Quick Paint, Pot Luck, Good Friends Gather

 Completely out of order, enjoy these photos of our get together that was not just about painting but also camaraderie. 2021 was a good year to be painters. Diane and Jean found the perfect park shelter for picnic and painting at Beaver Island State Park, NY, overlooking the river and Canada. 

Our pot luck lunch was preceded by a "Quick Draw" which was a challenge to complete a painting in 75 minutes. The finished collection was amazing, everyone pulled off a great speedy effort. Silly prizes were awarded for most Geometric, Transparent and Colorful paintings. Tough judging and lots of good comments!

Reviewing the final paintings

Anne Zohur

Carol and Peg

Diane Goupil

Donna Hale

Paulette and Bernie

Artist Friends

Paulette 

Peggy Walker

Roy Fink

Half the cars are Subarus!

Quick Draw results

Not just art, we like to eat.

Kath 

Christopher Leeper Workshop, September 2021

Annual Artist Workshop –– Sept 20 and 21

16 NFPAP members took part in a workshop with watercolorist Chris Leeper from Canfield, Ohio. Members who attended were very pleased with what they learned with him. Jennifer Koury made arrangements and scheduled this event for the group.

Leeper, from Ohio, was the overall First Place winner in the 10th annual Plein Air Salon July 2020, an online competition attracting hundreds of professional artists. His work has been featured in several books and publications, including The Artist's Magazine, American Artist, Plein Air Magazine and Ohio Magazine. 

Day one was at Chestnut Ridge Park

Chris Leeper's demonstration watercolor

Discussing the participants' paintings at Chestnut Ridge

Day 2 was held at the Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora, NY

A painting by Leeper that demonstrates light and shadow

Artist's paintings at Knox Farm