THIS IS SEADUCTION . THE HOUSE I rented for the month of March to enjoy ST GEORGE ISLAND AND the area around APALACICOLA. i AM WORKING ON OTHER beach homes around the area.
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SEADUCTION

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 THIS is my third attempt to write in this blog. It is why I am so reluctant to try to keep this going. I am in ST.GEORGE ISLAND AGAIN .
This March, my neighbors along 102nd CIRCLE OF OTOW  ATTEMPTED A BEACH  experience in spite of the weather. Some days were horrible with rain and  wind. But  other days were  perfect for long walks and of  course painting.
This March, I am at the beach home called SEADUCTION. I wanted to beable to convey and  communicate to the owners  of this  wonderful house, HOW MUCH I ENJOYED MY STAY. Whwn the rain and  wind was too much,I was  able to paint still lifes  from the beautiful collection of  shells as  well as  just  enjoy the wonderful porch that  wraps  around this house.

i have  many more paintings to share on this blog. I want to see if i can finally post this with out is all disappearing...AGAIN

I am back in ST.GEORGE ISLAND. Painting on location. This

 year my neighbors chose March even though the weather was not typical beach weather. This porch is part of the beach home CALLED SEDUCTION. I hope the owners will read  my blog after goint to web site so I can express how  wonderful they provided for people staying in their home by the sea.
I am so in love with this place , I am returning next  March.
Thw weather was really challenging but I was able to find many interesting thinngs in the home to put into a still life.Like the many shells they have collected and artfully display.

as  you can see, I also found many subjects in and  around Eastpoint and APALACHICOLA.

Back in ST.GEORGE ISLAND. MARCH HAS BEEN A stormy month as everyone in the country knows.
My neighbors on 102nd CIRCLE IN OTOW DECIDED TO try out luck at this beautiful island and surrounding area. This year, we stayed at the sea home NAMED SEDUCTION. I painted about 20 paintings this month. I could paint 20 more. When the weather was just too much for us old gals, I found beautiful shells to paint pictures of. The wrap around porch allowed me to paint sunrises and sunsets.
I enjoyed this place so much, I will return next March to the same home. I hope the owners can read my words as well as see the paintings I was able to produce around their beautiful house. The paintings in the house reflect art taste that is in conjuction with what I like to paint and view.

There is wealth of views

from this porch.

Here are  a  few  more paintings i have been able to do this month.

PLEIN AIRE PAINTING HAS ITS CHALENGES. WIND, BUGS, SUN , NO SUN.

SO WHY do this ? There is something about the painting you pull off regardless of the elements. Something that shows in the painting that does not appear in studio from photos paintings. At least , my paintings , seem to hold this to be true.
This past month , I have been painting in ST GEORGE ISLAND FLORIDA. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PAINTING I did four weeks ago. So this will not be quite a diary of my days of painting. Some of my efforts have been small craft paintings... using the photos I have taken since I arrived. I have taken hundreds of photos of birds, butterflies, shells. this water color tried to capture the fauna of the bay area. Some of these trees have been there for years.

This is from my many photos. Not sure of what i was tryig to say here.

This was done quickly to capture the men fishing as well as the surrouding scenery with EASTPOINT in the distance.

One of my favorite things to paint are people doing ... a job.. o r just going through motions.. their gesture s tell a story.

My first try the day I arrived.. Made chair too small. I will try again from photos. That is a nother chalenge of Plein Aire or painting on location. Errors.

Studies of people . Bright colors of umbrellas

I took so many bird photos. I have turned them into studies.

more to come.....

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I AM NOT TRYING TO PROMOTE IPAD SALES. BUT I am having a lot of fun drawing with my ipad and sharing what I have learned with

people who have an IPAD. The elephant was done with HELLO WATERCOLOR AP.

SOME  people have remarked that they prefer real paint. So do I, however, I used the AP on the bus trip to the  Grand Canyon and to Yellow Stone., sitting in dentist office,and doctors office. I use it when I cannot  sleep AND WHEN PLANNING A PAINTING. I ALSO USE IT TO PRACTICE.

I would love to beable to draw animals better. This is painless and quite a frugal way to not waste supplies. I say that to people who feel that they just  want to enjoy the process of drawing and painting. Could I  print out the renditions? Yes and make cards from the images. some aps allow printing words on the image.  I  PREFER the AP  IPASTEL  because of its ease and endless color choices.  I have also learned that I can import and export images from one program to another.