Shows

2009 Shows and Exhibits:

“Paint Out in Paradise” Plein Air Invitational
February 24-27th, 2009, Venice, Fl
sponsored by:
Venice Art Center
390 Nokomis Avenue S.
Venice, FL 34285
941-485-7136

Wekiva Invitational Plein Air Paint Out
March 2-9, 2009, Wekiva Springs State Park, Apopka, Fl
sponsored by:
Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc.
P.O. Box 6196
Longwood, FL 32791-6196

Leslie Long, CMP
Event Director
Email: Leslie@WekivaPaintOut.com

The Dudley Farm Paint Out
March 12-15th, 2009 Dudley Farm Historic State Park, Newberry, Fl
sponsored by:
Florida’s Eden
P.O. Box 1149
Gainesville, Fl 33602

The Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational
May 7-17th, 2009 Apalachicola, Fl and surrounding gulf communities
sponsored by:
Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition

Painting the Region: The Bartram Trail in Northwest St. John’s County

October 6th – 10th, 2009

2009 Crescent Beach Paint Out

October 24th-31st, 2009

Wekiva Invitational Plein Air Paint Out

March 1st – 6th, 2010

Artistic Growth

Edgar Payne said, "No one can paint better than he/she knows how. We must accumulate knowledge, study nature often and practice continually." I teach my students to paint better using Edgar Payne's principles.

Simone Says

This is the rebirth of my old high school newspaper column. Here I share my insights and opinions about the fine art of oil painting.

One Of My Inspirations...

...Is my father's life. A high-schooler when the Great Depression hit, he left school to help support his father's family. Though highly talented, the grim economic realities of that era made it impossible to live out his dreams of becoming a professional painter. It is my dream to do what he could not.