The Red Carpet Awaits You

Triptych - My beachiful beach"  Photo Karin Alpeter

It is time to celebrate

Parrots interrupt Mary Rose  while painting with words of wisdom "Celebrate", photo Karin Alpeter

That is directly heard from the mouths of the parrots who regularly walk along Indian Rocks Beach.

My flowers welcome you - original oil by Mary Rose

Kinvara Memories - original oil by Helen Tilston

Cafe dining - original oil by Violetta

It has been a very exciting year for the Plein Aire Cottage Artists.  We have travelled and painted in Ireland, the Adirondacks, Canada, Winter Park, Hawaii, Colorado, Michigan, Sarasota, Indian Rocks Beach, St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs and Tampa. 

These paintings plus sixty oils, painted en plein air, will be on exhibition at Guppy's,
Indian Rocks Beach Florida.  The show Coastal Cottages Series Eleven (our 11th year exhibiting as a group)  opens January 24th at 6.00 p.m.

Wish you were here

Helen, Mary Rose and Violetta return from a day of painting at Indian Rocks Beach-Photo Karin Alpeter

Art Show - the stress and joy

Helen Tilston painting at Indian Rocks Beach - Photo Karin Altpeter

We have been painting for the past twelve months in anticipation of Coastal Cottages Series Eleven which opens on January 24, at Guppy's, 1701 Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach Florida.

Violetta Chandler painting her thrid of a triptych at Indian Rocks Beach. Photo Karin Altpeter

My art partner Russian born Violetta

Mary Rose Holmes painting at Indian Rocks Beach - Photo KarinAltpeter

 and Mary Rose Holmes a seventh generation Floridian and myself, Irish born Helen Tilston have been painting and exhibiting  together for the past twelve years. We call ourselves "The Plein Aire Cottage Artists.
Someone who stopped and chatted one day as we painted en plein air commented, you should have called yourselves the IRA  (Ireland, Russian and America) to which his smart spoken friends responded "yeah but your weapon of choice is a paintbrush". Our motto is peace.

Helen Tilston painting in Sarasota Florida Photo Jeannine Mullen

Final touches are being put on our paintings, frames are being fitted and now what we will wear on opening night is on our mind.

Many out of town guests are attending.   If any of you happen to be in or near the Gulf Coast of Florida, let me know and I will give you a personal docent tour.