Ever since Kathy returned from her "artist in residency" last summer in the Everglades I have wanted to go down. A chance to plein aire paint, see the park and spend some time with friends recently presented itself and I grabbed the chance to go. Sooooo, intrepid women that we are Carmen, Kathy and I loaded up our tent, our paints, our gumption with a bit of food and headed out on our road trip.
We were not disappointed, when we weren't laughing we were learning new things, and after we learned we painted. Despite the fact that we arrived to discover there was no electricity and no water at the campsite, we perserved and became very resourceful. Here is part of our story in photos:
The wildlife was spectacular...and as Kathy promised, staying inside the park made it all up close and personal. This was only a sample of the animals we got to observe...and it being mating season we got in on a little more unusual activity courtesy of the 'gators!
We did a lot of photography so readers can expect some everglades-themed paintings soon!
Cindy (L) and Carmen (R) put in some hours painting plein aire. Here we are seated by the lake that abutted our campground at Long Pine Key.
Kathy even spotted some of her beloved Linguus Snails that she has been studying.
Back at the campsite Carmen and I found time to work on our travel journals filled with sketches, watercolor and special momentos of the memorable time we spent together in the
Everglades National Park. Stay tuned for art work from this trip.
Cindy Michaud
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www.cindymichaudart.blogspot.com
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