Coastal Art Gallery
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652 N Citrus Ave, Crystal River, FL 34428
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Palm Boot #995: Manatee and Cypress Trees
A quiet glimpse into old Florida, where ancient cypress trees rise from clear spring water and a gentle manatee moves peacefully beneath the surface. Painted directly onto a natural palm boot, the irregular shape becomes part of the landscape itself, giving the piece an organic quality that feels pulled straight from the riverbank.
The contrast between the towering cypress, brilliant turquoise water, and submerged manatee captures the stillness and wild beauty of Florida’s freshwater springs. Each natural curve and imperfection of the palm boot makes this an entirely one-of-a-kind piece.
Original hand-painted artwork • 18" × 11" • $250
Palm Boot #1011: Pelican Face – Periwinkle
A striking portrait of one of Florida’s most recognizable coastal residents. Painted vertically along the natural length of the palm boot, this brown pelican stares directly at the viewer, turning the unusual shape of the palm into the bird’s elongated bill and face.
Warm creams, coral reds, yellows, and deep charcoal details bring the pelican to life, while the natural fibers of the palm create an almost feather-like texture across its head. At an impressive 48 inches tall, the piece has a dramatic presence while celebrating Florida’s coastal wildlife in a wonderfully unconventional form.
Original hand-painted artwork • 48" × 8" • $395
Palm Boot #1012: Pelican Face – Blue Mist
A commanding portrait of Florida’s iconic brown pelican, painted to follow the naturally long, narrow form of a palm boot. Viewed head-on, the pelican’s brilliant golden crown immediately draws the eye before leading down its extraordinary bill, which stretches nearly the entire length of the piece.
Soft blues, lavender, blush pink, yellow, and deep charcoal create beautiful depth throughout the face and bill, while the palm’s natural fibers lend an authentic feather-like texture. Standing an impressive 49 inches tall, Blue Mist turns a piece of Florida nature into a bold celebration of the wildlife that defines its coast.
Original hand-painted artwork • 49" × 8" • $399
Palm Boot #1014: Flamingo Face
Bold, vivid, and unmistakably Florida. This dramatic flamingo portrait transforms the naturally elongated shape of a palm boot into the graceful form of one of Florida’s most iconic birds.
Fiery layers of crimson, coral, pink, and orange create the flamingo’s richly textured plumage, while its pale face and deep black bill provide striking contrast. The direct gaze gives the piece an unexpected intensity, creating a portrait that feels almost alive. At an extraordinary 56 inches tall, the natural shape and texture of the palm become an integral part of the artwork, making this a true statement piece.
Original hand-painted artwork • 56" × 11" • $595
Palm Boot #1016: Great Blue Heron – Sky Blue
A striking profile of the Great Blue Heron, one of Florida’s most elegant and instantly recognizable wading birds. The naturally elongated palm boot becomes part of the composition, perfectly following the heron’s sweeping head and long, spear-like bill.
Layered whites, soft grays, and deep charcoal create delicate feather texture, while the brilliant orange and gold bill and piercing eye command attention. A sky-blue background surrounds the portrait, giving the piece a fresh coastal character while allowing the heron’s intricate details to stand forward.
At 34 inches wide, this one-of-a-kind palm boot celebrates the quiet beauty, patience, and unmistakable presence of Florida’s wetlands.
Original hand-painted artwork • 34" × 11" • $350
Palm Boot #1033: River Run
A window into the wild heart of Florida. River Run transforms the tall, naturally weathered shape of a palm boot into an immersive journey through a lush riverside forest.
Towering trees draw the eye upward through layers of dense green foliage, while brilliant turquoise water winds through the scene below. Palmettos, exposed roots, fallen wood, and tangled vegetation give the landscape remarkable depth, creating the feeling of standing quietly along the riverbank beneath the canopy.
The raw fibers and irregular edges of the palm remain visible throughout, beautifully blurring the boundary between the painted landscape and the natural material beneath it.
At 31 inches tall, River Run is a one-of-a-kind celebration of Florida’s quieter, wilder side.
Original hand-painted artwork • 31" × 11" • $400
Palm Boot #1034: Redfish in the Mangroves & Limpkin Bird
A vivid portrait of Florida’s mangrove ecosystem, capturing the remarkable connection between life above and below the waterline. This hand-painted palm boot follows a redfish as it moves through the tangled submerged roots, while a limpkin watches from the shoreline and another takes flight overhead.
The composition shifts beautifully from brilliant blue sky and lush green mangrove leaves to the rich underwater world below. Exposed roots twist through clear blue water, creating shelter for the redfish and revealing the hidden habitat that makes Florida’s mangroves so important.
