Lovely, Lazy Summer

My summer means diving in clear cool water, waterspouts and thunderstorms, cats napping by the window, dinner out in air conditioned places, biking on the shady side of the street under poinciana trees aflame, crossing through the cemetary on the way to the gym to remind myself of why I go in the first place, rescuing a moth from the pool only to see it gobbled up by a gecko, ripe mangoes, papayas, bananas, sunset drinks on the boat and of course, painting.

Summer Daze

The excitement of opening the new gallery is over and we are settled into our lovely new spot and things are sloww... as they usually are in summer around here.
That means time to catch up on projects and paintings and I have been busy as ever, doing just that. I just finished painting the adorable Seascape Inn, a cute bed and breakfast owned by my friends Marcia and Dave... and managed by the greeting committee of Blackie, Charlotte and Tubby Fred.

SoDu Grand Opening

Oh, what a night! Thank you for your love and support!

Celebration

We will celebrate on May 9, featuring the exhibit "From A Woman's Hand." This juried and judged (by Jerry Cash) show showcases the art of 60 very talented women from the Florida Keys. Prizes will be awarded in 5 categories: oil and acrylic, watercolor, photography, mixed media and fine craft. Sales will benefit Womankind, providers of healthcare to uninsured women in the Keys. There will be a champagne and chocolate reception from 6-9 pm, along with music and some surprise guests. SoDu Gallery, 1102 Duval St, Key West. Come on by!

One More Week

A week to go. Like all good projects, we are behind schedule and over budget, but somehow things will get done, done enough for our grand reopening next Saturday.
Here, Mike is in a tight spot, wood rot gets addressed, Judi and Les are painting SoDu furniture, Bob and Doug take down the old sign, then we celebrate with a glass of wine across the street at Grand Vin, where we can admire our gallery from the porch.

Patching and painting

More new stuff for NuSoDu

We love Doug's "coffins" - neato drawers that slide inder the window platform.
Meanwhile the front room is painted, a lovely understated ostrich with white trim. The back room is just waiting for the ac guys to finish the ducts and the way back room is getting mudded today.