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3 Members/3 Friends/1 Vision to capture on canvas our history. Helen Tilston, Mary Rose Holmes and Violetta Chandler have been painting together for the past 20 years. All three represented the USA at the juried invitational Florence Biennale in Firenze, Italy. Florida Trust for Historic Preservaton award. a Victoria Magazine, 2019 Two documentary Save Our Cottages Artists with a cause and a second Canvas with a Cause aired on PBS 2020.

Save Our Cottages Series 6

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December 21, 2008

Sunny days and bright blue skies have allowed the PleinAireCottageArtists to paint.Our show opens January 9th at Guppy's on the Beach.

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Plein Air Painting in Florida & "Reply Button to Comments"

August 19, 2014

Plein Aire Cottage Artist Violetta paints in Sarasota Florida A sunny morning meeting in Sarasota, where we agreed to meet with Violetta (her hometown) and paint. The light and values have attracted Plein Aire Cottage Artist Helen Tilston We ran into some friends and following some diversions eventually found time to paint Plein Aire Cottage Artists Mary Rose Holmes and Violetta Downtown, Sarasota has seen some changes and is now vibrant and alive with many new stores, boutiques and restaurants. It is certainly worth visiting and talk on the street is "it is booming and is growing". Michael's on Main Street, Sarasota is our most recent gallery and we are thrilled to work with Gallery Curator, Kate Runyon whom we have the utmost respect. She has incredible S.T.Y.L.E Kate Runyon. She exudes style. Christie's At Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Christie's have opened a new office at Indian Rocks Beach, called "Coastal Christie...

duPont Registry Features Three Friends with One Vision & Giveaway

October 13, 2011

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.

A documentary film "Save Our Cottages"

April 17, 2017

Helen Tilston, St. Remy-de-Provence, France. Photo Michael Tilston I have just returned from Provence, France where my work took me to research painting and filming venues for Save Our Cottages: Artists with a cause, a documentary to be aired on PBS in 2018. Violetta Chandler and Mary Rose Holmes Painting and at Indian Rocks Beach, Photo Tricia Priest Emmy Award winning documentary film-making team Lynn Marvin Dingfelder and Larry Wiezycki have been filming The Plein Aire Cottage Artists, Violetta Chandler, Mary Rose Holmes and Helen Tilston for the past several months at Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Violetta Chandler & mary Rose Holmes Photo: Helen Tilston The second part of the documentary is scheduled for filming in Provence at the beginning of June. We are going to be painting and walking in the footsteps of the fathers of Impressionism in Provence. We are thrilled that this documentary is going to film and will b...