Hello All. Coca-cola is sponsoring a contest by donating $100,000 to the winner of America's favorite state or national park.
You can vote as many times as you want between now and August 31, 2010 without having to register. It's easy and only takes a minute and there are no restrictions as to how many times a day you can vote.
Of course, you can vote for any park you like, even more than one if you want to but we are asking you to vote for Wekiwa Springs State Park in our backyard!
Click on this link and vote today: VOTE FOR WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK IN FLORIDA!
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Our Beautiful Wekiva River
This is a wonderful video put together by the guys over at WebCast-TV.com during the 2010 Wekiva Paintout. Take a trip with us down the beautiful Wekiva River without even having to break a sweat. Watch as nature interrupts to the sounds of beautiful music in the background and small peeks at some of the art and artists that we had this year. More will follow...check back often.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
.............PAINTOUT & RIVERFEST SCHEDULE.............
HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEKIVA PAINTOUT AND THE RIVERFEST. The Paintout starts on March 1st and the artists will be painting all week. Check in at the WEKIVA ISLAND wetroom/gallery to see where the artists will be painting for the day. As they finish the paintings, we will be hanging them for you to view and purchase! Proceeds benefit the host, Friends of the Wekiva River (FOWR) and will be used to protect and preserve the Wekiva River Basin.
Monday, February 8, 2010
2 Workshops - PAINTING ON COPPER by Renee Lammers & PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE "FAST & FURIOUS" by Berto Ortega
All workshops will be held at WEKIVA ISLAND. Click on the link to see where they are located. Check in at the Wekiva Paintout tent by 8:45 am so you will be set up and ready to start at 9:00. Workshops will break for lunch for one hour. Feel free to bring a lunch with you or you can pick up lunch; there is a Wendy's and a Publix very close by.
PAYMENT IS TAKEN ON THE DAY OF THE WORKSHOP. CASH, CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! Plan on arriving by 8:45 at the latest so you will be set up and ready to start at 9:00. The Gallery will be open at 8:00 on Friday ONLY to enroll Workshop students.
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PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE "FAST & FURIOUS" by Berto Ortega: Workshop will be on Friday, March 5th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm FEE: $100
TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, CLICK HERE. You pay on the day of the class.
Painting the landscape takes certain knowledge before we can focus on creating paintings with meaning and passion. This workshop is geared for the absolute beginner (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY) or for the more advanced painter. After completing this workshop, students will leave with a fresh perspective on tackling the challenges of painting "en plein air."
MATERIALS Students need to bring: CANVAS OR BOARD; 8x10 or 11x14: BRUSHES; #2 and #8 Filbert Bristle and 1 Rigger or small round brush: PAINT COLORS; Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow (Med.), Alizerin Crimson, Cadmium Red (Light), Burnt Sienna, and Titanium White. ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Plein Air Easel (any kind), paper towels, painting cup to hold medium, container to hold mineral spirits to clean brushes; odorless mineral spirits (like Turpenoid or other).
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Workshop - Oil Painting on Copper Panels by Renee Lammers Workshop hours: 9 am till 4 pm, Fri. March 5, 2010 / Copper Panel Provided - FEE $30
TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, CLICK HERE. You pay on the day of the class.
Materials students need to bring: Oil Paints, Brushes, Turpenoid, easel, paper towels, palette.
Learn how Medieval Artists painted on Copper Panels. Learn the benefits and modern techniques of plein air painting on copper with Artist RENEE LAMMERS. Find out modern techniques discovered by Lammers such as a preliminary drawing, preliminary preparations, sealing copper, and framing. Discover copper panel sources. Painting on copper is an exciting and unique painting surface to explore!
Renee Lammers studied Fine Art at Stetson University, a private college in Deland, Florida with Art Professor Gary Bolding. Lammers studied with Morgan Samuel Price, Daniel Greene, Jan Kunz, Arne Westerman, Judi Betts, Barbara Neiche, and many more successful Artists. Today Lammers studies Fine Art in Museums and reads out of print Art books such as Artist Emile Gruppe and Richard Schmid. Renee Lammers loves to paint with Oils on Copper and is excited to share this knowledge with Artists.
Paints Artist prefers to use: Gamblin Artist's Oils: Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Alizarin, Cadmium Lemon yellow, Indian Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Phalo Turquoise, and Zinc White. Brushes Artist prefers to use: sable filberts and rigger brushes.
Other Materials Artist prefers to use: palette paper, Turpenoid Guerrilla Painter Easels.
Student artists may use any oil paints, easels and other materials they already have. Please no turpentine – only Turpenoid.
PAYMENT IS TAKEN ON THE DAY OF THE WORKSHOP. CASH, CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! Plan on arriving by 8:45 at the latest so you will be set up and ready to start at 9:00. The Gallery will be open at 8:00 on Friday ONLY to enroll Workshop students.
