{"id":15677,"date":"2026-03-03T12:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=15677"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:31:56","slug":"back-in-antigua-briefly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=15677","title":{"rendered":"Back in Antigua, briefly…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, I’m back in Antigua but this time with a small group of Marine Artists, members of the American Society of Marine Artists.<\/a> The group is small but does very high quality work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years I have been attracted to marine art and have had a number of friends that are quite accomplished painters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was introduced to the president of this group, Patrick O’Brien, a few years ago, I offered to organize a number of in-person events for the group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been a few so far and after having Patrick join me aboard Pandora in the Caribbean two years ago, we decided to try and organize a small artist event here in Antigua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There will be events each day including painting on the beach as well as tours and meals together. Tonight we will gather for dinner at Pillars, at the Admiral’s Inn, a place where I have done events for years on behalf of the Salty Dawg boats when they arrive in the Caribbean each November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I rented a car for a few days so I can ferry the artists around the island. I look forward to seeing how the picture turns out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s Keith painting on nearby Pigeon beach this morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pigeon beach where a number of artists are painting today is beautiful <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the week progresses, I will surely post some images of the finished pictures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, speaking of pictures, I am staying in a lovely cottage overlooking Falmouth Harbor, Bougainvillea is one of a number of simple Caribbean cottages all connected by stone walkways. They are open to the weather and very charming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My room overlooking the harbor. Kitchen, sitting area and bed. Very charming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And some visitors, bannana twits. They are fruit eaters so I put out some sugar water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice view of the harbor, even if Pandora isn’t there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And, of course, what is a blog post about Antigua without a night scene of the yachts in the harbor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We will have a whirlwind of activities over the week and compared to the months that we have spent here over the years, this seems like a real rush job. Hopefully the artists will feel that the experience lives up to the “hype” and in they will return with their artist friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artists that are here with me for the week have very impressive pedigrees. Check out these links to their work. There’s quite a variety. Let me know what you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick O\u2019Brien, President ASMA\u00a0 https:\/\/www.patrickobrienstudio.com\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russ Kramer:  https:\/\/www.russkramer.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Sutton:  https:\/\/williamsuttonwatercolors.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandra Telghman:  https:\/\/www.alexandra-telgmann.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith Wilkie:  https:\/\/www.keithwilkieart.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Bolton:\u00a0 https:\/\/annaboulton.com\/<\/a> Anna actually lives here and I am hopeful that she will join us for some events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been pretty good at getting sailors to visit Antigua over more than 8 seasons now, so let’s see if I can make headway with artists. Who knows, it’s worth trying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More to come as the week unfolds so stop back and see what’s next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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