Can anyone guess why this is the location? Oh, alright I'll just state the obvious, there is shelter from the sun. Yes, it is still the warm season and we are all busy seeking shade. This location definitely provides it, along with water and facilities. So, we'll meet there at 8:00 am on the 18th. Directions are on the right.
This past week I arrived a few people behind, though still on time. Tecla, Carolyn and Mike were busy discussing something.
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| Tecla, Mike, Carolyn |
Well, I didn't get everyone's arrival but while I went over to join the above three, another familiar face drove in and we were all surprised to see him.
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| Ed |
That's Ed AND he arrived with a stranger. He brought along Jesse Petersen who is giving a workshop at Sedona Arts Center (SAC) this week. https://sedonaartscenter.org/product/baggage-claim-23-0712-jp/
She bounced out of the car and came over all smiles. She has a very bubbly personality and I was happy to get a chance to meet her. She actually resides in an M state - so many M states were mentioned I' probably have it wrong but I'm thinking Missouri 🤷
As I went off looking for Suzette because she told me she would be heading out earlier and I'd see her there, I actually found Christine instead.
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| Christine |
Well, I guess it's not real obvious it's Christine, but maybe we'll catch up with her later once she's through setting up her easel.
While having a little chat with Christine I heard a voice from above 😮 oh my! Oh wait, it's just Lisa up on the rooftop.
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| Lisa -- you have to look up to the top of the photo |
And, going on down below Lisa was where Christine was and a few others happened along in search of spots.
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| Christine (see I told you it was her), walking down the steps is Betty and that's Jesse standing in front of Ed |
Then looking like he's out for a hike along came Mike.
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| Mike |
Well, let me get back to who I was looking for in the first place and here she is, all set up and what a pretty toned paper she has, and her smile is real pretty too.
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| Suzette |
Oh, here's someone else "wandering" around, gee from the back it looks like Sophie, the wanderer.
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| The Wanderer |
How about that, from the picture below, it looks like I got it right and I apparently found Mike in his spot too.
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| That's Sophie and Mike is sitting in his spot |
Did you by any chance notice that Sophie is standing in the exact same spot that 2 Panel Cynde was in last week.
Well, Ed and Jesse found spots near where Christine was, but not on the rooftop like Lisa.
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| Ed in his spot |
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| Jesse seated comfortably in her spot. |
Now, while Jesse looks very comfortable in her spot, the truth is she actually had a little mishap with her bottle of Coke, it's not down that much because she drank it all. While trying to get settled she managed to spill it on herself. The funny part about that story though is this. After she used water to clean the soda off, she was concerned about drying it -- definitely not from around here. Just face the sun for about a minute, you'll be fine. -- Oh one more thing about that picture -- take a good look at the fountain, hmmm, wonder what it looks like from up above?
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| Betty in her spot, just over from Christine as well. In fact, if you look at the steps behind Betty, that's where we saw her last and those are the same steps used to get to Lisa's spot. |
Tecla found a nice shady courtyard for her spot and I also thought it looked interesting, so I also found a spot in this courtyard.
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| Tecla |
I know I didn't find everyone's spot, but before I knew it, it was time to wrap up. So, I headed up to the original meet up fountain and others started to gather. It being 10:00, there was all sorts of activity as stores began to open and tourists started arriving. It turned out that with all the wandering around I did, there were still a couple of artists that managed to hide from me. One was LeAnne, didn't get her picture but then also Cynde was there somewhere. But, they both managed to show up as scheduled for Gallery time.
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| 2 Panel Cynde - and she did do 2 panels again! |
We couldn't use our usual spot for the gallery as they were watering over there. So, we had to do a little finagling around with the paintings to get them all in the photo. Oh and before you close on out of here, you have to continue on after the group photo because a lot of very noteworthy stuff did happen.
I forgot to mention, several artists mentioned they were going to do the challenge and they did a fantastic job!! For this coming week, I'm going for the challenge again, except I'm switching out the magenta I used for cad red. Anyone else plan on switching out a color to see how different their paintings turn out? Oh, just a few more things about the paintings. It looks like there was one spot enjoyed by at least 2 people, ribbit, oops excuse me. Also, there's that fountain I mentioned in the other picture, only a different view. 😉
Ok, now, remember you have to keep reading because something does happen about a mile down the road.
But first, the 13 artists who all know to smile on 2!
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| Ok, Back to Front and we're doing it in 3 rows. Mike, Jesse, Ed Cynde, LeAnne, Betty, Lisa, Suzette (almost totally hidden by the tree and me) Tecla, Me, Sophie, Christine, Carolyn |
It was a toss up, should Sophie really have been considered to be in the 2nd row, but then her leg was definitely in the front row. Oh, and Suzette really hadn't donned a leaf hat, it just looks that way.
Alright, for the stuff that happened a mile or so down the road. -- Several of us decided to go to SAC to see Mike's paintings since he's the featured artist for this month and next. It was really a treat to see it with him and several of our group and this is where I also made a few discoveries. But first - the gallery star for the month (or as the Art's Center calls it - Featured Artist) ...
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| Mike with his wall of great paintings |
All of the paintings looked fantastic and he had 3 there that hold very special meaning to him, so it was nice to learn about them from him. It's a great exhibit and well worth your time to swing by and take a look. Of course, you could always buy some too...
But, as I mentioned that wasn't all. Now, I knew that Christine also has paintings in their gallery, so I went looking to see where they were hanging. While doing so, I made this discovery.
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| LeAnne and her paintings |
That's right, that's not just LeAnne hanging out by some pantings, but it turns out those are hers. Ok, to be fair so that you don't think that LeAnne just hangs out there by her paintings, I did ask her to pose for me once I discovered them.
Now, I still had to find Christine's paintings but wait, I found some more from our group.
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| Paintings by Chris & Ed |
Now, Chris and Ed weren't there for the photo op, but their paintings happened to be be sharing a wall.
Ok, finally, I found Christine - but, I'm glad it took me this long otherwise I might've never learned about the others.
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| Christine with her paintings |
Wow, I think half the paintings were from artists in our group. Gee, it's like painting with the masters! Well, all of you can come along and paint with them too. Hope to see you all next week on the covered patio at the Ranger's Station.
Cecilia