Plein Air

Last Saturday, I participated in the National Museum of Transportation Plein Air Event and my painting won Second Place! 

It was a rainy day but, luckily, I found a small protected place to paint. The protected place got smaller after each downpour! I was glad I was able to keep my painting dry and finish it in spite of the weather.

The previous weekend, I participated in the Paint Webster Plein Air Event. I didn't win a prize but I did enjoy painting outside on such a beautiful day.

There is no exhibit of the plein air paintings at the Museum of Transportation. Webster Arts does have many of the Paint Webster paintings on exhibit until June 12th. 

VxVII Show

The VxVII Art Exhibition opened yesterday at the Heartland Art Club in Kirkwood. 

There are over 120 pieces of framed, 5"x7" size art in the show for sale including my gouache painting of persimmons. 

The Heartland Art Club is a great gallery to visit and view traditional, representational art by local artists. The show runs until January 24, 2026. 

Tiny Art

 

I was accepted to display my small gouache paintings in The Tiny Art Show in Hermann, Missouri. The Fancy Pheasant and The Old Vine Kitchen Emporium, two stores which are across the street from each other, are hosting the show. There are 230 business card sized pieces of art for sale made by about fifty artists. The stores' owners priced each piece at $75. The show runs from now until November 22nd. 

My husband and I attended the opening reception last night and saw some beautiful tiny artwork. We also really enjoyed the Landscape: Views from the Easel art exhibit at the Scenic Regional Library. There sure are a lot of talented artists' work on display this fall in such a small town!

Plein Air

Last week I participated in the Creve Coeur Plein Air event and my painting was awarded Honorable Mention! It was like the icing on the cake to a very fun experience. (My painting was also purchased!)

The weather was perfect for being outdoors, I met five other friendly and talented artists, and I was surrounded by birds all day, including an owl! 

For me, painting plein air is a wonderful way to focus only on creating and making pretty art. I highly recommend it for uplifting your spirits!

Plein air

 

Last Saturday I participated in the Paint Webster plein air event. (Plein air means outdoors.) The weather was beautiful so it was a perfect morning to sit outside and paint. I chose to set up in Lorraine Davis Park and paint the lovely Bluestar flowers that were blooming. 

About sixty artists entered the event. In the afternoon, there was a nice reception and awards were given. I enjoyed meeting the other artists, many who specialized in plein air painting. I didn't win a prize but felt rewarded because the whole day was such a very fun experience.

You can view a nice video about the event here Paint Webster 2024.

All the paintings are on display at the Webster Arts gallery until June 14th. 

My finished 5x7 gouache painting.
(Gouache is an opaque watercolor paint.)