Friday, May 27, 2011

Plein Air Today at Bayou Drive

The Florida West Coast Plein Air Painters painted on Bayou Drive in Hernando County, FL today and the weather was beautiful! My car became my outdoor studio and that always works well. We give ourselves 2 1/2 hours to set up, paint, and clean up which makes our outings challenging but always fun. If I get a painting laid in and know what to do with it at the next stage, I am happy. Today, I was happy and am anxious for the painting to dry so I can get back into it.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Weeki Wachee Reception

We are Friends of Weeki Wachee State Park and attended the annual reception held Friday evening at the park. Love that place! We were treated to a private reception and mermaid show. Friends of Weeki help raise funds for park improvements and the group raised $32,000 last year. Thanks to Julie Komenda, the first Plein Air event was held at the park and was well attended by both artists and visitors to the park.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Not an Ordinary Day!

Today did not begin as an ordinary day and I now know my cell phone will call 911 even when in an area not covered by my provider. Met fellow artists at Bayou Drive at 9:30 am but could not paint due to weather. We drove to Bayport Park as it has shelters. On the way, we passed a horrible brush fire and I could not believe I saw flames that big given the heavy rain. Two homes were across from the fire. Fireman arrived quickly and the flames were gone by 11.45 am.....white foam was everywhere but it sure was a relief to see the fire gone. THANK YOU EMERGENCY RESPONDERS!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

First Blog Entry

Not sure how all this blogging works but here goes....this is the first entry with more to follow.....seems appropriate to begin with my favorite quote: "Make Each Day Your Masterpiece." The above photo was taken at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Weeki Wachee, Florida.