O'Connor's Family Greenhouses, July 8, 2011

Jean Jain settles in a doorway

Possibly the clearest, brightest, most perfect day of 2011 was Friday, July 8. The painters met at O'Connor's family greenhouses on Lake Road between Wilson & Lewiston. Each one of us walked around, looking for a perfect composition, confused by all the lovely choices until we settled into a variety of corners at this colorful nursery. Every one of us went home with garden items and a new favorite destination for filling gardens next year. Another highlight  was having lunch next to Lake Ontario at Laurene's, all of us plan to return to this lovely location.

Linda Piper used markers and color

Joan Turell stayed the longest with her pastels

Joan Shaw found a lazy winding path to paint in oil

Paulette Jurek painted a cart and a painter with oil.

Laurene Buckley used watercolor and pencil

Kath Schifano sat in shade with pastels

Laurene & Claudia inside a greenhouse

Kath Schifano's pastel of greenhouse & cart

An impromptu show for the owners, notice the cat looking on.

Nestled in the shade of a cart

A perfect painting day should always include lunch on Lake Ontario. 

Who is the NFPAP? - "Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters"

Sherrill Primo at Letchworth

Joan Shaw at Letchworth

Dorothy Rosche & Joan

Donna Hale at Widewater, Lockport

NFPAP with GVPAP at the Falls

Joan Shaw at Widewater

Sharon Fundalinski on Lower Mountain Road

Deborah Kane at Artpark

Paulette Rozwood on LMR

Beverly McIntyre not at BT

Joan Turrell at Burchfield Nature Center

Donna Hale at Buchfield Nature Center

Linda Ludwig at Niagara Falls

Diane Goupil at Horseshoe Falls

Beverly McIntyre & Linda Piper at Burchfield Nature Center

Ann Stievator on the River

Kathleen McDonnell at Nature Center

An East Aurora painter with Kath Schifano, Peggy Walker, Sharon Fundalinski & Diane Goupil at Elevator Alley

Kath Schifano at Niagara Falls

Whirlpool State Park

July 6, Niagara falls into the lower river and plein air painters soak it up!

Perfect temperature, slight breezes, laughing families and curious tourists combined with theWhirlpool bridge over the raging Lower Niagara rapids, seagulls coasting in the gorge, the Spanish Aerocar balancing over the Whirlpool, and huge rocks creating splashing water all made for another painting day with unlimited options.

This lovely park has a steep hill down to the overlook into the famous whirlpool formed by the sharp turn of the river. Painters spread out in the park to capture a variety of views, some on the hill above, others on the paths along the gorge.
Donna Hale, Paulette Jurek, Carol Mathewson, Paulette Rozwood, Kath Schifano, Joan Shaw, Joan Turrell all painted their day away, relishing the amazing weather and views.