PleinAireCottageArtists

Forward artist:  Violetta, Mary Rose(left) Helen Tilston (right) View is Indian Rock Beach The winners of our calendar are: Annie Belle de Ville Both winners will also receive a copy of the October issue of: duPont REGISTRY Our heartfelt thanks to all who commented and congratulations to "Annie"  and "Belle de Ville" *The Plein Aire Cottage Artists' calendar proceeds benefit Indian Rocks Beach Library and Indian Rocks Beach Historic Musem*

The luxury magazine, which finds its way into the homes and hands of discriminating buyers has released their September/October 2011 issue.  This is the type of magazine that is retained, hoarded and collected. We are delighted to be featured in this prestigious magazine's Back Page . Violetta, Mary Rose and Helen Tilston, aka The Plein Aire Cottage Artists have been painting together for the past ten years.    Double click on Image to enlarge. We have been very busy painting and travelling this past Summer and Autumn and look forward to exhibiting "Save Our Cottages" Series X in February 2012. Are you familiar with the duPont Registry?  Have you been to Tampa, Florida ? duPont REGISTRY   (Click here for to read article) We are giving away 2 copies of the duPont Registry and 2 copies of Plein Aire Cottage Artists Limited Edition 2012 calendar.   Please leave a comment and we shall random draw names on Thursday October 20th.

Violetta working on one panel of a polytych Violetta, Mary Rose and Helen are frequently asked by home owners and collectors to guide them in their choice of paint, sofa colours and often just "where to start".   One of my first teachers in Interior Design, whom I greatly respected almost always started with a painting or paintings  and built her colour scheme and design around the art  collection.  Her viewpoint was clients do not want to live in a show room window, they want objects d'art and collections that speak of their personality. These objects are collected over time and display a patina and have the family history embedded in the objects.  The objects are often original or have a value.  Think also size, shape of canvas.  A variety of shapes works nicely.  Recenty, a client chose 12 paintings all 12 x 12"  gallery wrap which are hung salon style.  A painting is an excellent investment, it can be moved to a different space.   It can be reframed to fit