Notes on The Day We are so glad to hear that Ted Burnside's heart surgery at the Ottawa Heart Institute went so well and that Ted is already thinking about getting back painting with us soon. With the fine weather that we have been experiencing, the trips to Burrett's Rapids and Rideau Ramble have had large turnouts. "It's great to watch as more and more artists settle in to paint - without guidance. And they are producing some wonderful work, displayed at the noon show and tell." - Charlie
The Manotick Art Association Plein Air Painting program is in full swing now. Depending on the weather, up to 18 members show up each Thursday at a preselected location starting at 9:30 am., and paint plein air until noon. Before they leave for the day, members of the group are invited to show their work's results for the day. It's not compulsory. You must be a member of MAA to participate. Unfortunately, at the moment MAA is not accepting new member applications.. Each MAA artist that has signed up receives a weekly notice of the location of the next Thursday painting trip. There are no notices of cancellation due to weather forecasts etc. Everyone makes the decision to attend or not to attend based on their own judgement. The weekly notice email contains directions to the site and other important information. Any member wishing to sign up may simply email me with the request. Previous plein air painting experience is not required. You might like to mention your painting experience so that I or someone else can give you a hand to get started, if you wish.
Comments. by members. . . ( Send me an email with your comments and I'll post them here.) "The MAA Plein Air program has a lot to offer. With 17 trips, to different locations each week, there's plenty of subject matter: parks, city scapes, sailboats, horse paddocks, gardens, forests, rivers and more. Personally, I don't use photos for my landscape work. Instead, I use the impressions I feel from the world around me. I paint for the challenge." Charlie Spratt