Multi-talented artist, teacher, and plein air painter AMY PETERSON will share with us a program on the joys, challenges, and benefits of painting outdoors. She calls it “No Fear Plein Air Painting”!  No matter what your preferred medium, Amy will help convince you to take your skills outside and learn from painting from life. Click here to see her bio.

Also, Show Chairs Janet Sanders and Nicola Cochran will have important show information and tips to pass along for our Art in the Village exhibition.

DOOR PRIZES!  This month we have 2 💥 $50 💥 gift certificates from Forstall Art Center as well as some wonderful freebies we received from Dick Blick. There are some more treasures from Rollina’s estate coming as well.  Be sure to thank Forstall for their generous gifts and note they have a big celebration coming on May 21.

Would you like to have/buy the lovely easel that was Rollina’s? It’s a Urania easel with a large storage cabinet and built in trays. Click here to see it on Dick Blick. Retail value is $1300. We’d like to sell it for $400 (or best offer) and donate the funds to MBAA. If we have no MBAA takers within 1 week, we’ll sell it on Facebook Marketplace asking $400 or best offer. Contact me soon if you’re interested (gayle.hurley@gmail.com).