It would be impossible to retrace our workshop footsteps and recount all of our painting triumphs and pratfalls, so I’ll just say: WATER and WILDLIFE! We spent every day painting by beautiful waters ~~ the old Ocean Springs harbor, the gentle marshes of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, the sparkling Ocean Springs beaches and the marshy streams meandering down to the shore. Here are a few shots of the waters we enjoyed.
Old Ocean Springs Harbor and boats.
Old OS Harbor. Copyright Susan Snyder.
Old Ocean Springs Harbor shoreline.
Gulf Islands National Seashore. Copyright Susan Snyder.
Gulf Islands National Seashore. Copyright Susan Snyder.
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hanson Demo. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Gulf Islands National Seashore. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Gulf Islands National Seashore. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
OS Front Beach. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Ocean Springs front beach.
Ocean Springs front beach.
Ocean Springs East Beach. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Ocean Springs East Beach. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Ocean Springs East Beach. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
And as for the wildlife, there was a feast for the eyes ~~ from bombardier pelicans, sunning alligators, eel-gulping herons, osprey, crab and who knows what else. And I guess we have to count as ‘wildlife’ the daring youngsters, male and female, who paddle boarded within feet of the alligator after he decided to take a dip in the harbor.
Alligator sunning daily in Ocean Springs Harbor.
Pelicans Hanging Out in Ocean Springs Harbor.
Crabs and Students on Ocean Springs East Beach. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Pelicans with helicopter. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Heron Stalking Eel on East Beach stream. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Heron’s Gotcha! Copyright Sherry Carlson.
Paddle boarders in Ocean Springs Harbor. Copyright Sherry Carlson.
