Hurricane Matthew, Daytona and an Art Show

"Treacherous Landing" Watercolor on Paper

"Shadowed Memories" Watercolor on Paper

If you live in Florida, you always keep an eye out on the weather between the months of May and December.  That's a long time to keep looking over your shoulder for a potential hurricane to hit the peninsula.  It never was a big fear until 2004 when within the span of 6 weeks Central Florida was battered by Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne.  We lived for 6 weeks with plywood and windows taped up, a little catacomb of sorts.  Waiting.  We were spared major damage during Charley and Frances with the worse happening during Jeanne when the power gave out for a week. And perhaps even eerier was listening to the rain and wind, the constant noise on the roof, the skylights and the windows.

Ironically, I was in an art exhibit back then in a St. Augustine art gallery.  And rain was so bad residents were able to paddle in canoes and kayaks down the streets of St. Augustine.  So the art exhibit, in a sense, was a wash.

This year we await Hurricane Matthew and I am again, in an art exhibit.  The paintings I have submitted are above (note the stormy seacoast -- thought it appropriate considering the current weather situation).  I am in a marvelous member show at the Art League of Daytona, a stellar art group founded in 1929 and located in the historic residential district of Daytona. The roster of members is impressive and I am honored to be a part of this exhibit.  As to whether it is a wash, it remains to be seen at this point.  I'll let you know next week if we got rained out or lost power. Creating art is a challenge and sometimes showing it is a bigger one.

You can visit the Art League of Daytona all year long rain or shine.  They have a number of excellent courses if you are looking to take on some artistic challenges. They also have a number of strong exhibits and art for sale.  Check out their site below (an bring an umbrella during hurricane season).

Art League of Daytona