Columbus Day Regatta and En Plein Air envelope Grove
The infamous Columbus Day Regatta is this weekend and the crowds will be out. Also this weekend is the En Plein Air art contest, which was rescheduled after the rainout last weekend and the Environmental summit is also this weekend in Peacock Park and Greenstreet Café.The above painting by Fred Hunt, who was named "Miami Master" in 2005 has a home in Key Biscayne, it is indicative of some of the regatta shenanigans.
The painting is available on tiles and there are reproductions for anyone interested. But as you read this, Fred is painting away on a new series of regatta paintings, which will go for $150.00 each. This is a great way to own an original Fred Hunt painting, his paintings usually start at $1400.00.
The original painting at left was done by AnnaMaria Windisch-Hunt and was used as the image on the regatta poster in the past. The Windisch-Hunt Gallery will be tying in the regatta and art all weekend and will be open from 7:30 am to 10 pm.
Also some good news about the En Plein Air event -- Fairchild Tropical Gardens and The Kampong have offered free admission to the artists, allowing them access to their grounds for the "paint out." While Fairchild is not part of the Grove, it is part of the contest making up for Vizcaya's lack of participation.
But we're hoping that most of the artists are out on the streets and waterfront where they can be seen and enjoyed while they work.
posted by Tom Falco at 6:00 PM
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4 Comments:
Sorry to see sailboat racing has come to that.
What are you talking about. That boating scene known as "Key Biscayne Regatta" was painted
20 years ago. I asked the artist Fred Hunt Hellloo! Those were the hay days of Coconut Grove and life on the waterfront. By the way, I happen to know they were all Unitarians. There were no accidents on the water no stinkpots running without lights and before waverunners.
How could anyone not love that painting? It screams fun!
You can call it the way you see it, but I'm talking farther back than 20 years, the REAL heyday of sailing on Biscayne Bay when sailing people were quite a bit more reserved & sophisticated. While many obviously admire the Margaritaville orgy it's been for awhile now, it was quite different before that came about circa the 1970s. I liked it better before.
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