Painting Class Brings Winter Sunshine

Seventeen artists-in-training participated in the first “Paint Your Blues Away” StuCo fundraiser.

January 26, 2017

CRITICAL CRITIQUE- Middle School teacher Andera Reilly adds her final touch on her painting. Reilly was one of seventeen people who participated in this fundraiser.
BRUSH AWAY YOUR CARES-Community Member Megan Hansen makes sure her brush has the perfect amount of paint on it. The Paint your Blues Away event lasted about two hours.
PAINTING THE MCKAY WAY-AHS principal Heather McKay looks at her finished painting. The painting activity was held on Saturday Jan 14, 2017.
SHARING THE LOVE OF PAINTING-Teacher of the class Nancy Fredriksen gives clarifying instructions to participants. All of the materials were provided to the participants.
ALL IN THE FAMILY-Dawn Freund carefully paints her branch while Steph Freund exams her canvas. Paint your Blues Away was held before Winter formal.
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT-AHS Graduate Steph Freund talks about her table while enjoying her morning painting. This was the first time AHS student council has held a fundraiser like this.
SHOW AND TELL-AHS principal Heather McKay and Steph Freund show off their artwork. Refreshments were provided.
Royce Osborn paints the snow on his branch. “I really love to paint and this was the first time I was aware of anything related to painting was offered,” said Osborn.
There were 17 people that signed up to paint on Saturday, Jan. 14. Everyone painted the same picture, but ended with a different result. “Painting is always very relaxing, very therapeutic…every time you look at it, you remember how much fun it was,” said Royce Osborn.
SHARING ART-Pam Leinen explains her painting to her fellow artists. Leinen is the aunt of elementary teacher Becci Reinig.