PleinAireCottageArtists

http://www.tbnweekly.com/pubs/belleair_bee/content_articles/051210_bee-02.txt This pair of osprey choose Indian Rocks Beach as their home. We are thrilled to have them as our residents and want them to stay and we want their off spring to be with us too. We will anxiously look forward to new babies each Spring. The triptych pictured was painted by left to Right Mary Rose Holmes, Violetta (Shtumeyzen-Chandler) and Helen Tilston.

Each year, the Plein Aire Cottage Artists (Mary Rose Holmes, Violetta Shtumeyzen-Chandler and Helen Tilston) present four awards, two for businesses and two for cottages. The awards are presented to the owners who have maintained and restored and made major improvements to their properties. 2010 winners are: Amy Steinkeller for restoring her two bedroom cottage on Gulf Blvd. John Gold and Gary Day for restoring their three cottages at Gulf Blvd and Walsingham. T.J's Italian Restaurant and Chic a Si Cottages owned by Hal and Marion Flowers

History is being made in the State of Florida Governor Crist is resigning as Governor and will run for a Senate Seat in the Federal elections. What is interesting for the Plein Aire Cottage Artist is that each time Governor Crist is interviewed one of our paintings is behind him. So far, Mary Rose's "Sunset of IRB" and "Koral House" has been shown. Helen Tilston's paintig of "boat waiting to sail" and "Shrimp Boat unloading" has also been featured. Violetta's "wedding chapel? and "Mansion on Snell Island". Also our polytych which is a 5 panel painting of the Bridge That Takes People Home has had several shots. If only these paintings could talk? hmmmm.