The palm boot’s raw fibers and irregular edges remain visible, allowing the natural material itself to become part of the wild landscape.
At 33 inches tall, this one-of-a-kind piece tells an entire Florida ecosystem story on a single piece of palm.
Original hand-painted artwork • 33" × 12" • $450
Canvas #121: Summer Night
A luminous summer evening captured beneath a brilliant full moon. Summer Night looks upward through a quiet woodland canopy, where the cool turquoise sky glows above a field overflowing with white daisies.
Tiny fireflies drift throughout the scene, their warm golden light scattered among the flowers and darkened trees. The contrast between the moonlit whites, deep forest greens, and small sparks of yellow gives the painting a dreamlike quality while still feeling rooted in the familiar beauty of a warm night outdoors.
At 10 × 20 inches, the tall composition draws the eye from the wildflowers below toward the glowing moon above, capturing that fleeting moment when an ordinary summer night feels almost magical.
Original hand-painted canvas • 10" × 20" • $400
Canvas #120: Palm Tree / Bird of Paradise
A vibrant tropical scene designed to become uniquely yours. Towering palm fronds and clusters of coconuts rise above brilliant Bird of Paradise flowers, lush tropical foliage, turquoise water, and a bright coastal sky.
Unlike a traditional finished canvas, this 36" × 12" giclée canvas print is intentionally left open for personalization. The artist will hand-paint your chosen details directly onto the piece, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind keepsake.
Add a family name, personal motto, favorite beach, street name, meaningful phrase, or even a hand-painted bird or iguana. The final artwork becomes a collaboration between artist and collector, created specifically for the place, memory, or story you want it to represent.
Hand-embellished personalized giclée canvas • 36" × 12" • $1,200 • Contact artist to customize
Giclée Canvas Print #120.2: Sunshine Vibes – Ocean Tides
A bright celebration of coastal living, filled with the colors and easygoing character of a perfect day by the water. A towering coconut palm rises above brilliant Bird of Paradise flowers, lush tropical foliage, turquoise ocean, and an open blue sky.
This giclée canvas print is made unique through hand-painted embellishments, including a charming seagull perched above two rustic signs reading “Sunshine Vibes” and “Ocean Tides.” These individually painted details add texture, personality, and the artist’s hand to the finished piece, making it more than a traditional print.
At 36 × 12 inches, its tall, narrow format makes a colorful statement while bringing a little piece of the coast indoors.
Hand-embellished giclée canvas print • 36" × 12" • $316
Canvas #123: Horseshoe Crab and Willet Bird
A lively portrait of Florida’s shoreline, where ancient marine life and coastal birds meet at the water’s edge. A beautifully detailed horseshoe crab anchors the foreground while a willet wades through the surf and shorebirds sweep across the open sky.
Brilliant blues and foaming waves bring movement to the scene, contrasted by the warm sand and earthy tones of the horseshoe crab. In the distance, a lush island of palms and coastal vegetation creates depth and captures the untamed character of Florida’s coastal habitats.
The horseshoe crab, a creature whose ancestry reaches back hundreds of millions of years, gives the painting an especially timeless quality, connecting today’s shoreline with an extraordinarily ancient natural world.
Original hand-painted canvas • 12" × 12" • $300
Signboard: America 250 – Vertical
A bold patriotic statement created to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. This tall, narrow signboard combines classic red-and-white stripes with a deep blue field, scattered stars, and a prominent “250” marking the historic milestone.
The word AMERICA runs vertically through the center in strong black lettering accented with warm gold, giving the piece an old-fashioned Americana character while keeping it highly visible from across a room.
At 24" × 3.5", its slender format makes it easy to display in an entryway, on a porch, alongside a doorway, or as part of a patriotic collection.
Hand-painted decorative signboard • 24" × 3.5" • $79
Signboard: America 250 – Horizontal
A bold piece of Americana created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. Classic red-and-white stripes stretch across the sign, anchored by a deep blue field and oversized white star.
The words “AMERICA 250” command the center in dramatic black lettering, giving the piece a handcrafted, vintage-inspired character. Its long horizontal format makes it especially suited for display above a doorway, mantel, shelf, or as part of a patriotic wall arrangement.
At 24" × 3.5", it delivers a strong visual statement in a compact format while celebrating a historic American milestone.
Hand-painted decorative signboard • 24" × 3.5" • $79
Palm Boot #1044: Bald Eagle
A commanding, face-to-face portrait of the American bald eagle, painted to emphasize the bird’s unmistakable strength and presence. Rather than showing the eagle from a traditional side profile, this composition brings the viewer directly into its intense golden gaze.
