Another Party filled weekend in Key West starting with the................
Classic Key West - TSKW Members Salon
The Studios of Key West shows the work of its member artists twice a year. The November Salon kicks off the new season and always has a theme. This year's theme is Classic Key West. Here is TSKW's description of how the artists might interpret the theme.Ask what “classic” Key West is, and you’ll get a hundred answers. It might be Hemingway pulling in trophy fish, powder-fueled disco nights at the Copa, or the legend of Bum Farto. Or it might just be a color: the deep warm red of a Poinciana bloom, or the pale blue of a porch ceiling. Open to all members of The Studios, we invite the artists among us to take the island we call home as inspiration, and submit a work that says it best.
I decided to paint the classic Cigar Makers Cottage. These little shotgun style tropical cottages are all over the island and I love them. I also wanted to check off as many "classic Key West icons" as I could in this painting.
For me these icons are:
flowers
chickens/roosters
water view
cats
bicycle
sailboat
sunset
palms
shutters
pretty colors
tiny porch
metal roof
The first place I lived in Key West was a 480 sq. ft. shotgun cottage. No AC so the doors were always open and you could see straight through to the back yard. The door is always on the right side of the porch as you are facing the house.
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| Shotgun Conchs acrylic - 24" x 30" gallery wrap available through TSKW ©Maggie Ruley 2015 |
If you are in town I encourage you to come to this show opening. TSKW will be handing out its new catalog of this season's classes and events. If you are a collector it will be a great opportunity to see new work by artists from all over the island.
The Studios’ Member Salon
Nov 5-25. Opening Nov 5
Reception: Thu Nov 5, 6-8pm during First Thursdays
for more information about the Members Salon click HERE
Parrotheads in Paradise - Meeting of the Minds
November 4 - 8, 2015
If you are in Key West this weekend you'll notice TropRock music being played all over town along with Jimmy Buffet fans in flip flops, Hawaiian shirts, and straw hats covered with pins and mementos from past conventions.
This fun weekend is one of my favorites.
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Maggie Ruley is a studio artist living in Key West, Florida.
Her colorful paintings and tropical pottery are collected world wide and can be found in many island homes. She has been featured in the Key West Citizen,
New York Daily News , and other publications.
Her handmade ceramic flip flops have been sold in gift shops all along the east coast and in California and Hawaii.
Her studio and gallery is located in the historic Seaport area of Old Town Key West.
Maggie Ruley~Island Inspirations
933b Fleming St.
Key West Florida 33042
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