Discovering the Forgotten Coast

Last weekend a friend and I went up to Apalachicola. We were there in the middle of two great events and we were lucky enough to see a little bit of both!

First was the Forgotten Coast Plein Air Paint Out, which features some of the worlds best plein air artists! What a treat to find many of them painting around town. We just had to stop and watch as they created some fabulous artwork for the event.

The other event was Plein Air South, which is an extension of the paint out with even more artists in town to give demonstrations and seminars about plein air painting. It was really motivating to be around artists who love to paint outdoors as much as I do.

We stayed at the historic Gibson Inn, right in downtown Apalach and from there we could walk the entire town. Sometimes we could walk right down the middle of the road and see no traffic, even on a Saturday! It really is the forgotten coast! (If you like ghosts and haunted adventures, stay at the Gibson. I sure had an unforgettable experience there.)

Shrimp and oyster boats are a common sight on the waterways, and the restaurants all serve it up fresh. The old boats and fish houses make for great painting subjects too!

All in all the weekend was just too short! Next year we’ll plan better so we can take full advantage of the events.

 

A bit of forgotten coast scenery.

Katie Cundiff Demo

Dee Beard Deen Demo

Busy Downtown!

Dawn Whitelaw Demo

James Richards Demo

Deer on St. Joseph Island

Phil Sandusky Demo

Jason Sacran, John Lasater and James Richards Demo on the dock

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

We thought this was an antique store, but it really was a liquor store!

Jason Sacran Demo

My painting of the fish house

The Pink Fish house

My painting of the Dunes

St. Joseph Island beach