First Monday and Third Saturday OPEN to all Plein Air (Outdoor Painters)

First Monday and Third Saturday OPEN to all Plein Air (Outdoor Painters)

 VPA equals Venice Plein Air

MAP equals Meet And Paint

Schedule for MAPs, One Monday and one Saturday per month. MAP's:

• MON (first Monday every month)
  Caspersens Beach MAP on the first Monday of every month along the boardwalk, or at the end by the beach, or even back on the inter-coastal side.  Click the link to learn more about the park.  It is a beloved favorite and awesome signature natural resource of Venice.  NO RSVP needed. This monthly outing are designed for all plein air painters of any group. 9am-noon aprox
  
• SAT (third Saturday every month) HISTORIC DOWNTOWN VENICE; Centennial Park, Tampa Ave where you will find the  
  Venice Farmers Market Until noon, or paint historic downtown, the park reaches to Venice Ave. Too. MAP borders in front of the Historic KMI building Venice Mall on Tampa Ave to Venice Ave, Venice FL 34285 Meeting, the Third Saturday of every month. No RSVP needed.  This monthly outings are designed for ALL Plein Air Painters in any group. 9am to 1pm aprox
  
  The regular Saturday will be a nice addition for some that aren't available during the week to paint out... so hope this accommodates your schedules
  Expect to see Historic downtown districts, Venders, fresh produce, flowers, variety of  people, children, pets, Music Playing and Venice has a water fountain park and Gazebo too as a part of the view. Just a few blocks from the Gulf and/or Awesome Banyan trees too. Farmers Market where can meet, but many places to venture to from there too.  There are great painting subjects in any direction you turn.

For more information on directions and times please contact facilitator K. Hitt and be sure to put in your memo VPA or Plein Air.
VPA came about to serve our Venice area or South County.  Local artist supporting our local arts and historical scenic communities. Any visiting our area that wishes to plein air paint with a group is welcomed to join our MAPs.  Due to schedule, set up monthly MAPs with an invite to all. Saturday important to keep on the schedule for those that are not able to meet during the week.  
Venice Plein Air MAP Calendar:

• JUNE remains first Monday and Third Saturday
• July 2015: 6th & 18th
• August 2015: 3rd & 15th
• September 2015: 7th & 19th
• October 2015: 5th & 17th
• November 2015: 2nd & 21st
• December 2015: 7th & 19th
• January 2016: 4th & 16th
• February 2016: 1st & 20th
• March 2016: 7th & 19th
• April 2016: 4th(Karen in Boca Grande) & 16th

And as other groups visit the area will share that here too.

Venice Plein Air is on the south west coast located inside Sarasota County in the Venice area serving nearby communities and keys. We are under the umbrella of Plein Air Florida  PAF has many groups through out Florida and the calendar on their web site shares many of the paint outs on schedule. Another group that meets in our nearby area is PASC now known as Light Chasers. Link to their website for more information. Their usual paint out day is Thurs. Mornings.Many Venice artist are a part, and they also meet in Venice on occasion too. There are also two other area Plein Air Groups: Peace River Painters led by Sharon Yarbrough  that meets closer to Punta Gorda, but also visits Venice to paint, and an Englewood group.

ALL The groups work together and hold no boundaries as to participants. Sharing members openly.

VPA came about to serve our Venice area or South County.  Local artist supporting our local arts and historical scenic communities. Any visiting our area that wishes to plein air paint with a group is welcomed to join our MAPs.  I, K Hitt am the facilitator of VPA.  Due to schedule, set up monthly MAPs with an invite to all. Saturday important to keep on the schedule for those that are not able to meet during the week.  

Venice Plein Air... simply to celebrate the historical of our Venice area and to keep it recorded in the arts... and for the arts to continue to be represented by her artists in the area. VPA actually formed early on to keep this historic town in the Plein Air Records. The additonal area groups offer so much opportunity to Plein Air Paint, and many meet weekly:  PASC ...and the beauty of PASC/Light Chasers is how they cover a larger area  weekly on thursdays.  Also Sharon's Peace River Painters meets every Monday: so if you have an interest to Plein Air Paint, be sure to check out the PAF calendar of events at PleinAirFlorida.org whom we umbrella under for many possibilities of Florida Plein Air in our area.  Also you may want to enlist in the PLEIN AIR FORCE as a part of Plein Air Magazine new Out Door Painters Website. Also available for the SE Region is The Forgotten Coast En Plein Air website for resources.

VPA remains happily as a smaller sanction, as is our area smaller.  Again, all our welcome.

