by Jill Stefani Wagner

"Table for Two?"   oil   8x8

The first couple of days at the Wayne Plein Air Festival, it rained. For some reason that seems to happen more often than not. In this event we were allowed to paint indoors if the weather was bad. (Others force us outside to paint in hail storms with combat helmets.) So I headed to a beautiful floral/decorating store to paint my first piece. Then off to a bar to capture the lunch crowd. To say that patrons in these establishments were curious is a gross understatement. "What? Painting in a bar?" Much explaining ensued.

"Liquid Lunch"   oil   12x12

I spent some time in the cities west of Philly to capture their industrial feel.  

"Manayunk View"   oil   8x8

And did a Quick Paint of a popular restaurant in downtown Wayne. 

"Lunch at the Matador"   oil   8x10

When artists attend these far flung events, we are offered housing by kind hosts. Most of us couldn't afford to book hotels for a full week in upscale communities, so we are very grateful to these people who give us a home away from home. I usually paint a special piece, either during that week or when I return home, as a sincere thank you to my hosting angels. Often these same folks provide a room and hospitality to us year after year and we become good friends. This was my second year with my host family, and I knew they liked the Italian Market in downtown Philly.

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