


Chairs, easels and drawing boards will be available in addition to art supplies. $5 admission into Artist’s Garden, program is free with admission for reservations starting at 4:00pm and going through 6:30pm. All ages and ability levels are welcome and encouraged. This is the perfect program for folks new or seasoned to the art of plein air painting, fans of fairies, and lovers of plants. If you don’t already believe in fairies, this display might just change your mind!Īlso on hand will be reproductions of paintings from the Smart Museum’s collection and current exhibition Calling on the Past. The mini-homes represent a wide range of design styles and materials, limited only by the builders’ imaginations. Classic flowers including hollyhock, sunflower, sweet alyssum, and nasturtium are joined by enchanting varieties such as ‘fairy bells’ fuchsia, ‘dreamland pink’ zinnia, and ‘spellbound white blush’ petunia.
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Join artist and educator Erik Peterson from the Smart Museum of Art and learn some tricks about how to set up your canvas, how to sketch and paint plants! The workshop will be set up in the outdoor exhibit Fairy Garden, which features more than 15 magical fairy houses set creatively within the beautiful flowers and greenery of the Artist’s Garden. Create incredible works of art while enjoying a summer evening among the flowers, bumblebees, and butterflies during this outdoor painting workshop in the Artist’s Garden at Garfield Park Conservatory.
