The wonderful thing about painting is that we can say whatever we want to say with how we compose our paintings.

The Plein Air Painters of the Old Art Building, founded by Ellie Golden announces its 14^th season. Painters will meet Monday and Thursday mornings for 6 weeks of painting on location.

Enjoy the out of doors at the Old Art Building – join the weekly jam session on the lawn. With the Old Art Building closed to the public through August, the Open Jam will be moved to the front lawn. Join us to play or bring a blanket and listen.

The out-of-doors 'Bright Spot' exhibit is a continuation of Hospital Art For Kids, a non-profit organization Richard began in 2000 after losing his son to cancer. It was born out of his realization that we all need more color and joy in our lives; Why keep art behind closed doors?

Artists realize the important role drawing plays in developing ideas. Drawing embodies concepts that become more involved works of art. Likewise, compositions are also often worked out with a pencil.

Painting by its very nature is a form of abstraction. In order to avoid the built-in frustration we constantly face as artists we need to adjust our perception and the way we see.

We will explore textures in nature. We will look at the world in new ways and observe relationships that trees have to each other and how the sky meets the trees. It all means something and we are going to figure it out.

Working from the model we will create drawings that reach beyond the effort of academic figure studies. We will focus on gesture, form and ways to interpret the figure in order to see nuanced changes in form.