In Florida the clouds often put on a display of incredible beauty. I call the clouds, "the mountains of Florida", because of course we have no actual mountains. These clouds are a spectacular substitute and in this picture the cloud is raining over the Gulf off in the distance. 

I painted this with an audience at an opening of an art show at the Art Center Manatee, in Bradenton. I'm not crazy about painting foor an audience, but have become more comfortable with it because of all the paintings I do as demos for my class.