We will paint at Duggan’s Reef this Friday. The restaurant will not be open (it will not open for lunch at all this season) but we can paint on the beach, where there is plenty of shade, or on the deck of the restaurant. And we can use the bathrooms in the restaurant.
Merry Christmas,
Emy
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The Palletteers of St Croix is a fun-loving, open group of serious painters of all skill levels who meet weekly to share the beauty and challenge of painting plein air on the island of St. Croix. They have been featured exclusively in the following shows: Art in the Garden, Palletteers @ Polly's, Art @ Top Hat, Upstairs at the Comanche, and The Palletteers Paint St. Croix (at CMCA). Email them if you want to join them: palletteers@gmail.com
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Volunteers Wanted for Palletteers
We're looking for volunteers to be responsible for arranging our weekly expeditions for one month stints. All you need to do is come up with ideas of good painting locations and contact the appropriate person to set it up. The only two criteria we have are that there is some shade and we can have use of a bathroom. I've volunteered for the month of January... that leaves 11 more months waiting to be picked. Come on! Help us out! If you can volunteer to do this, let Emy know.
Ginger
Ginger
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Palletteers celebrate each other's birthdays
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Pink Fancy by the Palletteers
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Palletters Paint Frederiksted
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
'Hood of the Travelling Paints..Palletteers at the Fair


What do the Palletteers do with their artwork? During the past year I've seen our members' artwork featured in gallery showings, public shows (Good Hope School, Botanical Gardens..), private shows, museum exhibits, charity functions, and at Arts & Craft Shows too. I thought it might be interesting to our readers if we showed and told about our members "doing their thing."
Kate, Brenda, Jane and I participated in last weekend's Starving Artist's Day at Whim.
I was so busy that I didn't get a chance to get a photo of everyone's "booth" but thought you might like to see some of how we exhibited our work, dressed, etc. anyway. What's it like to be in a show like this? If you think it's hard lugging your paints and stuff to go painting every Friday morning, imagine spending time pricing your artwork and getting it ready to display, lugging a tent, your paintings, and setup stuff to the site early in the day, setting it all up, and then spending the day hawking your wares! Another artist (not a Palletteer) commented to me on my courage to put myself out there and go for it! I'd never thought of it that way: hard work? Yes. courage? No. I think that one of the rewarding things about painting with the Palletteers is that we are all very supportive of each other and that instills a good amount of self-confidence in one's own abilities. As to showing your art, the affirmation one receives from the public--even those who don't buy your artwork but tell you how much they like it-- makes it all well worth the effort. I got a big grin each time someone came into my booth, examined my plein air paintings, and realized that they "knew that place!" Ok, I get weird highs! It was a great day and so neat seeing some of you there too. Seeing familiar faces is part of the fun of the day! Thanks to Carolyn and Emmy for offering to watch my booth while I ran to the restroom! Thanks to those of you who brought your friends by too!
I'll try to keep up with everyone's stuff this coming year at Art Thursdays and the various shows. Feel free to take your own digital pix and either post them here yourself or email them to me and I'll post them for you.
If you believe, however, that this blog should only be devoted to our Friday doings, let me know and I won't continue this little deviation.
Ginger
Ginger
Friday, November 28, 2008
Palletters paint: 10 ladies dancing...12 drummers drumming....
Friday, November 21, 2008
Buccaneer by the Palletteers
As can be seen, we may not always finished, but we always love what we're doing!
Ginger
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Starving Artists need palletteers to volunteer!
The Landmarks' Society is short of volunteers for Starving Artist's Day, as the gala is the night before. Anyone interested should contact "Sara Zuckerman" at Whim.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Palletteers: Interested in Oil Painting Workshop in March?
Bruce Williamson, an artist who gave an oil painting workshop here last winter, will return for a repeat performance March 24-28. He needs to know how many people are interested ASAP. Most of us who took it last year liked it so much we plan to take it again. His website is williamsonart.com if you’d like to see his work. If you know of anyone else who might be interested, please pass this on.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Palletterers: Is this Synchronicity?
I attended the reception for Haitian Relief last evening and was so proud to recognize the signatures of quite a few fellow Palletteers on the artwork! It was a great gathering of people in support of a worthy cause!
Afterwards we went to the Top Hat for dinner and I found out that this coming Wednesday night will be the opening for their next show, featuring Portrait artist RALPH WOLFE COWAN. Cowan is considered one of the top portrait painters in the world, famous for his portraits of Princess Grace and H.H. Diana. After the Palletteers' recent attempts at portrait painting, what synchronicity to have the opportunity to meet an artist who has mastered this art. His flower paintings will be a treat too, reminiscent to me of Georgia O'Keefe! You can see some of his work at ralphcowan.com. The artist will also be at the Top Hat Thursday evening for those who can't make it Wednesday night. Both nights, from 5PM.
Ginger
Afterwards we went to the Top Hat for dinner and I found out that this coming Wednesday night will be the opening for their next show, featuring Portrait artist RALPH WOLFE COWAN. Cowan is considered one of the top portrait painters in the world, famous for his portraits of Princess Grace and H.H. Diana. After the Palletteers' recent attempts at portrait painting, what synchronicity to have the opportunity to meet an artist who has mastered this art. His flower paintings will be a treat too, reminiscent to me of Georgia O'Keefe! You can see some of his work at ralphcowan.com. The artist will also be at the Top Hat Thursday evening for those who can't make it Wednesday night. Both nights, from 5PM.
Ginger
Friday, November 14, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Palletteers: Benefit Reminder
Don't forget to drop off your artwork donations at the Walsh Gallery on this coming Wednesday, November 12th from 2:45- 6:00 PM, or Thursday, November 13th from 9-12, for the Haitian relief benefit coming up next weekend. If you are on another island or away, call Mandy Thody at 340-773-2202 and she will arrange delivery help. See the October 2 blog entry for more details. Thanks for your help with this effort.
Ginger
Ginger
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