Fine layers of white and soft gray create the texture of the eagle’s head and chest, transitioning into richly detailed dark brown feathers below. The brilliant golden-yellow beak and eyes provide striking contrast, while the soft turquoise background makes the portrait stand forward from the natural palm surface.
At 19 × 12 inches, this one-of-a-kind palm boot transforms an organic Florida material into a powerful wildlife portrait.
Original hand-painted artwork • 19" × 12" • $230
Palm Boot #1045: Pelican Face
A bold, face-to-face portrait of Florida’s beloved brown pelican, created around the naturally long and narrow shape of a palm boot. The bird’s direct gaze gives the piece tremendous personality, while its extraordinary bill stretches nearly the entire length of the artwork.
Warm golden-orange feathers crown the pelican’s head, transitioning into rich burgundy, charcoal, silver, and soft pink along the bill. A clear sky-blue background creates crisp contrast and allows every feather and facial detail to stand forward.
At 37 inches tall, the elongated natural form of the palm feels almost made for the pelican, turning an organic piece of Florida into a striking coastal wildlife portrait.
Original hand-painted artwork • 37" × 10" • $375
Palm Boot #1046: Sea Turtle with Silverfish
A richly detailed underwater portrait celebrating one of Florida’s most beloved marine animals. A sea turtle glides through a lush bed of seagrass while a shimmering school of silverfish moves around it, giving the scene a wonderful sense of motion and life.
Warm amber, russet, gold, and deep brown bring extraordinary detail to the turtle’s patterned shell, face, and flippers, standing beautifully against the cool turquoise water. Bubbles, layered grasses, and surrounding fish create depth without taking attention away from the turtle as the commanding centerpiece.
The naturally sweeping shape of the palm boot works beautifully with the underwater composition, transforming an organic piece of Florida into a celebration of the marine world surrounding it.
Original hand-painted artwork • 34" × 12" • $480
Palm Boot #1053: Fort Island Gulf Fishing Pier
A peaceful slice of Florida’s Gulf Coast painted along the naturally slender form of a palm boot. A towering palm becomes the centerpiece of the composition, rising into a clear blue sky while gentle Gulf waters meet the shoreline below.
The scene captures the relaxed character of Fort Island, with distant birds, coastal vegetation, sandy shoreline, and a glimpse of the fishing pier tucked into the horizon. Detailed bark and sweeping palm fronds add texture and depth, while soft blues and earthy coastal tones give the painting a calm, sunlit atmosphere.
At 28 inches tall, the palm boot itself feels perfectly suited to the subject, its long organic shape echoing the palm tree growing through the center of the scene.
Original hand-painted artwork • 28" × 7" • $180
Palm Boot #1049: Rope Swing – Santa Fe
A nostalgic glimpse of Florida river life, painted along the naturally tall, narrow form of a palm boot. A towering riverside tree rises through the composition, its handmade wooden steps climbing the trunk toward a classic rope swing hanging over the cool waters of the Santa Fe.
Layers of turquoise, blue, and soft green capture the clear river below, while dense foliage and a brilliant blue sky frame the scene. The weathered ladder and dangling rope evoke the simple adventure of summer days spent climbing, swinging, and plunging into the water.
At 32 inches tall, the palm boot’s elongated shape beautifully emphasizes the height of the tree, turning the entire piece into a celebration of Florida’s rivers and the memories made along their banks.
Original hand-painted artwork • 32" × 7" • $220
Palm Boot #1050: Beach Boardwalk
An inviting pathway to the sea, painted along the naturally slender form of a palm boot. Beach Boardwalk captures that irresistible moment when a weathered wooden walkway opens onto bright sand, turquoise water, and an endless Florida sky.
Graceful palm fronds reach into the composition from above, framing billowing white clouds and the glimpse of ocean waiting at the end of the path. Sea grasses and rustic posts add texture along the shoreline, while the brilliant blues and tropical greens give the piece a warm, breezy coastal feeling.
At 30 inches tall, the elongated palm boot creates a wonderful sense of perspective, drawing the eye down the boardwalk and straight toward the water.
Original hand-painted artwork • 30" × 6" • $195
Horseshoe Crab Shell Series #14: Manatee Zone
A distinctly Florida scene painted onto one of the coast’s most fascinating natural forms. Manatee Zone transforms a genuine horseshoe crab shell into a colorful portrait of the state’s waterways and the gentle giants that inhabit them.
Above the waterline, a familiar Manatee Zone, Idle Speed, No Wake sign stands against brilliant blue water and a palm-lined shoreline. Beneath the surface, a manatee glides quietly through the shallows, creating a clever above-and-below-water composition that tells the story of sharing Florida’s waterways with its wildlife.
