Beautiful NOrth Shore weather

We are having a very relaxing time before the wedding. There are details we can help with that gives the bride at least a little break. I brought some watercolors and acrylics and canvases and panels on which to paint. The watercolors are by Reeves and don't give me the colors of my regular palette, I can't complain as I won the watercolors in a raffle back in New York.

The acrylics I paint with are bright and vibrant and I prefer them. There are some beautiful, tropical flowers that I wish I had at home. The papaya we eat every morning is sweet and delicious. The tropics agrees with us.

Soon some of the guests will be arriving. It is a wonderful day here and we do hope for clear skies on the day of the wedding.

Entering shows

It is always a challenge to enter an art show competition. You may know a few details but so much is not known, who is the juror, what type of work does he or she do, what is your competition, what painting do you feel best represents your own work? Many times a painting is acceptable to one competition but not to another. Right now I am debating whether to enter a competition for the Regional Space landscapes showing open preserved, space in parks such as San Antonio or Saratoga Gap. Do I have the time? the talent to match against some very realistic painters and photographers.

I have a painting shown of a visit from three years ago to Arches National Monument. Is this what the juror is looking for? or is something more abstract acceptable? Right now I have other things to attend to and will have to wait until November for time to review the open space landscape paintings. It should be interesting.