This cartoon artist captured me pretty well... : ) : ) If you are an artist I know you "get it" too....
In the last week I put these things on my things to do list:
- Blog about the SE Plein Air Invitational last week ...and Anne Blair Brown Workshop here this past week.
- Update my bio I had to quickly revise for the Women Painter's of the Southeast Annual juried show at the Course Gallery and Atelier in Jacksonville, FL that is this upcoming weekend April 28th!
- Order brochures about my art for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) who is presenting my paintings in Washington DC in June.
- Order new business cards! ( A couple days ago while I was out painting in town - gave the mayor of Pontotoc, MS my business card ...I noticed that it had my old email address on it! )
- Send out a newsletter! By the way.... IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE MY BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP HERE. You can also read past issues from there.
These things just come with the job. I like these things because I'm an extrovert and I am social. I love Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, and News-lettering about art but it eats away into my painting time and I apologize for not being "present" more...
So here is my blog about the.....
Southeastern Plein Air Invitational 2012
I just returned form beautiful Alabama and the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational. Was so honored to be back for my third year in a row. This year I had the pleasure of getting together and painting with my buddy Millie Gosch all week. What a fun time we had together!
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| Ju-Ju's Farm ©2012 Dot Courson - from the 2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational |
Above here is a bad photo of a painting I took just after finishing the painting. It is propped in the frame against my car fender out in the field to take the picture. I didn't get many images of my paintings this year...
(above) Millie and I were painting and believe it or not a thunder shower and lightening ran us away for a few minutes. But we got right back out there when the lightening and rain subsided and I finished this one...
My sweet friend - talented artist Gina Brown painting in a backyard garden in Gadsden.
A little painting I did at one day called "Two's Company.©2012 Dot Courson- It was one of two that sold on opening night.: )
An overlook from "the brow" one afternoon in the Fuller's backyard.
In addition to the view above, this year my good new friend Wyatt Waters from Mississippi and Millie Gosch from Georgia and I went out one evening to our friend Kevin's house on the western brow - and painted a sunset until dark. We got there a bit late, but got some great memories! We were so amazed at the location of some of these homes with million dollar overlooks and the drama of (gulp) 60 feet drop offs right in their back yards! We decided it was "survival of the fittest" for the neighborhood children fiends and Kevin who were raised here...
Also -wanted to say that Wyatt won the "Quick Draw" at the Southeastern Invitational this year.. I was honored to win it last year, and was tickled this year for my fellow Mississippi friend! It was a real pleasure painting with Wyatt and Millie and many gifted painters from around the south:
John Guernsey, Marietta, GA - Check him our- he's coming to do a workshop here soon!
Amy R Peterson, Hoover, AL
Dmitrity Proshkin, Flintstone, GA
Virginia Vaughan (V....Vaughan), Roooound Rock, TX
Charles Young Walls, Forest Park, GA
Katrina G. Weber, Huntsville, AL
Karen H. Weir, Catherine AL
Sorry that I couldn't find these links on Google. If I find them I will add them later. Send any to me in comments and I'll be add to add them.
Nice work! Fun to see everyone again. Thanks for posting our links. I'm still trying to blog about it all too. That rainy day!
ReplyDeleteA pleasure to paint with you again, Jill. : )
ReplyDeleteSounds like such fun... what a fabulous painting (Ju-Ju's Farm)... !
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