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'En Plein Aire' Painting Outings & Hikes throughout Northern Nevada during Spring and Summer 2020

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Repeats every week until Sun Jul 19 2020 .
June 14, 2020 (All day)
June 21, 2020 (All day)
June 28, 2020 (All day)
July 5, 2020 (All day)
July 12, 2020 (All day)
July 19, 2020 (All day)

Combining her passion for the Sierra Nevada wilderness and her love of painting, art instructor and professional watercolorist, Dana Childs is hosting a series of Plein Aire Painting Outings & Hikes.

“Essentially what we do is trounce out into the wilderness and paint our interpretation of the beauty that surrounds us,” says Childs. “Inspiration is the key to all good painting, and getting outdoors and painting not only what we see, but merging that with how the space and experience makes us feel is key to creating excellent art.”

Some of the outings will be down a trail aways, and others will be near parking, so that participants who are less ambulatory can participate. Most are held on Wednesdays from morning to midday (approximately 4-5 hours each) and are priced at only $25 due to students only receiving 30 minutes to one hour of instruction time.

“This is my way of feeding my soul and sharing the experience with others,” says Childs, “as a result there is little instruction time allocated.”

These outings are a good fit for those who have had some painting experience, and open to all media.

In addition to the weekly outings there are three En Plein Aire Painting Weekend Workshops planned this summer. The Emerald Bay En Plein Aire Painting Experience is held at Emerald Bay and Tahoe Art League Gallery in South Lake Tahoe from June 24-28th.

If you are from the eastern side of Nevada you might enjoy the En Plein Aire Painting at Lamoile Canyon, July 11 and 12 sponsored by The Elko Art Club. But the big Kahuna is a four-day artist retreat at the Stillwell cabin Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, July 16-19th (limited to 5 artists only, so sign up soon).

For more information about these En Plein Aire Painting Outings, Hikes & weekend workshops & Retreat go to https://www.dlauren.net/musings

About Dana Childs, Owner of d’Lauren Fine Arts

“Variety is the spice of life!” declares the educationally eclectic Childs. She has been driven by an inexhaustible desire to learn, and then to pass on that which she learns to others.

“One of my greatest passions in life is to either keep the flame of our innate love for learning alive, or to reignite this flame in the hearts of those whose flames have dwindled, or been completely dowsed,” says Childs. With 20+ years experience teaching watercolor as well as graphite and acrylic mediums, Childs brings an in-depth understanding of how to connect with her students and pass on skills that empower her students to create to their hearts desire, with amazing results. "My job, if I do it well, is to work myself out of a job," she says.

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