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Mary Rose Painting en plein aire Mary Rose, Violetta, Lynn and Alanna Friday was plein aire painting this week.  Violetta and I painted by the beach entrance at 9th Avenue and Gulf Blvd.  The sandpipers were fussing along the shore, followed by the curlews and then the elegant pelicans. Mary Rose chose Beach Trail with colourful awnings and a trail to the ocean. Lunch time found us enjoying a grouper sandwich at Keegans, alfresco dining of course.  Ran into two friends, Alanna and Lyn who joined us for lunch and we talked travel and reminisced about fun trips taken and the future countries we want to visit. Helen Tilston painting of IRB Violetta painting Tapas Alanna speaking in Hebrew to Menachin Following lunch we drove to Tapas Restaurant and Gardens at Indian Rocks Beach.  Their garden is constantly evolving and we found many motif to paint.  Here are some memories of this beautiful day.

The glorious Spring weather has found us doing what we love best "plein aire painting" The gentle breeze catches the perfume of the orange bloosom, takes it to the Gulf and mingles it with the fresh salt air, it turns east and finds us as we paint at our easels.  The sights, sounds and perfume of Friday past will be stowed away in our memories. Helen Tilston Painting of Beach Entrance This week, Violetta, Mary Rose and I are participating in "Art Walk"  a benefit with assists Largo Public Library Our exhibition will be at Art 600 East Bay Drive Largo Florida 727.581.0233 This beautiful gallery, is run by the personable Mary Byrd Painting outdoors we have the added bonus of meeting friendly visitors and neighbours. One man, namely Bill, walks/runs the beach daily, he has a kind disposition and always has a positive and  amusing comment and greeting.   He has decided that my name should be Helen Wisteria (he owns one of my wisteria paintings) then i...

 This week finds all three artists working on commissioned pieces. A work of art is timeless and unique. When you commission art, a bespoke work is created for you for a particular place, to celebrate something or someone special, or as a unique gift.