The Hermitage

"Part of being an artist is always struggling to translate your life's experiences into a work of art. I found the tranquility of walking the beaches, picking up shells and ancient sharks teeth, became the perfect meditation for putting my own life experiences back in order and enabled me to once again feel the creative spirit."

-- Christopher Still, Painter

Welcome to The Hermitage, an artist community inspiring creativity with "old Florida" history; verdant, tropical ecology; and communal living with fellow Hermitage artists and our Gulf Coast Communities.

This site is the place to learn more about The Hermitage and to discover a hint of what is so special about it. And it is the place to understand our mission, and ways to work with us to support it. We hope you will be as inspired as we are to support individual artistry while preserving Florida's natural and its "built" heritage.