The shell’s natural armor, pointed edges, and long tail remain fully visible, becoming an integral part of the artwork and making every contour completely unique.
Original hand-painted horseshoe crab shell • Series #14 • 14" × 6.5" • $550
Horseshoe Crab Shell Series #13: Pelican Perch
A wonderfully inventive piece of Florida coastal art painted directly onto a genuine horseshoe crab shell. Pelican Perchtransforms the shell’s naturally rounded form into a vivid waterway scene, complete with brilliant blue water, mangrove-lined shores, channel markers, and a brown pelican resting proudly atop a weathered piling.
Hand-painted wooden signs point toward Snake Key and Seahorse Key, adding a sense of place and the feeling of navigating Florida’s backwaters by boat. The horseshoe crab’s distinctive edges and long tail become part of the composition rather than simply its canvas, giving the artwork an unmistakably organic character.
At 15" × 7", this one-of-a-kind piece brings together Florida wildlife, coastal landmarks, and one of the Gulf’s most fascinating natural forms.
Original hand-painted horseshoe crab shell • Series #13 • 15" × 7" • $550
Palm Boot #1054: Woodstork
A striking, almost confrontational portrait that turns the unusual character of the wood stork into the entire composition. Painted from a dramatic head-on perspective, the bird’s long bill creates a powerful vertical line while its dark eyes and textured face pull the viewer straight into its gaze.
The narrow palm boot works beautifully with the anatomy of the bird, allowing the natural shape of the wood to become part of the portrait rather than simply a surface beneath it. Subtle earth tones, deep blacks, warm rusts, and soft whites capture the rugged beauty of one of Florida’s most recognizable wetland birds.
There’s something wonderfully prehistoric about this piece. Quiet, strange, and impossible to ignore.
Original hand-painted palm boot • 44" × 10" • $440 • Available at The Coastal Art Gallery
Palm Boot #1055: Manatee Family
A peaceful glimpse beneath Florida’s waters, where three manatees drift together beneath a sunlit shoreline. The composition moves naturally from the palms and marsh grasses above the waterline into the cool blues below, creating a little window into their world.
What gives this piece its heart is the family grouping. Each manatee has its own expression and presence, with the smaller manatee nestled between the adults giving the scene a gentle sense of connection and protection.
The exposed natural palm fiber at the top is especially beautiful here. Instead of hiding the material, it becomes part of the landscape and reminds you that the artwork itself comes from Florida.
Original hand-painted palm boot • 33" × 10" • $130 • Available at The Coastal Art Gallery
Palm Boot #1060: Cute Chubby Manatee
There’s no resisting this face. This sweet manatee fills the palm boot with personality, floating upright with its flippers tucked close and that wonderfully soft, curious expression.
The close-up composition is what makes this piece work so well. Instead of placing the manatee in a large underwater scene, the artist lets the animal completely own the piece. Warm browns and soft grays give its body depth against the pale turquoise water, while the natural fibers of the palm boot remain visible around the edges.
It feels playful, warm, and unmistakably Florida.
Original hand-painted palm boot • 14" × 10" • $140 • Available at The Coastal Art Gallery
Palm Boot #1061: Manatee River
A quiet Florida river scene captured on one of nature’s own canvases. Two manatees glide beneath the surface while kayakers move through the turquoise water above, creating a beautiful meeting between the hidden world below and the landscape we see from shore.
The long, horizontal shape of the palm boot is especially effective here. It naturally follows the movement of the river, carrying your eye from the manatees through the submerged grasses and into the distant kayakers. The dense green shoreline gives the scene depth while those tiny flashes of color from the kayaks bring the whole painting to life.
It feels less like a portrait and more like a little piece of Florida you could take home.
Original hand-painted palm boot • 23" × 9" • $210 • Available at The Coastal Art Gallery
Palm Boot #1048: Yankeetown with Lacoochie River
A serene portrait of old Florida, capturing the quiet wetlands and waterways surrounding Yankeetown. A towering cypress rises through the center of the composition, its moss-draped branches stretching overhead while the river winds gently through the marsh below.
White wading birds appear throughout the landscape, from the heron standing peacefully at the water’s edge to birds scattered across the distant grasses. Soft blue water, muted sky, and layers of natural green give the scene a wonderfully calm, untouched feeling.
The tall, slender palm boot becomes part of the landscape itself, emphasizing the height of the cypress and drawing the eye from the reflective river below all the way into the canopy.
Original hand-painted artwork • 25" × 6" • $180