Art therapy: Painting in the Park events relieve Young Professionals' stress — and soon records may fall
By Joel Lucks
Published: 3/7/2012
Lively retro tunes and oodles of red wine and suds were the ticket to morph a chilly Tuesday evening into a toasty artsy fest. Though the forecast called for cloudy weather, the bright blue skies sketched by the sold-out assemblage for Painting in the Park at Discovery Green could have fooled onlookers into believing it was a delightful midsummer's day.
The muse was Pixie Petals, an acrylic-on-canvas painting by Pinot's Palette artist Ashley Gardner. Composed of a swirly backdrop with vibrant poppies and happy creatures, the image was inspired by the energy of the downtown garden.
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