Continuing the World Wide Paintout, we met at the conjunction of the Erie Canal and Tonawanda Creek. Lunch involved a lively discussion of the artwork, how techniques were perfected, the use of light and shadow, and we were all amazed at the variety of subjects in Gateway Park at the junction of the Tonawandas.
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| Diane, Rachelle, Kath, Jean, Joan, Roy. Photos by Liz |
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| Sandy and Donna are on the left. |
Sponsored by International Plein Air Painters the annual paint event is celebrated every year the first weekend after Labor Day. Traditionally, we have painted somewhere around Niagara Falls.
The sun was brilliant, apples and grapes weighed down their branches, donkeys brayed, farm vehicles carried loads, and we painted.
As usual lunch involved lively discussions of art created in the morning. By this time of the season all of us have adjusted to painting faster, and more confidently than early in the spring when our Plein air boxes were dusty from disuse. Love our outdoor offices and making some plans to keep painting out through winter.
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| From the left, Joan, Jean, Kath, Laurene, Roy and Diane. |
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| Some were complete by the lunch get together. Martha's grandson, Dexter, contributed by drawing Roy's red car. |
The well known Silo Restaurant in Lewiston is a former Silo, perched on the edge of the Lower Niagara River cliff and a favorite spot for great food, ice cream and also painting.
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| Carol's view of the Silo |
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| Joan Shaw captures the River |
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| Silo view by Joan Turrell |
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| Silo Ice Cream train by Kath Schifano |
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| Linda Piper's River and tree |
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| Sharing the shade while painting various directions |
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| Martha Rogala painted close to the river |
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| Roy Fink has an ideal set up for WC |
