Kickin Back in the Park by the Bay

Kicking Back In the Park
© 2009 Karen F Rose
oil on canvas
sold

The big gala for the Open Air Arts at Bellamy

Road Arts and Melrose Bay Art Gallery, is this
weekend, Sat. April 11 from 6 to 10 PM.

With over 75 artists contributing to the event

it should make for quite a show.

During the week of painting I had some luck.

I was in the park painting a view of the Bay when
this young woman sat down to catch some raysand read her book.

I was in the shadow under a tree so she didn't at first

see me. (Plein air painters avoid setting up in the sun,

unless you have an umbrella to shield your canvas from sun glare.)

Ahh hahh... I couldn't have asked for a better model!