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you may contact K. Hitt at:
venicepleinair@gmail.com

be sure to add VPA or Venice Plein Air into your subject line and your affiliation with Plein Air in your reply. Thanks. Hope to see you OUT and About en Plein Air

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First Monday and Third Saturday OPEN to all Plein Air

 VPA equals Venice Plein Air

MAP equals Meet And Paint

Schedule for MAPs, One Monday and one Saturday per month. MAP's:

• MON (first Monday every month)
  Caspersens Beach MAP on the first Monday of every month along the boardwalk, or at the end by the beach, or even back on the inter-coastal side.  Click the link to learn more about the park.  It is a beloved favorite and awesome signature natural resource of Venice.  NO RSVP needed. This monthly outing are designed for all plein air painters of any group. 9am-noon aprox
  
• SAT (third Saturday every month)
  Venice Farmers Market MAP in front of the Historic KMI building Venice Mall on Tampa Ave Venice FL 34285 Meeting by the Melange Co-op Gallery, the Third Saturday of every month. No RSVP needed.  This monthly outings are designed for ALL Plein Air Painters in any group. 9am to 1pm aprox
  
  The regular Saturday will be a nice addition for some that aren't available during the week to paint out... so hope this accommodates your schedules
  Expect to see Historic downtown districts, Venders, fresh produce, flowers, variety of  people, children, pets, Music Playing and Venice has a water fountain park and Gazebo too as a part of the view. Just a few blocks from the Gulf and/or Awesome Banyan trees too. Farmers Market where can meet, but many places to venture to from there too.  There are great painting subjects in any direction you turn.

For more information on directions and times please contact facilitator K. Hitt and be sure to put in your memo VPA or Plein Air.

Venice Plein Air is on the south west coast located inside Sarasota County in the Venice area serving nearby communities and keys. We are under the umbrella of Plein Air Florida  PAF has many groups through out Florida and the calendar on their web site shares many of the paint outs on schedule. Another group that meets in our nearby area is PASC now known as Light Chasers. Link to their website for more information. Their usual paint out day is Thurs. Mornings.Many Venice artist are a part, and they also meet in Venice on occasion too. There are also two other area Plein Air Groups VAC  that meets closer to Punta Gorda, and an Englewood group. The groups work together and hold no boundaries as to participants.

VPA came about to serve our Venice area or South County.  Local artist supporting our local arts and historical scenic communities. Any visiting our area that wishes to plein air paint with a group is welcomed to join our MAPs.  Terry Mason facilitates the PASC Light Chasers group.  I, K Hitt am the facilitator of VPA.  Due to schedule, set up monthly MAPs with an invite to all. Saturday important to keep on the schedule for those that are not able to meet during the week.  

Venice Plein Air... simply to celebrate the historical of our Venice area and to keep it recorded in the arts... and for the arts to continue to be represented by her artists in the area. VPA actually formed before PASC ...and the beauty of PASC/Light Chasers is how they cover a larger area.  VPA one Monday and one Saturday, where PASC weekly on thursdays... so if you have an interest to Plein Air Paint, be sure to check out the PAF calendar of events at PleinAirFlorida.org whom we umbrella under for many possibilities of Florida Plein Air in our area.

VPA is smaller, as is our area smaller.  Again, all our welcome.

Third Saturdays...

Venice Farmers Market in front of the Historic KMI building Venice Mall on Tampa Ave Venice FL 34285 Meeting by the Melange Co-op Gallery, the Third Saturday of every month

Morning session... considering that the farmers markets end by one.
No RSVP needed.  This monthly outings are designed for ALL Plein Air Painters in any group.

The regular Saturday will be a nice addition for some that aren't available during the week to paint out... so hope this accommodates your schedules

Expect to see Historic downtown districts, Venders, fresh produce, flowers, variety of  people, children, pets, Music Playing and Venice has a water fountain park and Gazebo too as a part of the view. Just a few blocks from the Gulf and/or Awesome Banyan trees too. Farmers Market where can meet, but many places to venture to from there too.  There are great painting subjects in any direction you turn.

SATURDAY Farmers Markets Multi Groups Paint Outs

Bradenton Farmers Market on Historic Main Street  in Downtown Bradenton  on the 1st Saturday of every month with Susie Covert contact person

Venice Farmers Market in front of the Historic KMI building Venice Mall on Tampa Ave Venice FL 34285 Meeting by the Melange Co-op Gallery, the third Saturday of every month Karen Hitt the contact person

Morning sessions... at both locations considering that the farmers markets end by noon or one.
No RSVP needed.  These two monthly outings are designed for ALL Plein Air Painters in any group.

