Now that I have a little distance from my trip to Georgia, I am beginning to sort out all I saw and experienced and learned. In retrospect, everything seemed fancy to this Central California artist/bumpkin. I don’t get out much, other than an occasional Alaskan cruise (2013) or a trip to Israel (2016).
I rented a car in Florida. Florida?? Yeppers. Never been there before. Lots of thoughts about new “economy” cars, which are far to fancy for my liking, and my left foot kept flailing around, seeking the clutch. Never did master the radio.
This lovely 1937 home is where I stayed with my new friends, who now feel like family. It wasn’t fancy, but it was simply gorgeous and gorgeously simple.
I sat under this giant mossy oak to wait for someone to come home after I locked myself out of their house, because I didn’t understand the fancy little gizmo on the door or how to get through the fancy automatic gate on foot.
Brunswick City Hall. WOWSA. See? fancy!
The main street of Brunswick is very well preserved and landscaped.
Ever seen a green lizard? It is called an anole, “uh- NO-lee”. (Our lizards are fancy too, if you flip them over and see their blue bellies.)
This isn’t fancy, but it is impressive, on the campus of the fifth oldest high school in the country. The name is fancy: Glynn Academy. “Academy”? Yeppers.
This simple window felt almost familiar and friendly after all the other visual excitement.
All of this was my first afternoon in Georgia, before the plein air painting workshop began. There was a brilliantly designed fancy bridge, but I was driving an unfamiliar fancy car with an unfamiliar fancy phone/camera and didn’t dare try my usual drive-by-shooting-by-feel approach.
To be continued. . . tomorrow we begin painting plein air. Because I am back on my laptop, I can size the photos correctly, keep them upright, and type like a full-fingered humanoid.
Hi Janet,
I stayed in Brunswick with friends and took the workshop through the Mary Anderson Gallery on St. Simons Island. I forgot that you were just right there, but there was zero time for anything except very local explorations.
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Where in Georgia did you have a workshop? I live in Savannah for about 2 years now, and I love it. Janet
Hi Janet,
I stayed in Brunswick with friends and took the workshop through the Mary Anderson Gallery on St. Simons Island. I forgot that you were just right there, but there was zero time for anything except very local explorations.
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