Again I had the privilege of participating in Georgia Color as one of 35 selected artists. This year we were hosted by the Glynn Visual Artist Center on St Simon’s Island. It was a beautiful location from the beach to the marsh, but my favorite thing was the trees. Whether the trees over hung with Spanish moss, or the skeletal trees of Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, or the beautiful twisting cedar trees surrounding the downtown village, they were an inspiration.
A few weeks ago I had the wonderful experience of participating with Georgia Color, a weekend of painting en plan air with 25 other artists in Georgia’s historic heartland around Madison, Eatonton and Lake Oconee. The Georgia Color Catalogue contains the paintings of each artist, both pieces from their collection as well as pieces painted throughout the weekend. All artwork is for sale through November 30.
16” x 20”, oil on linen
18” x 18”, oil on canvas
12” x 16”, oil on panel
8” x 10”, oil on panel
I am honored to have been selected as a featured artist in Georgia Color, 2nd annual plein air competition, October 22-25. As one of 26 Georgia artists, we’ll be painting in the historic heartland of Georgia around the areas of Eatonton, Madison and Lake Oconee. A juried event, each artist choses 2 of the pieces completed during the weekend to enter into the competition on Saturday with an awards ceremony on Saturday evening in Eatonton. All artwork will be for sale and in addition to the physical exhibition of work, there will be a virtual gallery of available artwork through November 30.
For more information and the schedule of events: https://www.olmstedpleinair.com/georgia-color
Last week I visited Michigan for the first time. A family vacation, we took the kids, visiting the in-laws in Ohio first (I got to see the Cleveland Museum of Art - such a wonderful collection!) before renting a car and driving up to Michigan. My husband grew up in Michigan and was glad to get back to the cooler temperatures! As a native Atlantan, it was a bit odd to wear a sweater in June, but I tried to roll with it! We had a truly lovely time, biking around Mackinac Island and sampling fudge with the other "fudgies", combing the shores of Lake Michigan for Petosky stones, marveling at the "mushroom houses" in Charlevoix, driving through the Tunnel of Trees, or simply relaxing at the sweet cabin we rented on Black Lake (by the fire pit and eating s'mores). Below are the sketches from my sketchbook (mostly on Mackinac Island, although I have a sketch and a watercolor from Black Lake), including a time-lapse video of my watercolor of the Grand Hotel. Enjoy!
