ESAC Outdoor Art Show in two weeks!

The ESAC Outdoor Art Show is coming up March 18-20 in downtown Fairhope.

This show is in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce Arts & Crafts Festival.

My exhibit space is usually near ESAC at the corner of Section and Oak Street.

Hope to see you there!

Chef Line, Oil 20 x 16 inches

©Colette Martin Waite
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Getting Ready for ESAC Outdoor Art Show

Bayfront Dining, Oil, 20 x 24 inches

©Colette Martin Waite
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I decided to paint a series of restaurant scenes for my next outdoor art show in Fairhope this March.

I have not used Payne's Grey on my palette for several months and decided to play with it again.

 I painted this yesterday from a photo I took in December while having lunch at a

 restaurant in the Ferry Building in San Francisco. 

Bay Rivers Art Guild 2011 Juried Show

I entered three paintings in BRAG's  show and all three were accepted! Here is one of them.

I painted this scene from a photo I took last September while on a hiking adventure in Yosemite. 

As many of you know, I have a story for every painting.

Early one morning we were driving through the valley to get to our trailhead for that day. In a very wooded section where nothing but big tree trunks were in view, I asked Taylor to pull over to the side of the road. I grabbed my camera and walked down to find the bank of the Merced River. I am not sure why I even asked Taylor to stop, I just had a feeling. When I found the shore line I looked up to find this incredible view of El Capitan!

El Capitan, Oil,  16 x 12 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

More Paintings through Outreach

This painting is from a photo I took several years ago while on a sailing trip to Anquilla from St. Martin. It was a picture perfect day. I saw a photo on Yahoo! this morning of a famous basketball star riding a bike while vacationing on the island. This painting was placed today at Sunflower Cafe in Fairhope along with other tropics inspired paintings.

Picture Perfect, Oil, 12 x 24 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

This is a palette knife painting of the Mobile Delta. I did this painting several years ago and have not done much palette work lately.  Let me know what you think.

I placed it today at Thomas Hospital in Daphne through

Bay Rivers Art Guild Outreach.

Mobile Delta Color, Oil, 22 x 28 inches Wrapped Canvas

©Colette Martin Waite



Paintings available through Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, AL

Through the Eastern Shore Art Association, I have placed seven of my restaurant scenes for sale at Tamara's Downtown in Fairhope, AL This is one of them. The scene is from a restaurant in California.

I hope to soon take some photos at Tamara's! People have asked me if any of my restaurant scenes are local and I have to admit that I do not usually have my camera with me when I dine out locally-But I will work on that! Hope to go to Tamara's soon for her great food and great atmosphere!

                                                  Champagne Lunch, Oil, 18 x 14 inches

                                                     Gallery Wrapped Canvas, Unframed

                                                                                        ©Colette Martin Waite

Also, through ESAC I have eight paintings at Sunflower Cafe in Fairhope, AL. I placed paintings for sale with a tropical theme at this wonderful little cafe.

                                                      Island Palm, Oil, 30 x 24 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

                      

 

Christmas Memories

Favorites, Oil, 8 x 16 inches

©Colette Martin Waite

Some of my favorite childhood Christmas ornaments.