PleinAireCottageArtists

Original oil painting of Indian Rocks Beach Historic Museum, gifted to the Museum by Mary Rose Holmes Indian Rocks Beach's new wing and renovated  Historic Museum is now officially open. Architects Holmes & Holmes of Indian Shores designed the new wing which links and compliments the existing structure. The museum is home to exhibits and displays that take guests on a journey from  Indian culture to the days of pioneer settlement and to the modern motel and condo eras.  Museum features include a pictorial timeline, Indian artifacts and a historic cottages exhibit as well as great photos, artifacts and interactive audio devices tied to exhibits bring history alive. GeorgeAnn Thompson, Donna Valery and Nancy Ayers  The Museum's gift store offers unique gifts and the original paintings of The Plein Aire Cottage Artists Artist Mary Rose Holmes and GeorgeAnn Thompson Plein Aire Cottage Artist:  Violetta Chandler  INDIAN ROCKS BEACH HIST

" Violetta, Helen and Mary Rose planning While temperatures soar, the light is irreristible, the azure ocean calls.  Early morning and early afternoon being our preferred time to paint. The shadows dazzle. Our client has decided to enjoy the morning. Time for thinking and feeling the atmosphere of the garden Violetta has found shade beneath a palm tree and is rapidly capturing light and shadows Mary Rose strolling along Beach Trail and we can tell by her smile she has found her subject. Helen is  having a difficult time starting to paint today.  We call this research and information gathering - she eventually get painting and neglected to get a picture. A client has invited us to her home for afternoon tea. It is always a joy and a huge honour for us to see our paintings hang in a client's home.  "Indian Rocks Beach is the place to be" by Helen Tilston "Come by the Sea"a Triptych by the Plein Aire Cottage Artists: