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This was painted at the 2014 Augusta Plein Air Festival. It was a cold day with snow flurries chasing me to the location. This is my favorite private estate to paint out during this event so I wasn't going to let a little bad weather stop me from enjoying the view. The Lovely couple who host this location have so many wonderful scenes on their property. They provide the artist with danishes, coffee, wine, beer, make chilly among other yummy things and have a fire pit for artist to warm up with during restroom breaks in their rustic cabin. I chose a location midway up the vineyard hoping to catch some shelter from the blustering wind. Only one other dedicated artist out of 50 joined me on the hill. He ended up taking the First Place Award with judges showing mine as second. I had two patrons that owned nearby propertys that shared the same view debating who was going to purchase mine. It was resolved when the event said who ever presents check first wins - (I hear they even discussed bo...

Manuela Woolsey is a Missouri Artist who resides and works in Leslie Missouri. As early as she can remember Manuela had a desire to create. Her mother was from Germany and her father was a musician so this made for a creative childhood. She spent most of her time with her sister that was one year older and they loved playing in the nearby creek and farm lands. After graduating High school in 1985 her parents encouraged her to obtain a more realistic career rather than pursing her dream of being an artist. Her earlier years found her traveling as a photographer, make-up artist, stylist and sales manager. This gave her much needed experience in communications, marketing and the business world in general. After her son was born in 1993, she...