Outdoor Painting Studio in the Garden is an opportunity to work in socially distanced proximity alongside other artists. Instructor Marilyn Cromwell will be available for advice and guidance. This is not specifcally a plein air class; however, we will be painting outdoors in beautiful surroundings and you may choose to incorporate the garden's beauty within your artwork! Students may use any medium of their choice and work in oils, acrylics, or watercolor.

Tuition includes a fee for site admission.

Students are responsible for bringing all materials they will need for class (including water for painting). Students must wear a mask and maintain appropriate social distance from other participants and garden visitors throughout. Easels will not be provided and we ask that students bring a chair if they would like to work sitting down — so grab your Tanglewood chair! Due to sanitary measures, we are not able to guarantee what will be available to us at the Berkshire Botanical Garden site.

We will likely be walking across the street, so students are encouraged to streamline their materials as much as possible. Some suggestions include limiting your colors, bringing a drawing board and not an easel, and maybe working on a smaller scale. You may want a hat, sunscreen, bug spray, a water bottle for drinking water and painting water, clips to secure your surface to your board, medium if you need it, wipes or paper towels, a small trash bag, and a way to transport your brushes home where you can properly clean them. A spray bottle filled with water is handy for keeping acrylics damp. Bring whatever you are comfortable carrying yourself and remember to wear your mask! This is going to be fun!

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