. Watching a pod of pelicans sailing over the turquoise surf on this remote beach in Florida inspired me to create this digital image. Pelicans at Honeymoon Island is a hand-painted image and photo composite created in Spadecaller’s Florida studio on 2/17/2021.

Spadecaller is an experienced traditional artist, who creates original hand-painted digital images and photo composite artworks. In the late fifties at eight years old, Spadecaller started formal training in traditional oil painting.Through considerable personal sacrifice, his mother nurtured his artistic talents and provided him with the tools to launch his creative journey. Spadecaller attended The School of Visual Arts in New York City (1970-71), and during the 70's up until the late 80's, he exhibited acrylic and oils in Montreal and New York. Due to the onset of chronic illness in the late nineties and with the advent of image editing software, he turned to creating digital hand painted images and photographic art. Artwork by...