Alpine Groves Park, St Augustine, Florida

It was a beautiful day at Alpine Groves Park. I did two paintings. The palm is on an 11 x 14 inch stretched canvas and the azalea was done on an 8 x 10 stretched canvas.  I enjoyed doing both paintings .

Please me know what you think?  Thanks,  Diana

Eleanor Blair wow is all I can say!

What a fantastic day today was! Only one bad thing happened (tell ya later) but I don'tt care because I was numb with amazement at the beautiful art work I got to watch in process today!

Eleanor Blair
http://www.eleanorblairstudio.com/

Eleanor and other artist were Plein Air painting at the Thomas Center, in Gainesville, Florida just for today.
I called some of my painting buddies and my special friend , Niki, and off we went to see the artist at work.

I found Elanor pretty fast. She had just finished a painting and was about to start another. I placed my little (haha) back end right next to her ( at her invitation..smile) and she went to work. I watched her painting the whole painting from start to finish. She talked about how she decided to do a subject and how to work it out on the canvas and colors and so much more. Do I remember everything she said..NOT but I hope it will all come back to me when I paint tomorrow.

Let me tell you her paintbrush danced all over the canvas and "tap, stroke and touch". What an amazing talent she has. She was kind to put up with all my questions. And she answered them too. I got to see REAL BEAUTIFUL PAINT" on her palette I can't afford those pure pigment paints yet but one day??????????????????

Here are some photos of Eleanor. Now I want you to understand her big smile was just for me!
haha!

What a super day..
Except for one little thing. I fell!  I was looking at a painting and walking  away there  was a step down which I didn't see. Yep right there in front of God and everyone I fell really bad.  I hurt both feet. One is now wrapped with an ace bandage and the other kind of looks terrible..cuts abrasions and is now bruising..And my kneed that took the fall is now quite larger than the other..ugh   Oh well I will mend and I had a wonderful day.

 

  

 

Ortega Park In Jacksonville, Flordia

.Feb.20, 2010  
I went to a workshop given by Donna Grasso. My dear friend Tina came with me. We had a wonderful day. Weather here in North Florida has been very cold. We lucked out and the weather was just beautiful.  Tina and I picked a spot near a large tree.  I learned a lot at this work shop..I learned that Donna is a fantastic painter.  LOL  I'm still struggling on my struggle to loosen up. Here is  the painting I did. The first is the painting I did at the park and the next is a re-do I did at home. Guess what I don't like either of them..ugh