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.
Summer at Indian Rocks Beach and dancing on the street
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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: Violetta, Helen and Mary Rose
Our song for today is: "It's a wonderful, wonderful, life"
It is a wonderful life, Helen, and you are looking fantastic in that cream skirt - so elegant! And I'm sure your client is thrille with lovely lovely paintings..
Many thanks for your compliment. We are so delighted to have clients who love our work and chose to hang it in an area of prominence in their homes. It is a beautiful feeling. Hope your week is special
How delightful to be painting and dancing the summer away; you are quite lucky! The second photo of your client by the pool is a pretty portrait in itself! You know, I can't resist those vibrant reds! Have fun!
Thank you and yes we are very grateful for what life has given us. I love the image of D by her pool. She was in a pensive mood and looked so connected to the landscape. Have a wonderful week Helenxx
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.
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...
Helen Tilston painting Guppy's Indian Rocks Beach A favourite expression of my mother's is: "if a job is worth doing; it is worth doing well" and "no one will ask how long it took to complete a job but they will ask who did it" words of Kathleen Bohannon Glynn. As you will recall from a previous post RCS Helps The Gift of Food selected us as the artist for their fundraising card. Thank you to all who have generously donated, including followers and one specifically namely Carolynn Cecilia who blogs under The Anchor and the Bird . Imagine my surprise to open her blog and note she carried my posting on RCS Helps. Carolynn Cecilia began her "Days of Deeds" this past May and planned to do one good deed daily for 31 days and to her surprise she could not stop here. Carolyn Cecilia and I have not met but have become friends through blogging and I am always happy to see her new post. Carolyn Cecilia you are person of such integrity and h...
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
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. 
It is a wonderful life, Helen, and you are looking fantastic in that cream skirt - so elegant! And I'm sure your client is thrille with lovely lovely paintings..
ReplyDeleteHello Patricia
DeleteMany thanks for your compliment. We are so delighted to have clients who love our work and chose to hang it in an area of prominence in their homes. It is a beautiful feeling.
Hope your week is special
Helen xx
Hello Helen,
ReplyDeleteHow delightful to be painting and dancing the summer away; you are quite lucky! The second photo of your client by the pool is a pretty portrait in itself! You know, I can't resist those vibrant reds! Have fun!
xo
Poppy
Hello Poppy,
DeleteThank you and yes we are very grateful for what life has given us. I love the image of D by her pool. She was in a pensive mood and looked so connected to the landscape.
Have a wonderful week
Helenxx