Painting Groups
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Indoor Painting Groups
All indoor painting uses the gallery if it is available.
Please check the calendar.
Indoor Painting Group
Coordinator: JoAnn LaPadula (jlap917@gmail.com)
Wednesdays from 9am - Noon throughout the year.
And Thursdays from 9am - Noon during Summer hours.
Newcomers are always welcome. We paint from set ups or sketches. Some members bring in
whatever they happen to be working on to share experiences with
attendees.
Experimental Group
Coordinator: Michele Buelow 239-689-1221 or email : kzooartist@sbcglobal.net.
Tuesday Mornings 9am - Noon, October - April
This vibrant group is the most recently formed at the art association. The experimentalists
have great fun sharing, experimenting, creating and generally pushing the limits.
Portrait / Figure Group
Coordinators: Kathy Summer (sksummer7@gmail.com
217-971-4343)
and Paula Salyards (paula4334@aol.com)
This loosely organized open group
provides a model for those interested in painting and drawing from life,
short sketches and long poses. $3.00 Model fee. No instruction.
Tuesday afternoons 1pm - 3pm on the following dates.
December 27
January 10 & 24
February 28
March 14 & 28
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Paint Outs - Plein Air
Chair: Milly Pereira (508)494-0582
Wednesday mornings October - May
All paint outs are held on Wednesdays from 9am to 12:30pm unless otherwise noted.
Critiques are usually at noon. Bring a bagged lunch unless there are restaurant plans.
Any questions please call Milly or the designated contact for the month.
Please re-check locations in case there is a late change.
In case of inclement weather we will meet at the gallery.
May - Milly Pereira (508)494-0582
May 3 - Zcrepes restaurant, 1815 Hough St, downtown Ft Myers.
Butterfly House- restaurant- patio, umbrellas, side street with old florida bungalows, butterfly house with tropical vegetation.
We cannot paint inside the butterfly house. Lunch at Z crepes-they are sponsors for this location.
May 10 BUSTERS RESTAURANT 16681 MCGREGOR BLVD FORT MYERS
PARK;to left of busterS BUILDING PAINT; bait shop across street very colorful, porches,buildings etc. critique: in parking lot to left of busters LUNCH;BUSTERS
May 16 DIXIE FISH AREA 714 FISHERMANS WHARF FT MYERS BEACH
PAINT; GREAT AREA lots to paint CRITIQUE: AT DIXIE FISHAT NOON LUNCH; AT RESTAURANTS IN AREA
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Calls for Artists
See opportunities below with other organinzations for the adventurous
2017 Sand Life Magazine cover
Get your artwork on the cover of the local Sand Life magazine.
Here's How
Tuscany 2018 with Joe Palermio
Joe Palmerio was the 2015 Paint the Beach Judge.
8 Days/7 Nights
June 17-23, 2018
Painter’s Trip Price: $3,700.
Brochure
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Travel Painting
Fall 2016 - Acadia, Maine
Twenty-six painters, including seven from Savannah Art Association (thanks, Karen!) spent seven
nights on the Schoodic Peninsula in Maine, painting the majestic settings.
Mornings were chilly, as was the wind, but that didn’t deter this group.
More than 125 paintings were completed — Neil Walling was no slouch with 17,
but Kathy Taylor 'killed it' with 25 pieces ! Whoa!
Watch the video
Fall 2015 - Limoux, FR
The trip to Limoux France was again to Le Monastere for
two weeks. Neil Walling posted his work and trip itinerary
on Face Book for all to follow. Lots of painting, touring,
good company, and good food.
Watch the video
April 2015 - Sedona, AZ
FMBAA artists and friends (Neil & Sandi Walling, Ted
Staub, Mary & Bill Klunk, Lynne Wesolowski, Michele
Buelow, and Dale Menz) painted in Sedona in April 2015.
Neil Walling reserved accommodations at the Cozy
Cactus B&B in Sedona. The scenery was spectacular as
were the plein air paintings. Michele Buelow kept up her
travel blog for readers back home throughout the trip
(www.michelestraveltales.blogspot.com) .and Neil
Walling posted his work on Face Book so we could follow
their progress.
