This past Sunday I spend a delightful afternoon in one of fort Worth's most beautiful districts painting a location that was featured on their Historic garden Tour. It was a newly renovated home, with a garden of green and white. A contemporary home with traditional touches like pillars and wrought iron work. The weather was wonderful despite the threat of rain all afternoon,
This past week was the 2-26 Plein Air Southwest Galveston paintout. If is a fundraising event for Historic Preservation Foundation that maintains some of this islands awesome historic buildings. There were 40 artist participating and ts final art show is her at the beautiful Ashton Villa. Everyone that comes to theIsland is greeted by the Pleasure Pier where there are restaurants and various rides on a pier that stretches a quarter mile into the ocean. At the entrance to the Pier is the above Carousel. It is a beautiful site with mirrors, lights and seats that swing out over the ocean. I throughly enjoyed painting this item.
The next mourning of the paint-out started with a five am wake up call in order to arrive at the East Beach before the sun was up. Sun rise happens rather quickly with every few seconds putting of a new display. The East Beach is at the upper end of the island which lies diagonally north east to south west. It is one of my favorite places to paint. The cruise ships and tankers can be seen off shoe coming around theilad to the port.
Just lest than an hour the same scene, the East Beach, it is entirely different. Clouds have moved in the I put away the yellows sand oranges, The colors now were pearly blues and lavenders. I love th way the ocean sneakes among the rocks curling around them spilling scrolls edges with lace like foam. Its a wonderful place to paint.
As short trip away is a marina where there are dozens of boats waiting to be repaired and the ocean can be most cruel. I love to paint old rusty pieces of equipment. I have seen this item in this yard for several years and just wondered what I could do with it So this time I decided to try I think the workers at the yard had as much fun watching me paint the old thing as I did.
