Brett Rendina- "All Ivy League Golf, 2009," Atlantic City Country Club painting Unveiled

Greetings All,

I hope and trust everyone is ready for an enjoyable and meaningful Thanksgiving, 2009.

This past Sunday evening, November 22, 2009, I had the distinct pleasure and honor of attending a special family gathering at Richard and Barbara Rendina's lovely home in Steeplechase, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The "special occasion" was the unveiling of a surprise painting for their son Brett, which Rich and Barbara commissioned me do several months ago.

The painting (see above) is of the 18th hole at the world-re known Atlantic City Country Club with Brett in the foreground re-living this past year's "All Ivy League Golf Tournament, 2009" in which Brett placed an impressive 2nd out of the entire field-- just one shot back of the eventual winner.

I had the honor and privilege of coaching Brett (CNHS, 2005) for four years on the Cardinal Newman High School golf team in West Palm.

Brett went on to the University of Pennsylvania and had a very successful four years there on the golf team as well as excelling academically. Brett graduated Penn class of 2009.

His dad, Rich and mother Barbara wanted to surprise him with this special graduation gift that graphically celebrates his wonderful four years at Penn.

Together with his parents, sister Rachel, maternal and paternal grandmothers, many cousins and other relatives, and many friends, the painting was unveiled to Brett's surprise.

It gave me much pleasure and gratification to be part of this celebration and to have painted this special work.

Please see above the photos of the painting, and Rich Rendina and son Brett holding the work after it was unveiled.

Be well, Greg

Delray Art League's First Show, Nov. 14-15, 2009, of the 2009/2010 Season

Hello All,

This past weekend, November 14 and 15, we in the Delray Art League had our first of the 2009/2010 Season's 13 shows extended through early April, 2010.

The crowd was relatively small but wonderful-- the weather cooperated both days. Sales were kind of slow-- but business at these shows historically pick up in December and a quite good through the end of the season.

Our next show is Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28 and 29. This show should be a much better show as there is also a Downtown Delray arts and crafts show that will send a lot of people our way.

All of the Delray Art League's outdoor shows are hosted at the beautiful Veterans Park, located on East Atlantic Blvd on the northwest side of the Intracoastal.

The schedule for the next two months (I'll have regular postings here for future shows) of the Delray Art League ( Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30 AM -- 4:30 PM ):

NOV. 28 , 29
DEC. 12, 13
JAN. 16, 17; JAN. 23, 24; JAN. 30, 31

There are a couple of pictures above of this past weekend's Delray Art League's show.

Be well, Greg

Venice Show, Sailing Image

Venice Show, November 7- 8, 2009, Another Success

Greetings All,

My second of the 2009/2010 season outdoor art shows was a considerable success.

Held in beautiful downtown Venice, Florida, November 7-8, 2009, the weather both days was wonderful. While the season is still young (a lot of the snowbirds have yet to return) and a relatively weak art market (like so many aspects of the overall economy), I was grateful for the results I achieved.

I sold eight small to medium size originals together with a fair number of my limited, signed, Giclee golf landscape and Florida landscape prints of varying sizes. One family purchased three originals -- of Florida landscapes -- they had places picked out in their house for them. It is very gratifying to me and other artists to have people like your work-- and buy it too !!

Sorry, I do not have any pictures of this show. I had my camera but things got so busy at times, I forgot to take any. Oh well, I'll make up for it in future shows. But, I have added a picture of a sailing scene that I took earlier this summer off of St. Augustine. Venice Beach was just at the end of downtown, and I saw some similar cats and other sail boats.

Be well, Greg