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WAITING ON THE TROLLEY takes you back to the heyday of Tampa, Florida's streetcar system. The TECO Line Streetcar System again traverses the City of Tampa's downtown area where you can ride these replica streetcars for free.

This drawing was done in colored pencil on Stonehenge paper. The trolley is sitting at the end of the line in Ybor City, the passenger is waiting for the conductor to finish switching the electric connection to return to downtown Tampa.

Starting in 1892 streetcars whisked passengers to and from Ybor City, Ballast Point, Hyde Park and Sulphur Springs. The bright Birney Cars were a welcome sight as well as the clang of the bell. Their time ended in 1946 after World War II but in 1984 the Tampa & Ybor Railway Society worked to get the streetcars rolling again.

Joan Garcia won First in Show for her painting "Cruising the Channel" at the Stirling Art Studios and Gallery in Dunedin, Florida. Judging was done by Christine Renc-Carter from the Leepa Rattner Museum. Her comments: "All of Joan's work is equally as stunning. I was particularly drawn to the composition and balance of color in this square format. The light and attention to dtail is exquisite. The luminosity of the painting gives a sense of depth and perspective from the viewer. The story unforlding above and below the water is equally as interesting creating a dynamic composition and narrative."
Prints of "Cruising the Channel" are available through Fine Art America and Pixels.com. The original is also available by contacting the artist.

Morning Orchids an oil on canvas painting by Joan L. Garcia won First Place in the Blick Art Materials Small Works Show in Tampa, Florida. This painting of Cattleya Orchids can be viewed at the new Blick Art Materials store at 1502 N. Westshore Blvd in Tampa.

Morning Phaleanopsis by Joan L. Garcia has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America Salon Show of Traditional Oils. It will be on display and for sale at the Castle Gallery in Fort Wayne, Indiana from September 30, 2016 to October 29, 2016.

Morning Phaleanopsis by Joan Garcia was chosen Best in Painting at The Possibilities of Perception Annual Membership Show. A member of the North Tampa Arts League this painting depicts these phaleanopsis orchids blooming in her garden. 16" x 20" it is painted in oil on gallery wrapped canvas it can be viewed at the Carrollwood Cultural Center in Tampa, Florida through the month of May 2016.

Joan Garcia has been named the North Tampa Arts League’s (NTAL ) Artist of the Month for November, 2015. Joan will be displaying her work at the New Tampa Regional Library November 1st through the 30th.

The Tampa Tribune did an article in their Northeast Section and on line in their TBO.com edition. For more information go to: www.jlgarcia-artist.com

The Gallery at CARROLLWOOD CULTURAL CENTER, 437 Lowell Road, Tampa, Florida awarded First Prize to Joan Garcia for her colored pencil drawing titled, "The Shepherd Watching". The Illustration and Drawing Show will be available for viewing during the month of June 2013. The selection was made by Show Judge, Melissa Miller Nece, a nationally known Colored Pencil Artist and Board Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. Prints of The Shepherd Watching can be purchased through FineArtAmerica.com.