My latest series of paintings is Trails and Trees. I was inspired by the new paths I am taking in my life as a result of the two category 5 Hurricanes which struck my home on St Thomas in the USVI in September of 2017. Because of the damage caused by these storms, I am now living and working in Reedville, Virginia. My "Beautiful on the Edges" series of paintings of the beaches of St Thomas have been put on hold. Many trees were lost and beaches and shorelines changed dramatically. For weeks after the disaster struck, I was unable to focus or paint much of anything. I did find solace in Nature. I also have fond memories of hiking with my friends in the Islands. Many of the trails I enjoy now are in the woods. I have always been passionate about trees and they have always been a consistent subject in much of my artwork. One morning while walking my daughter's dogs in Annapolis, Maryland I was thinking of the choices I needed to make in my new life back on the mainland. I recognized the similarities between that and having to choose a trail to take in a new park when I had no idea of what waited around the corner. One of the definitions of a trail is "a beaten path trough rough country such as a forest of moor." There are so many paths to explore. I intend for each painting in this series to represent the many different feelings created by the paths we choose throughout our lives.
River Walk by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 19x21" SOLD
View of the Great Wicomico, Burgess, Virginia
Through The Trees by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 15x30" SOLD ($1400)
Buddy Attick Lake Park, Maryland
The Wide Path by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Masonite Sold
View of Carter's Creek from Weems, Virginia
The Path to Paradise by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 28x34" $2000
Scott Beach, St Thomas, USVI
Kansas Pathway by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 26x20 $1.600
Osage Acres Path in Bucyrus, Kansas
Take Me to Church by Brenda M Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas Sold
Whays Creek Road driveway, Burgess, VA
Going to the Sun by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas SOLD
Compilation of trails in the Unite States Virgin Islands
Creekside. by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 14x18 $1000
The Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus, VA
Truxon Trail by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 18x23 $1,400
Truxon Park in Annapolis, MD
Follow the Yellow Brick Road by Brenda M Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 24x30inches
SOLD ($2000)
The Pine Path by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 16x20 SOLD ($1500)
Trail through the woods on the Northern Neck in Virginia
Leaving the Beach by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas. 14x18 $1400
Trail from the Beach along the Chesapeake Bay near Reedville, Virginia
The Woods by Brenda M Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 24x20 $1,400
Mystic Blues by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 14x18 $1200
Snow Day by the Bay Acrylic on Canvas 16x20 $1200
Path to the Chesapeake Bay
Phantasea Tropical Gardens by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas SOLD
Path through this beautiful garden on St Thomas in the Virgin Islands
Color my World by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas 20x16 SOLD
The Sentinels by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas 24x18 $1200
Leinster Bay Trail by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 24x36 SOLD
One of my favorite hiking trails on St John in the United States Virgin Islands
Hewlett Point Trail by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas 20x16 SOLD
Rain on the Trail by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas 24x18 $1600
Deer Mountain Trail in Ketchikan, Alaska
Rain Bird Trail, Ketchikan, Alaska by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas 14x11 SOLD
New Year, New Trail by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on canvas 24x30 $1800
York River State Park, Virginia
Winter Walk by Brenda M. Sylvia Acrylic on Canvas 24x30 $1800