Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Marco Island Outdoor Artists Paint on Polynesia Court

Welcomed by homeowner Fran Gonzales, over twenty artists enjoyed extraordinary weather while painting her home and gardens, as well as lovely views of the Marco River.  The diverse media employed included watercolor, oil, acrylic, and pastel.  With plenty of shade and lovely details such as a variety of fountains and lots of colorful flowers...oh, the bougainvillea!...the artists worked well into the afternoon.

Cotton Candy Clouds Over A Full Marco Moon by Phyllis Pransky

  I painted this 4th of July at the fireworks....it is Marco Skyline......
THIS IS A TEST......I found this in MY PICTURES.......I right clicked and an options to "BLOG"  came down......voila I hit blog and put this address in and I think it may work.................so simple.........Micheline is here in my studio experimenting with me..............................

Left Bank Art - Esplanade

Naples Art Festival - 5th Avenue

As usual, it was well attended, and the weather contributed!  Here is Phyllis, painting (the only artist painting by the way).  Beautiful!

SOUVENIRS FROM 2010

 The old Chef's Express.  Such vibrant colors!

 Painting tubes from Phyllis's tray!!!

Few scenes including Barb., Judy, Marilyn.

Addendum to Inception

More information from Phyllis Pransky, a more detailed description of the beginnings of the Marco Island Outdoor Artists:  Phyllis did initiate the idea of an outdoor itinerant painting group.  Six people met with pads and pencils to form a formal group: Phyllis, Joann Sanborn, Bob Fretteloso, Bob Nelson, Shirley Piercy, and Charlie Horn.  At the time they also tried to form an Artists Colony in the shopping center where Arturos restaurant is, with the offer of an upstairs space from Carol Glassman and her husband, the late Alex Glassman. Along with the group mentioned, some Naples artists including Jonathan Green, Paul Arsenault, and others came down for an initial meeting, with minutes taken and space looked at for division, and it was very affordable for that time, 1992.  Unfortunately, due to some issues with the rental availability, the colony never happened.  
But the Marco Island Outdoor Artists had grown.  After the initial six got together and discussed what the intention of MIOA was (documenting the beauty and all the evolving changes on Marco and the surrounding areas), they were joined by Joan Kroese, David Bikoff, Bill Gutzweiler, Rina Tippet, Marilyn Wirth, the late Evelyn Meyer, Nancy Moriority, Judy Harthorn, and Vince Coppola, to name a few.  Eventually, more than 200 individuals painted with the group at various times.