Tropical Impressionist Painting - "Pina Colada" :: Tropical Exotic Women and Romantic Beach Paintings in Tropicana Island

Welcome to breezy Tropicana Island...your perfect

destination if you're catching the sun - and avidly

looking for timeless and delightful images of Romantic

Impressionism.

Here, the colors are broken, rustic and vibrant with

tropical light. You will soon find yourself surfing through

the islands - where you can easily lose yourself singing

and dancing, fishing and beachcombing with the beautiful

and picturesque natives - as exotically painted by

impressionist Vito Soriano.

Visit the South Seas, the Caribbean, rustic piers and

rocky shores. The water's fine. You will be charmed by

exotic natives bearing tropical fruits as you sip on your

pina colada in the shade ... and more.

Tropical adj. (definition based on www.answers.com and other sites)
1. Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the Tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
2. Of weather or climate; Hot and humid : torrid.
Synonym: Tropic

Related themes: Tropicana (World-class 1940s cabaret in Havana, Cuba that attracted American celebrities and gangsters). The resort club was known for its showgirls, casinos, domino games and nightlife spectacles...which was recreated in Atlantic City Tropicana (The Quarter in 2004) and glitzy Las Vegas. You can read about the new Tropicana that is re-emerging this year in Cuba...it is more culturally focused this time with lots of drums. I tend to merge Tropicana and Exotica in this respect and tie them all up in a tiki room!

Tropical Paintings, Gardens and Seascapes

The tropics are perfect for the bright, casual and playful style of impressionistic paintings. Also featured are nautical scenes, seascapes and landscapes to complement the sexy island girls. These were painted from outdoor sketches and long drives with Mary Jane (who modeled for Pina Colada), along the Florida coasts and keys. Some are outdoor paintings of the California coast from San Diego to San Francisco. Also, I have paintings of tropical (exotic) gardens and villas that are displayed in and outside Tropicana Island.

I like the work of Gauguin but my type of tropical impressionism developed from other influences. I like to paint more than the "exotic", I'm also creating a unique tropical experience with my web design. What I can most relate to with this artist is the tendency to paint more from my head, reshape and improvise and design...what some may refer to as decorative impressionism.

Two of my favorite impressionists are Edward Potthast (American) and maestro Joaquin Sorolla (Spanish). Though I studied their work obsessively, I found my own voice by painting impressionistically from my head. It's therefore ironic that my impressionist work is actually an impression (imagination) of what I saw or remember, and whatever compositional (design) idea comes to me.

The works of Theodore Lukits (my art mentor) always inspire me. I also like the aesthetic art of Arthur Frank Mathews for its evocative "tonalism" and decorative quality. It's a style that is associated with the Northern California branch of the California Art Club. I also studied Australian impressionism known as the Heidelberg School, (which was formed by Australian artists in reaction against the patronage of non-Australian art in favor of European impressionism at its zenith). For broken tones and powerful brushwork, I look to Russian Impressionists like Isaac Levitan and Ilya Repin. I also like Joseph W.M. Turner who pioneered impressionism, and orientalist James Whistler.

Every serious artist goes through periods of development, and a great deal of what I learned comes from studying other masters. So a personal aesthetic slowly evolves over time and experimentation. While I'm here, down under, sitting on the largest island continent in the world, I'm learning and trying new things, and as I write, I'm streaming new ideas for Bravura Island to focus on the exotic tribal designs of body painting and tattoo art. Not sure how to integrate that yet with the Tiki lounge theme, exotica tropical music and aboriginal fire dancers---and other islanders. Sounds complicated, but fun!

For now, here's a few conversation pieces: