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Cafe lunch - Oil Painting by Violetta You are cordially invited to attend our Art Show at Guppy's, Indian Rocks Beach, Florida on January 24th.  We will personally give you a docent tour of "Coastal Cottages Series Eleven". My flowers welcome -oil painting Mary Rose The weather is in the 70's daily, the beach is sandy and the shell collecting is superb.  If you enjoy fresh seafood, the most beautiful sunsets and stolling along Beach Trail, this will meet your needs. Kinvara Day- oil painting  by Helen Tilston Perhaps you will enjoy dip in the Gulf of Mexico, where children, pelicans an dolphins swim in harmony. Violetta, Helen & Mary Rose painting on Indian Rocks Beach Until we see you on the 24th January may the sun shine softly upon you and yours.

What does an Architect and an Artist have in common?  Art, design, painting, music and travel and sketching.  Plein Aire Cottage Artist Mary Rose Holmes and  architect husband Dwight have celebrated more than fifty years of wedded bliss.  During their frequent travels, a sketchbook and selection of pencils and pens can be found in their carry on bags.  Mary Rose also packs her oil paints. While Mary Rose paints.  Dwight will sketch buildings. Sketchpad Dwight will sketch buildings. Sketch by Dwight E Holmes Recently  Sarasota Architectural Assoc.   honoured  award winning architect and resident of Indian Rocks Beach   Dwight E Holmes. Holmes on  graduating  from Georgia Tech set his eyes on the Gulf Coast of Florida  and was hired by Mark Hampton The Sarasota School of Architecture The years: 1941 to 1966 The place: Sarasota, Florida The story: Inflected by local climate, construction practices, regional culture, and Florida life-style, the work of the Sar