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| "Treacherous Landing" Watercolor on Paper |
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| "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).
