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Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, April 24

Posted on 4/28/2024 8:40:50 PM - Comment on this

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, started out as a cloudy day, but that didn't deter nine dedicated artists from gathering to paint at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna VA. We were soon rewarded with a gorgeous, sunny day and a bright blue sky dotted with white clouds. The cherry blossoms and tulip blooms in the park had faded, but there were still gems of color to be found, but for this group, it was the lush spring greens that dominated most of the paintings. All of those greens can be problematic for painters, but everyone rose to the challenge and mixed a wide variety of beautiful greens, accented with other colors from the spring gardens. When we met at 1:00 for critique everyone was impressed by the work that had been done that morning. It's rare to see gallery-ready art at a morning paint out of just a couple of hours duration. Theresa Miller managed two paintings in that time and the rest of us one.

Meadowlark is becoming a very popular location for our paint outs and they are always well attended. There is so much variety and a number of us paint there often. We all had a wonderful time and agreed that it felt good to be out painting together and enjoy one another's work on such a beautiful day! - Jean Schwartz, Organizer

Attending were members: Marietje Chamberlain, Hiu Lai Chong, Trisha Adams, Amy Waldrop, Jean Schwartz; candidates Theresa Miller (Jean Schwartz sponsor) Freeman Dodsworth (Nancy Tankersley sponsor); and guests Betty Huang and Josie Vasoba. Kudos to Betty for traveling over from Easton and Freeman for coming up from Southern MD!