2009-11-26 / Local News
SFC event draws artists
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSS BIELANSKI MARIPOSA RESIDENTS WERE TREATED TO A SHOWING OF PAINTING SKILLS ON NOV. 14, WHEN BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS LIKE PENNY OTWELL (PICTURED) CAME TOGETHER TO PAINT THE FOOTHILLS “EN PLEIN AIR.” THIS IS A FRENCH TERM THAT MEAN IN THE OPEN AIR. ARTISTS' PERSPECTIVES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS MOVEMENTS AND REGIONS. ARTISTS PAINTED LOCAL FOOTHILLS CAPTURING THE FLEETING LIGHT AND COLORS, ALL WHILE HELPING TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF LAND AND SIERRA FOOTHILL CONSERVANCY'S 17,000 ACRES OF PROTECTED LAND. 


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