Watch the video
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Please check the calendar.
Indoor Painting Group
Coordinator: JoAnn LaPadula (jlap917@gmail.com)
Wednesdays from 9am - Noon throughout the year.
And Thursdays from 9am - Noon during Summer hours.
Newcomers are always welcome. We paint from set ups or sketches. Some members bring in whatever they happen to be working on to share experiences with attendees.
Experimental Group
Coordinator: Michele Buelow 239-689-1221 or email : kzooartist@sbcglobal.net.
Tuesday Mornings 9am - Noon, October - April
This vibrant group is the most recently formed at the art association. The experimentalists have great fun sharing, experimenting, creating and generally pushing the limits.
Portrait / Figure Group
Coordinators: Kathy Summer (sksummer7@gmail.com
217-971-4343)
and Paula Salyards (paula4334@aol.com)
This loosely organized open group provides a model for those interested in painting and drawing from life, short sketches and long poses. $3.00 Model fee. No instruction.
Tuesday afternoons 1pm - 3pm on the following dates.
December 27
January 10 & 24
February 28
March 14 & 28
Back to Top
Paint Outs - Plein Air
Chair: Milly Pereira (508)494-0582
Wednesday mornings October - May
All paint outs are held on Wednesdays from 9am to 12:30pm unless otherwise noted. Critiques are usually at noon. Bring a bagged lunch unless there are restaurant plans. Any questions please call Milly or the designated contact for the month. Please re-check locations in case there is a late change. In case of inclement weather we will meet at the gallery.
May - Milly Pereira (508)494-0582
May 3 - Zcrepes restaurant, 1815 Hough St, downtown Ft Myers.Butterfly House- restaurant- patio, umbrellas, side street with old florida bungalows, butterfly house with tropical vegetation. We cannot paint inside the butterfly house. Lunch at Z crepes-they are sponsors for this location.
May 10 BUSTERS RESTAURANT 16681 MCGREGOR BLVD FORT MYERS
PARK;to left of busterS BUILDING PAINT; bait shop across street very colorful, porches,buildings etc. critique: in parking lot to left of busters LUNCH;BUSTERS
May 16 DIXIE FISH AREA 714 FISHERMANS WHARF FT MYERS BEACH
PAINT; GREAT AREA lots to paint CRITIQUE: AT DIXIE FISHAT NOON LUNCH; AT RESTAURANTS IN AREA
Back to Top
Calls for Artists
See opportunities below with other organinzations for the adventurous
2017 Sand Life Magazine cover
Get your artwork on the cover of the local Sand Life magazine.
Here's How
Tuscany 2018 with Joe Palermio
Joe Palmerio was the 2015 Paint the Beach Judge.
8 Days/7 Nights
June 17-23, 2018
Painter’s Trip Price: $3,700.
Brochure
Back to Top
Travel Painting
Fall 2016 - Acadia, Maine
Twenty-six painters, including seven from Savannah Art Association (thanks, Karen!) spent seven nights on the Schoodic Peninsula in Maine, painting the majestic settings. Mornings were chilly, as was the wind, but that didn’t deter this group. More than 125 paintings were completed — Neil Walling was no slouch with 17, but Kathy Taylor 'killed it' with 25 pieces ! Whoa!
Watch the video
Fall 2015 - Limoux, FR
The trip to Limoux France was again to Le Monastere for two weeks. Neil Walling posted his work and trip itinerary on Face Book for all to follow. Lots of painting, touring, good company, and good food.
Watch the video
April 2015 - Sedona, AZ
FMBAA artists and friends (Neil & Sandi Walling, Ted Staub, Mary & Bill Klunk, Lynne Wesolowski, Michele Buelow, and Dale Menz) painted in Sedona in April 2015. Neil Walling reserved accommodations at the Cozy Cactus B&B in Sedona. The scenery was spectacular as were the plein air paintings. Michele Buelow kept up her travel blog for readers back home throughout the trip (www.michelestraveltales.blogspot.com) .and Neil Walling posted his work on Face Book so we could follow their progress.
Watch the video
