ROSEBUD ARTISTS’S RETREAT (PART TWO)
WE FOUND OUT A BIT TOO LATE TO JOIN BUT ROSEBUD OFFERED A ‘PLEIN AIR’ PAINTING GROUP GATHERING FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
PEOPLE WERE ENCOURAGED TO PULL UP THEIR OWN CHAIRS TO ANY SPOT IN THE TOWN …AND ‘GO TO TOWN’ ON A PAINTING ON LOCATION.
THEY CHOSE TO PAINT IMAGES OF THE SOFT SURROUNDING HILLS, THE TREES, VARIOUS BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN STREET,AND SOME WORKED FROM PHOTOS THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM.
I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THAT MOST PEOPLE WORKED IN OILS ON VERY SMALL BOARDS/CANVASSES. NOW PERHAPS THAT IS BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING IN OIL OR MAYBE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY COULD FINISH IN ONE SITTING. I GENERALLY LIKE TO WORK ON A LARGER CANVAS BUT MY PREFERRED PAINT IS ACRYLIC SO I FEEL IT IS A BIT MORE ‘FORGIVING’ IN THAT IT DRIES FAST ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE IT WITH ME BY THE END OF THE DAY.
I HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE COMMITTEE TO BE INFORMED ABOUT NEXT YEAR’S GROUP AS I KNOW THAT WE WOULD ENJOY SITTING OUT AND TRYING TO CAPTURE AN IMAGE FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
THERE WERE A FEW DROPS OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS WE WALKED AROUND TO CHAT WITH A FEW OF THE 40 ARTISTS WHO SIGNED UP BUT SOME OF THE FOLKS THOUGHT AHEAD TO BRING UMBRELLA SET UPS. SMART! TERRY MENTIONED THAT WE MIGHT BRING THIS OUTDOOR TENT THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE IT WOULD ALSO KEEP THE MOSQUITOES AT BAY.
BUT ROSEBUD OFFERS SO MANY NEAT CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR FOLKS IN TOWN, IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND CITIES LIKE CALGARY AND EDMONTON. THEY HAVE HAD FARM TO TABLE DINNERS, THE PLAYS OF COURSE, OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHTS, WEEKLY OUTDOOR CONCERTS, AND NOW SCHOOL HAS RESTARTED AND THE TOWN HAS A RETURNING VIBRANT ENERGY OF THE NEW EXCITED STUDENTS WHO WILL LIVE THERE FOR THE YEAR.
IT IS STILL CHALLENGING IN THE EXTREME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUSTAIN THE MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES THAT DEPEND ON FOLKS SPENDING THEIR TIME AND MONEY ON THEIR ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS.
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I HOPE THIS BLOG HAS INSPIRED YOU TO GET YOUR CREATIVE ON AS WELL. ENJOY THESE WONDERFUL DAYS OF AUTUMN!
