The WPW crew being HARDCORE! Painting at 9am the morning of the opening reception for the show
The whole group painting from the model
Rachel Constantine and Katherine Stone painting at Magnolia Plantation
Sadie Valeri's painting and setup in downtown Charleston, in Philadelphia Alley
Sadie Valeri and her painting at Magnolia Cemetery
Alia El-Bermani and her painting at Magnolia Cemetery
Catherine Prescott painting in Magnolia Cemetery
Painting at the house on Sullivan's Island
Cindy Procious' sweet painting setup on the beach at Sullivan's Island
Beach painting - Sullivan's Island
Stefani Tewes and her painting
Linda even found volunteer models amongst the others in the house...
Linda Brandon drawing Alia El-Bermani
Linda's sketch of me - done in about 45 minutes!!
As the week progressed, the number of paintings stacked up, and we overflowed the original designated drying area for paintings... art everywhere!! So fun and interesting to see everyone's work as we tackled the landscape and figure in different locations and different times of day...
paintings...
more paintings...
yet more paintings...
whoa yes, more paintings...
In addition to all the painting we had planned for ourselves, a group of us also signed on for the Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association's (CFADA) Painting in the Park event at Washington Park in downtown Charleston at 9am that first very chilly Saturday morning!! We bundled ourselves up and painted our fingers off (nearly literally - it was cold!) and made paintings to be auctioned off that evening to benefit Charleston public school system high school art programs.
Me and my painting of St. Michael's Episcopal church's steeple at the "four corners of law" in downtown Charleston
My painting, all framed up and ready for the auction...
Mia Bergeron painting artist Stanka Kordic in Washington Park
Linda Tracey Brandon painting artist Stanka Kordic in Washington Park
But lest you think, dear reader, that this whole week was all work and no play, please know that there was MUCH fun to be had at the WPW house... and much great food to be eaten!! Between group dinners at the house, side trips to art shows and generous hosting (including a magnificent oyster roast) at the hands of Shannon Runquist, the WPW crew were well-fed both nutritionally and spiritually by great food, conversation and art (though possibly not well-rested - it was a very busy and exciting week!)
Oyster roast!!! Thanks to Shannon Runquist for her incredible hospitality!!!
Linda Tracey Brandon, Alexandra Tyng and Terry Strickland at the home of Shannon Runquist
Alia El-Bermani shucking oysters at Shannon Runquist's
Rachel Constantine making an amazing brownie cake for Cindy Procious' birthday
We were also fortunate to be in a great town with tons of great art - so we eagerly took advantage of opportunities to check out other shows in town, including the amazing Mary Whyte watercolors at Coleman Fine Art:
Artist Mario Robinson with his work at Ann Long Fine Art
Mia Bergeron admiring work by Robert Liberace at M Gallery
A ton of talent here: l-r, artists Stanka Kordic, Mario Robinson, Mark Kelvin Horton and Shannon Runquist at Horton Hayes Fine Art
What an amazing week - one of the best I've experienced in a long time! Great company, great talent, completely inspiring and amazing group of people. I want to go back!
I love these guys!
P.S. You can read my fellow WPW on expedition participants' blog entries as well - they've been gathered at the following link:
