Monday's Plein Air July 18 AFTERNOON ! .. 2 to 5pm

 Note the new time slot .We'll meet at the studio at 1:45pm  and go out from there. It'll be exciting to paint the afternoon shadows. See you soon Donna

'Reflections' New oil painting. July 15 2011

"Reflections on glass Pitcher" oil on canvas 6 x 8" 

This was this weeks daily paintworks challenge Reflections! Fun to do. Donna

More Students Work for the painting challenge Jul 15 2011

From Delores, a great study in warm and cool. Lovely reflections.

Joan's, entry in the paint what you paint with still life. Good design Love the brushes bursting out of the can.

Karen's still life with her palette and paints.It's hard to paint the pallette you're trying to use, but she did it! Well done.

Donna's students enter the Painting challenge! July 2011

Steve's watercolor 11 x 15" You can almost pick up that brush!

Leslie's entry in the Painting challenge 6 x 8" oil 

 wow! I love that price sticker on the tube of paint!

Yvonne's entry watercolor 11 x 15" on hot press paper. Great reflections!

Entry for The Daily Paintworks Challenge. July 7th 2011

"Pitcher with Paints " 9 x 12 oil on panel

I was checking out Carol Marine's daily painting blog when I noticed this week's painting challenge was paint your painting materials. This had some appeal so I challenged my watercolor students and the oil class to take it up as well. The results were very good and I hope they will all post their work to the Daily painters site too.I'd like to post them here as well . We'll see if they can get them photographed and sent to me. I was really pleased they did so well and it was fun to see what everyone chose to do. Donna

Plein air Monday, July 4th 2011 meet at studio

Watercolors in the Jardin

Hi all, we'll meet just before 9am  at the studio and weather permitting head out around the area. Possibly the little plaza in front of the San Francisco Church, if it looks interesting. It would be nice to have some sunshine too.
A great re-opening party last night here in the gallery and spilling out into the hallway .Canada Day as well! A shared open house with the Spanish school Centro Bilingue (director Sara Murillo) who has moved to this upper floor too!We had a ribbon cutting ceremony with the minister of tourism fellow Cesar Rios cutting the yellow ribbon and words of congratulations. Very nice touch. So lots of students of Spanish, teachers , Donna's students family and friends and collectors.Artist Dan Rueffert stopped by, he's just opened a studio/ gallery on Sollano #28. A place we looked at before finding this place.Artist  Suzy Taylor also came by. It was a great mix of all ages and backgrounds.Plenty of food and refreshments for everyone's pleasure. Despite the rain that broke out just before opening time, a great turn out! We even sold some paintings.!! This is good.

From the Jardin last Monday! Steve, Leslie and the 'girls' with backwards caps! Yvonne and I.

A Plein air fashion statement or.....actually the sun caught us and we tried to protect our necks! Thanks for viewing Donna

Plein Air Monday morning June 27th 2011 Near the Jardin

View of the Parrochia from the Gallery

Hi all, this week we'll continue haunting the Jardin for more interesting scenes. We'll meet at the studio at just before 9 am and proceed from there The weather has been unstable lately ,so if we get rain we'll paint in the interior patio upstairs..I should have cafe brewing ,bring your favorite thermal cup. See you soon. Donna