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Violetta & Mary Rose applying finishing strokes Our feature painting" IRB - No Ordinary Here" is hung at Salt Rock Coastal Cottages Series 12 opens today     Please click. Your comments are always welcome

Violetta, Helen and Mary Rose Spiritual Estuary,  View from Porch, IRB-No Ordinary Here Experts and skilled workers hang our show with care and precision  The hanging committee and skilled experts are in the midst of hanging Coastal Cottages Series 12.     Salt Rock Grill sparkles with light, the view over the intercoastal waterway will take your breath away.  It is a painter's dream.           Violetta Chandler, Mary Rose Holmes and Helen Tilston unveil 60 new original oil paintings on February 28th at 6:00 p.m.  at:  Salt Rock Grill,  9325 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores  For Reservations Tel.  727.593.7625  The scale and values of Violetta's paintings have been likened to   John Singer Sargent,  Mary Rose's  use of pink and purples and her brushstrokes have been likened to Monet and  Helen Tilston to the Spanish painter of light  Joaqui...

As winter storms show their strength and muscle here in North America and also Europe we send good wishes for safety to you. Violetta painting en plein air  The show must go on and we mean that literally.  As plein air painters  each day brings us new joy and sometimes miniscule weather challenges, such as a gust of wind blowing  our umbrella away or taking one of our hats for a jaunt or the wobbly leg of an easel suddenly deciding to curtsy. Mary Rose Holmes is sketching Helen Tilston sketching A typical lunch, thank you Mary Rose for today's creation. On days when it is just too overcast or windy our studio becons and larger pieces are painted upon.  "Coastal Cottages Series Twelve" opens February 28th.  On my morning walk I spotted these cormorants, they looked like they were saying "there are three of us too" Cormorants on Indian Rocks Beach Wishing you all the joy and blessings of 2014

Conner pays us a visit Summer time found all three of us travelling extensively:- Hawaii, Baltimore, Tennessee, Miami, Naples, Virginia and Ireland  are some of the places we visited and painted. All three of us are home in Florida and back painting.  January is fast approaching. Our art show  "Coastal Cottages Series X11" will open Plans are being drawn up.  Paintings are being glazed and receiving magical strokes. Long time friend and supporter visits Friends are stopping by the studio to say hello and share a cup of tea.  We work and paint for a few more hours until the shore beckons us.    Tomorrow is another day. Indian Rocks Beach, Fl....The beach in front of one of our studios

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  IN...

" 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:  ...

Christopher holds "My fabourite Harbor" original oil painting by artist Mary Rose Holmes An avid sailor and boatman, Christopher married last weekend in Sarasota Florida.  Growing up in this tropical paradise Christopher  spent all his free time sailing these waters.   Marina Jack in Sarasota holds fond memories for the groom, who now makes his home in New York. Artist Mary Rose holmes presents painting to Christopher Artist Mary Rose Holmes (Plein Aire Cottage Artists) was commissioned to paint this meaningful scene. Artist Mary Rose Holmes paints "My Favourite Harbor" The painting will grace their New York home and is the first of a planned collection of original art work. A passerby commented: "This painting retains the pulse of its making"