PleinAireCottageArtists

Forward, Violetta, Mary Rose and Helen painting at beautiful Indian Rocks Beach On a recent paint out, Violetta, Mary Rose and I were speaking of art and why we create and the joy in arising at sunrise and plodding in the dark, setting up our easels awaiting the first sun rays to emerge or conversely painting a sunset. Some quotes from Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent and Vincent Van Gogh speak of this passion for creating artwork   Claude Monet said Mary Rose and Helen painting en plein aire My lovely day by Helen Tilston Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. “Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to acquire.”  Claude Monet

The white pearly sand at Indian Rocks Beach is the best in the USA for the construction of Sandcastles. We have declared next week to be a holiday, time to just listen to the grass grow, enjoy the beach and listen to the song birds, view pelicans, study palm trees. Have you built a sandcastle lately?  This song by the late Israel Kamakawiw'ole is one we love

Mary Rose and two girls headed to the beach are detained Hope your week is wonderful. We have had a busy week.  The interview and photo shoot with the luxury magazine went very well.  Working with professionals makes it all so enjoyable.   We realize that photographers and writers are artists too and we all speak the same language. Mary Roe Holmes and Helen Tilston painting en plein aire Now for some beach time. Later a sail along the intercoastal waterways, and docking for  a delicious dinner: at Villa Gallace .  Life is good. Helen, Violetta and Mary Rose painting a trip tych Rod Stewart Sings I'm Sailing Will post the link to the magazine when published. To a brilliant week!

A very exciting time for the Plein Aire Cottage Artists.   A photo shoot is scheduled for early next week at Indian Rocks Beach by a major magazine.  The resulting pictures and interview will be featured in the November/December issue of their magazine. We will keep you posted.