Paint-out in my backyard

[Donald Maier]

Last weekend we had an incredible blooming in my azalea garden when I did some watercolors that were so colorful I simply was overwhelmed with the bright colors I was using. I invited a few painters over to share the scene but I did not get any company until a week later, yesterday, when Shane McDonald, who won 1st place in the MCMA plein air event,

and Ed Cahill, who won 3rd place,

showed up to paint with me, who only received an Honorable Mention in the MCMA competition. So I got to be the lightweight in the group. It is good to be put in your place every so often to keep your feet on the ground.

Here is a good shot of the subject from my perspective...We ended up painting the barns next door.

This photo shows my wife Suzie and Vivian Civantti, who had come by to meet me and pick up an oil painting of mine that she saw online and bought from my west coast trip in 2010. 

We began painting around 11 am after eating about 4 donuts that Ed brought by and after they left at around 2 or 3 in afternoon, I was still on a sugar high and did two more watercolors of my white plastic lawn chairs. I got all jazzed up over the talent in my own backyard. Quite a fun day for this good old boy.

I think I will try to do a much bigger plein air event in my backyard next year when the yard is in full bloom. I may just invite everyone in Georgia Plein Air to come over and bring a pot luck, paint box and a bottle of wine... no donuts!

[Ed Cahill]

Not a bad picture of me—I look better with my hat on. I think it was Carot that said I don't want to go to heaven unless I can paint there.

[Wassef Debian]

Interesting

[Lindy Du Toit]

The Price Of Gas In  France

A thief in  Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.

[Lindy Du Toit]

After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van.

However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas.

 

When asked how he could mastermind such a crime yet make such an obvious error, he replied, 'Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.'

[Lindy Du Toit]

 I had no Monet

[Lindy Du Toit]

to buy Degas

[Lindy Du Toit]

to make the Van Gogh.

[Lindy Du Toit]

See if you have De Gaulle to send this on to someone else.

[Lindy Du Toit]

I sent it to you because I figured

I had nothing Toulouse

 

I hope!

[Lindy Du Toit]

Sorry everyone!  Don made me do it..... ha ha ha...