Tampa Bay Plein Air News

Congratulations to Tampa Bay Member Donald Eaton won 2nd place at the Paint the Town Event opening last night in St. Petersburg.

Tampa Bay Plein Air Painters meet on April 19th at 1:30 at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center's Palm Cafe for an update on shows and activities, then a paint out after.

Tampa Bay Plein air Painters will meet in Tampa at 9:00 on April 20th for a paint out in Tampa.

email dorothy@gardinerartstudio.com for directions.

WCPA Paintouts for May

The West Coast Plein Air group will be painting at Pine Island in Hernando County on Fridays in May. Meet in the main parking area at 9:00 a.m. Directions: To get to Pine Island, take US 19 N to Left at Cortez Blvd., then Right at Pine Island Dr., and Left to stay on Pine Island Drive. Or just click on this link: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pine+island+hernando+county+florida&ie=UTF8&ll=28.550299,-82.610664&spn=0.065894,0.160675&z=13

Any questions, feel free to call Jenna at 727-457-6174. Hope to see you there!

Paint on,
Jenna

www.artofjenna.blogspot.com

Mary Jane Volkmann Show

Hello to each of you!



I would like to invite you to see my new show “Namibia ~ The Smile of Africa” which is hanging in the Galeria at the Florida Museum of Natural History until August 3. Namibia and its peoples are very dear to my heart (I lived and worked there for 23 years) so I am particularly happy to have this opportunity to share with you and others some of the scenes of daily life in this unique and beautiful land.



To read more about the show, the museum has an introductory page at http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/galleria/ .



With kind regards,

Mary Jane Volkmann







Mary Jane Volkmann

www.maryjanevolkmann.com




Tel: 352-332-3477

West Coast Plein Air Paintouts for April

We'll be painting at the James Grey Preserve in New Port Richey on Fridays in April. Meet in the main parking area at 9:00 a.m. To get to the Preserve, take Main St. in New Port Richey to Rowan Rd. and turn right (south). At Plathe Rd., turn right (west) to park entrance which will be on the left. Any questions, feel free to call Jenna at 727-457-6174 or Rose at 727-455-9022. Hope to see you there!

Open Invitation from Plein Air Georgia

Fourth Annual Plein Air Paint Out in Athens, Georgia on May 10th from ‘early’ until as long as you wish....In connection 5th Annual Wildflower Celebration and Annual Vintage Pottery Sale at 4900 Barnett Shoals Road....On 5.25 acres of beautiful landscape in historic section of Clarke County....Meadow with native grasses and some wildflowers ...Woodlands with hickory, red cedars, dogwood, et al......Fine 19th Century structures close by and more beautiful landscape .....For more information and directions contact bill paul: bpaul@uga.edu

Tampa Bay Plein Air Painters

Tampa Bay Plein air painters will meet in Largo at 3:00 on the following Wednesday's: March 19 and 26, and April 9.
The group will also meet on Friday's in Tampa at 10:30. March 21st and 28th, and April 18th and 25th. contact dorothy@gardinerartstudio.com for directions and details.

Linda Blondheim Workshop at Honeymoon Island

For those who want directions to the March 28th Workshop:



To get to Honeymoon Island: Take U.S. 19 to S.R. 586 (Curlew Road) and continue west for five miles. S.R.586 ends at Honeymoon Island State Park. There is an entry fee of $3 for one person or $5 for more than one person per car.
Once on the island, follow the main road along until you see on the right a small brown sign for "Picnic Area and Nature Trail." Turn right, then left into the parking area. We'll meet in the far end of that parking area near the Nature Trail. There are picnic shelters here (in case of rain) and restrooms.