"Withlacoochee Heron" original signed acrylic painting by award winning artist Michael Arnold.

Withlacoochee Heron was painted in the style of the impressionists with loose lines that allow the eye to fill in the blurred areas. This painting was not done in Plein Air like the impressionists, but I did visit the spot and take multiple photographs.  The Withlacoochee River (South) originates in central Florida's Green Swamp, east of Polk City. It flows west, then north, and then turns northwest and finally west again before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Yankeetown. This area is near Dunnellon and was viewed while I was walking on the Rails to Trails.