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PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE "FAST & FURIOUS" by Berto Ortega: Workshop will be on Friday, March 5th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm FEE: $100
TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, CLICK HERE. You pay on the day of the class.
Painting the landscape takes certain knowledge before we can focus on creating paintings with meaning and passion. This workshop is geared for the absolute beginner (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY) or for the more advanced painter. After completing this workshop, students will leave with a fresh perspective on tackling the challenges of painting "en plein air."
MATERIALS Students need to bring: CANVAS OR BOARD; 8x10 or 11x14: BRUSHES; #2 and #8 Filbert Bristle and 1 Rigger or small round brush: PAINT COLORS; Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow (Med.), Alizerin Crimson, Cadmium Red (Light), Burnt Sienna, and Titanium White. ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Plein Air Easel (any kind), paper towels, painting cup to hold medium, container to hold mineral spirits to clean brushes; odorless mineral spirits (like Turpenoid or other).
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Workshop - Oil Painting on Copper Panels by Renee Lammers Workshop hours: 9 am till 4 pm, Fri. March 5, 2010 / Copper Panel Provided - FEE $30 TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP, CLICK HERE. You pay on the day of the class.
Materials students need to bring: Oil Paints, Brushes, Turpenoid, easel, paper towels, palette.
Learn how Medieval Artists painted on Copper Panels. Learn the benefits and modern techniques of plein air painting on copper with Artist RENEE LAMMERS. Find out modern techniques discovered by Lammers such as a preliminary drawing, preliminary preparations, sealing copper, and framing. Discover copper panel sources. Painting on copper is an exciting and unique painting surface to explore!
Renee Lammers studied Fine Art at Stetson University, a private college in Deland, Florida with Art Professor Gary Bolding. Lammers studied with Morgan Samuel Price, Daniel Greene, Jan Kunz, Arne Westerman, Judi Betts, Barbara Neiche, and many more successful Artists. Today Lammers studies Fine Art in Museums and reads out of print Art books such as Artist Emile Gruppe and Richard Schmid. Renee Lammers loves to paint with Oils on Copper and is excited to share this knowledge with Artists.
Paints Artist prefers to use: Gamblin Artist's Oils: Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Alizarin, Cadmium Lemon yellow, Indian Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Phalo Turquoise, and Zinc White. Brushes Artist prefers to use: sable filberts and rigger brushes.
Other Materials Artist prefers to use: palette paper, Turpenoid Guerrilla Painter Easels.
Student artists may use any oil paints, easels and other materials they already have. Please no turpentine – only Turpenoid.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
The 2010 Wekiva Paintout Poster
Click HERE to see the 2010 Wekiva Paintout Poster. Download and print one to put in your office.
2010 PAINTOUT PRESS RELEASE...
2010 PRESS RELEASE
Come and witness an exciting phenomenon known as Plein Air painting in Wekiwa Springs State Park from March 1-6, 2010 for the fourth annual Wekiva Paintout! Approximately 40 of the best national landscape painters will be painting in the park and along the river for an entire week! These artists paint outside “en plein air,” meaning “in the open air.” Most Plein Air painters are nature lovers, using the great outdoors as their primary studio, trying to capture our rapidly vanishing landscape to preserve it for future generations. They learn to adapt quickly to changes in light and weather, capturing shadows before the sun inevitably shifts, literally trying to harness the natural light and colors of a specific moment in nature, and transfer it directly onto the canvas. This style of painting allows the public to interact with the artists while they paint and offers a great opportunity to purchase an original work of art from a well known artist.
The artists will be painting daily, Monday, March 1st thru Saturday, March 6th. Most will begin at first light and continue painting until sunset. The finished artwork will be available to view and purchase in the Wekiva Island Wetroom/Art Gallery, open Monday thru Thursday from 10:00-6:00 and 10:00-4:00 on Saturday. Each year the artists produce around 250 paintings during the week, all of which are for sale as soon as they are hung. The Wekiva Island (formerly Wekiva Marina) is located at 1014 Miami Springs Road in Longwood and is a supporter of the Paintout.
On Saturday, March 6th, we join forces with our hosts, the Friends of the Wekiva River for the 5th Annual Riverfest from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the park. We will have art on display in the Live Oak Pavilion and there will be live music near the Springhead, food vendors, live animal demonstrations, canoe rentals, children’s activities, Wekiva Scenic Investigation – WSI, guided hikes and exhibitors from eco-friendly organizations to help increase public awareness of our nationally designated Wild & Scenic Wekiva River and its importance to our central FL community. All Riverfest activities on Saturday are FREE and the art can be purchased throughout the day. There will be shuttle busses going back and forth between the park and Wekiva Island all day from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm so you can park at either place. There is a special State Park Entrance Fee of $2 per person ON SATURDAY with children under 12 free. Daily Park Entrance fees are $4 per person or $6 per vehicle up to 8 people.
