on saturday Ashley, her friend kathy and i went to a "Plein Air" (painting in the outdoors) opening at a historic sugar plantation started in 1864. beautiful old wood buildings . . . office house, managers house, worksers houses and of course the main house. not ostentacious, they were Congregationalists after all, but what a glimpse of what life must have been like. 3 wilcox brothers started it and when the last 2 daughters died their will dictated that the property and contents (terrific) were to be turned into a museum about plantation and island life. it now requires another trip for me to take a really good look-see with a guide.
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| art on the veranda |
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| Ashley and Kathy with our pu pu's - now all we need is our wine and a table |
the kauai first 'plein air invitational' - see (http://www.grovefarm.net/kauaipleinair/) for all of the artist included.
my favorite was 'susie anderson'. i couldn't see where there was any judging, i believe it was a fund raiser only. the artists spent the week painting around the island at different spots, sometimes en-mass, other times they would just go to a site they chose. the last day the were given 2 hours to complete a painting anywhere on the island they chose, as long as it did not take any more than 2 hours. not in my league. and of course they were all in oil. it was very inspirational for all of us. kathy who is an abstract painter sometimes feels a little left out here as most painters are doing island stuff, but maybe getting out to a show will get her started. i know how good it is to have quiet time and no interruptions to get me working. and of course getting a class in with marionette.
here are some pictures of just a fragment of the Museum, as i was more interested in the paintings at the time.
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| Ashley and Kathy heading to the 'manager's quarters/office to see the final 2 hour paintings |
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| this is one half of a huge parlor |
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| this is the farm office |
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this is the other side of the parlor - notice the 'needlepoint' settee
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| this is Marionette - my muse and cheerleader |
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| hibiscus - water color |
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| 5x7 watercolor |
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| water lily - water color |
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| what do we have to grin about - it's only Hawaii! |
i can't believe that i only have 3 weeks left :-{ this time went by even faster than last year . . . do i have to move here . . . maybe
hey larry, don't we need these book-shelves in our living room . . .
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