The East Suburban Artists League (ESAL) will be hosting informal en plein air painting sessions in various Murrysville parks on the second Thursdays of the month, except for August, when we will paint at the Murrysville Community Park (MCP) wetlands on Community Day (Saturday).

The en plein air schedule is as follows:

• May 13 - Bear Hollow Park - Woodlands and streams in the Spring.
• June 10 - MCP wetlands area - has sand path around wetlands, adjacent stream, fields and farm buildings. A restored Sears Craftsman house is nearby.
• July 8 - Townsend Park pond pavilion area, wooded trails nearby.
• August 14 (Saturday) - Community Day, MCP wetlands area.
• September 9 - Townsend Park pond pavilion area, wooded trails nearby.
• October 14 - Bear Hollow Park - Fall Colors Grand Finale.
  
  A morning  en plein air session will start around 9AM, and an afternoon session starting around 1 PM. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the pavilion. A person could choose to paint in the morning and/or afternoon sessions as they wish. The sessions are informal with no fees or registration involved. Photographers are encouraged to join the Painters in the Parks.
  
  All selected park locations offer a variety of scenery for painting, port-a-johns, picnic pavilions, and easy walking access from parking areas. The parks are quite different from each other.

More detailed information including directions to the parks is available at http://esal.wikispaces.com/en+plein+air+sessions on ESAL's web site. 
 Email questions or comments to ESALMail@gmail.com 

Edward K. Straub

ekstraub@windstream.net