Back in the swing of things...Fun!

 Such different styles...love how you are all playing with new things!

 

AND on a funny note, this is Ross, my art coach in Tulsa!  We always had a blast!

Here's a link to his work...very talented! 

Thank you for a wonderful birthday!

I love my friends....you are great!  Lunch at Marker 8.5 was yummy and 

you were all troopers to brave the cold!

The paintings are coming along.  Helen and Jacque decided to give acrylics a shot and may have found a new medium to play with.  Bonnie may have found her style, Pam is keeping on and 

Deb is just a pro at those tiny details!

2014...Can it top last year?

We have all learned so much this past year....about painting, about friendship and about ourselves. 

 We have bought and built homes, moved to a new state,

loved and added grandchildren, replaced and repaired some body parts, met wonderful new friends and beat cancer!

In the middle of all this, we have taken the time to sit and paint....

and we are good at it!

The year has gotten off to a slow start as we all get back in our routines but the paintings are starting out beautifully!

The current works in progress are:

Deb has been working over the holidays....these are beautiful!

Bonnie has decided to try Monet and some waterlilies again, this time in oils!

Pam is working on a Cezanne....she is so good at mixing her colors!

 This is Pam's first painting complete....nice job!

This is Bonnie's last....I love everything about it!!!!

Progress and Thankfulness

 Deb's hubby is quite proud of the new artist in the family...

he is showering her with gifts and supplies!

Our paintings are coming along~ each week sees progress!

A storm sure looks brewing!

Those looser brush strokes look great!

Seagulls!

Rosetta Spoonbills!

We will take the next couple of weeks off and resume on December 6th.  

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!

Fun this weekend...FYI

Brushes and Paint Show

Received this from the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts...Only 2 weeks away! YIKES!
Looks like I'm in some fine company.

This will be the ad that runs in the Marco Eagle.

Happy Birthday to Deb!

Marker 8.5 in Goodland was the place to be....yummy food and good friends~Nothing better!

November has started with a bang!

We have accomplished a lot!  Bonnie finished her beach scene and it is beautiful!

Deb played around at home and created this amazing Osprey~ Nice!

 Progress was made.....and fun was had!

AND 2 new paintings are being started!

Stay tuned!!!

October has been busy!

We have had some fun this month!  

Lots of painting, good eating, and even some completed paintings!  

We also have had some changes...members leaving us because they just don't have the time to participate and new members who are excited to start their painting adventure.

Dottie is battling Cancer and is still up north...she has given up her active spot in the group but is still a Codger and will join us when she is feeling up to it! Our hearts are with you sweet lady!

Luisa was traveling this fall so just couldn't get started with us...best wishes for her as she spends time with her Dad and continues to do such a great job as Newcomers Historian.

Ruth Lee has decided to spend her Fridays doing volunteer work so we will miss her smiling face!
She did complete her painting of the view from her balcony and it is beautiful!!!

Our newest members are Pat Molloy and Pam Clune.  

Pat will be joining us mid-November but 

Pam has been here two weeks and is making great progress on her beach scene.  

Welcome!

Deb's painting is also complete and ready to be framed....we have loved 

watching the progress she has made.  

Here are the last three weeks....that tree is just beautiful!

Bonnie's fences and grasses have become more defined and beautiful each week.  

HER CLOUDS are amazing...we must find that "you tube" video she watched!

 

It took Jacque some time before she decided on the composition but now she is moving along.  

It will be fun to see what she adds next week!

Helen has been obsessed with "unidentified" flying objects but now has decided to add 

some indigenous birds to her sky...stay tuned!  

The little sandpipers are adorable!  Nice job!

You all are amazing...

Thank you so much for sharing your Friday Mornings with the group.


One other piece of news that happened in October....my painting,
Tranquil Tempest
was accepted into the juried show at the
Marco Island Center for the Arts.
I cannot Thank You enough for the love and support you gave me....
Your words of encouragement were the reason I had the courage to enter.
I love being a CODGER!