Dear friends,
May is a month full of possibilities and MAYBES! The weather is warmer and more predictable, so MAYBE we can start plein air painting again. The sun is up longer, so MAYBE we can start walking after work. Covid seems to be on the decline, so MAYBE we can meet some friends for a museum visit! There is something about the warm breezes and bright colors of May that make me feel hopeful and confident again!
As I look into May, I am thinking MAYBE I can restart my daily art habit. I’ve had a daily practice in the past, but I have not sustained it. MAYBE this month I can! My inspiration is Kelly Anne Powers and her 20 for 20 Challenge. If you think, “I don’t have time to make art every day” you should listen to Kelly’s Learn To Paint Podcast from last week. It changed the way I think about creating every day and MAYBE I can do it now. Listen to it! And then ask yourself: What new thing will you try this month?
Here is a stack of artistic adventures for May. We hope you will join us!
PLEIN AIR PAINTING and OUTDOOR SKETCHING - It’s mostly dry. It’s not too hot. There are no midges or greenheads yet. May is the perfect time to start making art outside. Classes start next week, so take the leap!
LOTS OF LOCAL ART OPPORTUNITIES - Call a friend and sketch the open markets in Copley and Harvard Squares or stay on the north shore and sketch Todd Farms in Rowley. Visit some Outdoor Art Exhibitions in Boston or tour the Punto Mural Museum in Salem. Visit the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden in Lincoln or join a Walking Tour of Hopper’s Houses with the Cape Ann Museum.
We hope these ideas inspire you to say MAYBE - - MAYBE I can add more art into my life, MAYBE I can make art every day, MAYBE I am an artist too! We can’t wait to make art with you this month! Love, Jess and the Slow River Staff