The regular Saturdays will be a nice addition for some that aren't available during the week to paint out... so hope this accommodates your schedules

Expect to see Historic downtown districts, Venders, fresh produce, flowers, variety of  people, children, pets, Music Playing and Venice has a water fountain park and Gazebo too as a part of the view. Both locations just a few blocks from the water.  Making for great painting subjects any direction you turn.

Venice Celebrates 85th

SUMMERFEST at the Venice Art Center 

celebrates Venice and her 85th Birthday.

Opening Reception for the Exhibit is Friday July 13th and starts at 5pm.  

A Lecture on the legendary'Highway Men' Begins at 6pm.  

That Reception and Lecture is FREE to the public.

More Events are on the schedule during the exhibit too. I will be giving a 

lecture / demo on 

Plein Air

with Karen Hitt

Wednesday July 18th, 2012 at 11am

Venice Art Center

for more info call: 941.485.7136

 309 Nokomis Ave. S., Venice, FL. 

Come celebrate Venice and the Arts at all the events of SUMMERFEST

"A Locals Ritual" K.HItt Painted with VPA at the South Jetty- Plein Air Oil- SOLD at "Light Chasers" PASC exhibit

Update Mon morning MAP

Monday Morning Office Rush'-by K.Hitt

The view with VPA an their MAP last Monday 4/16.  More were out and about at Caspersen's Too... enjoying the office view.
An Unofficial MAP will be with a long time Venietian Mike.  They will be meeting Wednesday 4/18 Morning.. at 9:15 under the  north bridge,  Island  side, across from the harbor, the end of the bike trail..

If you have any locations and times that you would like to share.... just let me know and will post them for you.  Several VPA and PASC plein air painters took part in Paint The Town 2012 Last Week.  The Paintings are still on display until the 27th.  For more information: Paint The Town 2012

Schedule has been ridiculously busy.  SO SO SORRY for that.

Our Next MAP(Mon. 8:30am 4/23 WINDY out there just now, not sure will try setting up in it at Maxines nowhere to hide from it.  May try sneaking in this afternoon at the same above spot. The surf will be GREAT.  Been hearing from others and their extreme Plein Air Painting outings...  today may be one of them :0) right now will be at Maxine Barrett Park for Next Monday as a morning session.  You can park either at the end of Sharky's Parking lot or in the park... I will be parking closer to the Dog Park myself in the park.  HOPE to SEE you there.... think will be bringing my Bonnie Blu to here this time too.  Plan to see views of the Pier, Beach, Sand Dunes... etc.... or you can even be really brave and dare to paint the pups at the dog park too.  Hope to see you there.  K

EXHIBIT AND NEWS

Light Chaser  

Exciting WEEK for Plein Air ahead...

especially for the viewer of more wonderful Paintings!

This week is the opening of PASC exhibit

"Light Chasers" at the Celery Barn Gallery in Towles Court.  See the link above for more info.

Katie Dobson Cundiff donated a gorgous painting that will be raffled off the night of the Galla At the Celery Barn Gallery

Hodges Soileau did two beautiful paintings illustrating the field study uses to the artist and their studio paintings.  See His blog for more information on this.   

Hodges Blog- field sketch -to-studio-painting 

  AND 

If this is not enough,  

There are more live examples of this to be seen at the 

  VPA EXHIBIT still on display too until April 12th.  The emphasis of the entire exhibit was to illustrate just what 'plein air' is for the viewer and the artist.  

If you are a lover of Plein Air Painting or their Paintings.... this is a great week of enjoying them.  Hope to see you at one of the locations.  Wonderful Paintings are not only on display, they are available for purchase to add to your collections.  The beauty of Plein Air remains in that it is a piece of history touched personally with the artists hand and vision... to record our area landscapes keeping it recorded in heirloom quality for all time.  From the beginner painter to the national award winning artist... all are available at both of these exhibits.  ENJOY THE ART and its little piece of History shared by the Artist' eye.

VPA MAPs are taking a break from their official MAP.

I am teaching workshops the next few weeks.  If interested in those more info is available at my blog 

Out and About with K. Hitt  In the mean time, an unofficial location will continue to be meeting at Capersen's either Monday  or Saturday too.  Morning and or Evening sessions are always a joy. 

The azalea's were wonderful to paint at Gail's.  Here are a few shots from that day last week too. 

Azaela Way in the works

AzaleaWay - 4x6 K. Hitt

"Gail's Old Florida Garden", 12x16- Maryanne Jacobsen

Gail's Trails... plein air 16x20 K. Hitt

Karen and....

Maryanne out and about with a new gift...

wet canvas carrier

To see more about the day of painting, visit Maryanne's Paintdancer blog. To learn more about the Wet Case Carrying System, or to order your own online, here is the link: Wet Case Carrying System.
Plus the next exhibit for you to review too Paint The Town