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PRJUSD Gallery exhibit opens at Studios on the Park

Sometimes it feels good to paint with abandon, skills be damned. But the resulting gloopy mess of paint is a bummer. Fear not, experience (guaranteed to turn out well) watercolor painting with Studios on the Park's COLORbar in Paso Robles. Create your own masterpiece by filling in an already prepared original design by resident artist Jordan Hockett. The $10 fee includes all materials (but no instruction) and supports Studios' essential arts services to local children and adults. The COLORbar is open through Sept. 30. Visit studiosonthepark.org for more information.

Organizers of Paso Pops, this year's patriotic-themed concert and Independence Day celebration complete with fireworks sponsored by the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, delivered four checks to local non-profit youth arts programs totaling $10,000. The funds were raised from the 3,000 locals who attended the first-ever Paso Pops event on July 4th.

About six years ago, California native artist Erin Hanson couldn't even tell you where Paso Robles was on a map. Today, she's painted 300 landscapes of the agrarian (and steadily becoming trendy) town's rolling hills and sprawling vineyards.

Sometimes the individual parts are greater than the whole, and sometimes it's a close tie.

In an era where some say a certain presidential candidate could easily start the next world war, it's good to take a moment of reflection and look back in time in the hope that we can avoid the sins of the past.

"The Military Experience in Art: Protecting Freedom," will be at Studios on the Park from Aug. 6 to Aug. 28, featuring just a portion of the vast military art collections of the Estrella Warbird Museum and Camp Roberts Historical Museum.

Art meets poetry at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles for Arte Poetica, an interactive talk on painting and poetry by Youssef Alaoui Fdili (pictured), Monalisa Malone, and Marnie Parker, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. The poets will present their own work in addition to facilitating the discussion. To learn more, visit studiosonthepark.org.

Studios on the Park has an exhibit featuring selected works from the collections of Estrella Warbirds Museum and Camp Roberts Historical Museum. The artwork, which includes paintings and limited-edition prints, brings to life the eras of World War II, and Korean and Vietnam Wars. The paintings vary in style from oil to water color. The founder of the studio says the work aims to signify the honor of serving in war. "There's a unifying passion throughout that you can see through the pieces. For the honor and the duty, honoring the service members that participated in these wars." Anne Laddon, residence artist and studio founder said. The exhibit is available for viewing until August 28 and is free to attend.

Take a class, attend an event, and be inspired!

"Aaahh," it's that feeling of total relaxation and bliss as you settle into your own peaceful corner of the world. Is it a cozy room? A mountaintop? Or maybe the sandy shores as the waves roll on top of your toes? Wherever it is, that's your happy place.

Studios on the Park has workshops, classes, and camps for every age group