Plein Air Workshop

The first workshop I have held to combine plein air painting and unspoiled native Florida habitat started a week ago on Monday.
Our first session was in the Naples Preserve a often passed lovely spot. The City of Naples maintains this piece of old Florida upland.
More to follow.
Check out the Preserves' webpage http://cs.naplesgov.com/parks/naples_preserve/index.asp
I will be exploring a way to incorporate this workshop into the Preserves activities in the future.

Workshops

Teaching other artists in workshops is a wonderful experience.

Several local artists approached me to ask for a workshop after seeing my work. I have been happy to oblige them.

The workshop in progress is called: Plein Air Painting Experience with Trudy Bentley Rech

The theme of the workshop is painting in the 3 major ecosystems of this part of Florida. I plan on making this workshop available to others in the future. As both an artist and Certified Florida Master Naturalist, I find great satisfaction exposing others to the REAL Florida via painting.
An update with links to a brochure will be coming in the very near future.