Painting at the arboretum

It was probably the perfect day for painting outdoors. The sun was out but still comfortably cool. The  trees were newly green, and the azaleas were blooming brightly. So it was no surprise that over 20 people came to the paint out at the arboretum in Seattle.

setting up

lunch crowd

Many thanks to our fantastic facilitator for the paint out, Emiliya Lane. She did this beautiful painting  there:

One of the great things about painting outdoors is that, like Emiliya's painting, there's the opportunity to capture that day better than a photograph. Here are a few more shared by folks on our Facebook page:

(Ned Mueller)

(Brooke Borcherding)

(Jan Jewell)

(Robin Weiss)

(Sue Thim)