Path to Hotel Lakeside

 

It's so much fun to stay and paint at the Historic Hotel Lakeside on Lake Erie!  Come see this and more tomorrow at the Wet Paint Sale near the pavilion at 1:30! ♥️🎨

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Wooden Boat Show

 

I just found this painting in my sketch bag of the Wooden Boat Show at the Lakeside Chautauqua!  I never framed or displayed it in the wet paint sale.  Once in a while I run out of time and simply stash my painting in my bag - fully intending to take care of it when I have a moment.  Alas, I completely forgot about this one! Painting number 4605 in 4605 days. 

Lakeside Plein Air and Wooden Boat Show

 It seems there is a special painting or two each year that gets a lot of attention. I intended to paint this in a small format, but when I set up my gear, I found myself pulling out a larger paper.  This composition absolutely epitomizes historic Lakeside. I will be painting two others, slightly different, so each one is unique.  This was the first painting to sold at the Wet Paint Sale, and is painting number 4587 in 4587 days. 

Welcome to Lakeside

 

It is so much fun to paint this charming path to the beach - complete with hotel and pavilion! Our room overlooks this road, and each day, I watch so many families walk through here on their way to summer fun! I just had to capture it in paint!   I'm so happy this painting has a new home!  Painting number 4584 in 4584 days. 

Lakeside Wooden Boat Show

 

I just pulled this out of my bag from the Lakeside Wooden Boat Show! I had to pack quickly from the morning paintout get to the Wet Paint Sale, and I didn't get it framed or posted.  Most of my paintings sold - and now there is one more to choose from.  The wooden boats were set up on the lawn of Hotel Lakeside, with the fountain to set them off.  As I was painting, the amphibian cars took off for a turn in Lake Erie - and I rushed this into my bag to be forgotten. Painting number 5111 in 5111 days. 

Hotel Lakeside

Hotel Lakeside is such a beautiful historic hotel on the coast of Lake Erie. One can look out over the water while dining or sitting on the screened in veranda. Steeped in vintage charm, it is low stepping back in time to a more peaceful pace.  It is a joy to paint here, if only for a few days.  Painting number 5105 in 5105 days.