The most exciting part of this event is that the proceeds from art sales will be donated to the Friends of the Wekiva River (FOWR), a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to preserve and protect the beauty and natural functions of the Wekiva River basin: For more information about this organization and its’ supporters, please visit www.friendsofwekiva.org or To find out more about the artists schedule and view their work, visit wekivapaintout.com, or follow us on Facebook by searching for Wekiva Paint Out. Send an email to the Event Director thru the website if you need additional information: Leslie@wekivapaintout.com
Come and witness an exciting phenomenon known as Plein Air painting in Wekiwa Springs State Park from March 1-6, 2010 for the fourth annual Wekiva Paintout! Approximately 40 of the best national landscape painters will be painting in the park and along the river for an entire week! These artists paint outside “en plein air,” meaning “in the open air.” Most Plein Air painters are nature lovers, using the great outdoors as their primary studio, trying to capture our rapidly vanishing landscape to preserve it for future generations. They learn to adapt quickly to changes in light and weather, capturing shadows before the sun inevitably shifts, literally trying to harness the natural light and colors of a specific moment in nature, and transfer it directly onto the canvas. This style of painting allows the public to interact with the artists while they paint and offers a great opportunity to purchase an original work of art from a well known artist.
The artists will be painting daily, Monday, March 1st thru Saturday, March 6th. Most will begin at first light and continue painting until sunset. The finished artwork will be available to view and purchase in the Wekiva Island Wetroom/Art Gallery, open Monday thru Thursday from 10:00-6:00 and 10:00-4:00 on Saturday. Each year the artists produce around 250 paintings during the week, all of which are for sale as soon as they are hung. The Wekiva Island (formerly Wekiva Marina) is located at 1014 Miami Springs Road in Longwood and is a supporter of the Paintout.
On Saturday, March 6th, we join forces with our hosts, the Friends of the Wekiva River for the 5th Annual Riverfest from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the park. We will have art on display in the Live Oak Pavilion and there will be live music near the Springhead, food vendors, live animal demonstrations, canoe rentals, children’s activities, Wekiva Scenic Investigation – WSI, guided hikes and exhibitors from eco-friendly organizations to help increase public awareness of our nationally designated Wild & Scenic Wekiva River and its importance to our central FL community. All Riverfest activities on Saturday are FREE and the art can be purchased throughout the day. There will be shuttle busses going back and forth between the park and Wekiva Island all day from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm so you can park at either place. There is a special State Park Entrance Fee of $2 per person ON SATURDAY with children under 12 free. Daily Park Entrance fees are $4 per person or $6 per vehicle up to 8 people.
The most exciting part of this event is that the proceeds from art sales will be donated to the Friends of the Wekiva River (FOWR), a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to preserve and protect the beauty and natural functions of the Wekiva River basin: For more information about this organization and its’ supporters, please visit www.friendsofwekiva.org or To find out more about the artists schedule and view their work, visit wekivapaintout.com, or follow us on Facebook by searching for Wekiva Paint Out. Send an email to the Event Director thru the website if you need additional information: Leslie@wekivapaintout.com
Thursday, January 7, 2010
ArtFest this weekend! Sat. & Sun. Jan. 9 & 10 University Club of Winter Park
ARTFEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER! DISREGARD INFORMATION BELOW! NO RESCHEDULE DATE YET!
Happy New Year to everyone! This is an announcement about the ARTFEST this coming weekend. It’s an annual event that is hosted by The University Club of Winter Park and it’s free to the public. There will be refreshments, entertainment and a multitude of vendors selling their wares from around the country. Several of our Wekiva Paintout artists (Kathleen Chenet, Cynthia Edmonds, Sally Evans, Tom Sadler) will be participating in this event so if you want a preview of their work, drop by and pay them a visit.
WHERE: The University Club of Winter Park
841 Park Avenue North, Winter Park FL 32789
(Corner of Webster & Park Avenue North)
www.uclubwp.org Ph. 407.644.6149
WHEN: Sat. & Sun. Jan. 9 & 10, 2010 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
Dress warm and don’t miss this opportunity to see some fabulous crafts and artwork! You can visit these artists and others by clicking on their names on the left sidebar of this website.
Happy New Year to everyone! This is an announcement about the ARTFEST this coming weekend. It’s an annual event that is hosted by The University Club of Winter Park and it’s free to the public. There will be refreshments, entertainment and a multitude of vendors selling their wares from around the country. Several of our Wekiva Paintout artists (Kathleen Chenet, Cynthia Edmonds, Sally Evans, Tom Sadler) will be participating in this event so if you want a preview of their work, drop by and pay them a visit.WHERE: The University Club of Winter Park
841 Park Avenue North, Winter Park FL 32789
(Corner of Webster & Park Avenue North)
www.uclubwp.org Ph. 407.644.6149
WHEN: Sat. & Sun. Jan. 9 & 10, 2010 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
Dress warm and don’t miss this opportunity to see some fabulous crafts and artwork! You can visit these artists and others by clicking on their names on the left sidebar of this website.
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