We Paint! in the news

We Paint! has hit the press! Kristin Nehls, a contributor of Ohio University's "We Paint" wrote an article about the project in the school publication, Speakeasy. Check out the article !

We Paint! Ann Arbor, Michigan

Site: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Farmer's Market
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, November 10, 2007
Contributors: Ariel Zipkin, Jason Lindberg, Kate Anderson, Ross O'Connell, Dylan Gracia, Sarah Warren, Kaveh Esmael, Curtis McCartney, Ashley Dehudy, Hye Lobert, Melissa Calabrese, Peter K, Karl Lukhaup, Canton Belanger, Sara, Susann Eddy, Greg Oberle, Jonathan Williams, Lily Li, Catherine Maestro, David Dodd, Janet Hughes
(if your name is spelled incorrectly or someone who participated is not listed, email me and I will edit the page)

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We Paint is back! The project made its Michigan debut this weekend. Though the weather was a bit chilly, the market atmosphere brought a diverse crowd to the easel. It was exciting to have a mix of pros and amateurs. Congrats to those who were reluctant to make their mark but took the plunge anyway! You made important additions to our work. A special thanks to Ariel Zipkin and Sarah Warren who were a great help in orchestrating "We Paint: Ann Arbor"! Many thanks, ladies!

We Paint! Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Site: Hyde Park Square, Cincinnati, Ohio
Time: 4:00 pm- 5:15 pm, November 2, 2007
Contributors: Sophia, Lizzie Ayers, Lucy Sweeney, Rene Hillman, Rebecca Hillman, Tabby Hillman, Alberto Garcia, Lisa Scholl, Brad Celmer, SueEllen Eatrides, Suzie Haas, Anonymous, Matt Grosinger, Spiro Mirkopoulos, Karl Ellison

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Today wraps up a successful week of work. There was a lot of positive energy and a whole lot of COLOR in today's painting! It was nice to get a good mix of adults and younger artists working on the project. I like when we pull the canvas off of other easel to let people paint at their own height. One exciting moment of the day was when an artist said that she had been thinking about starting up painting but was reluctant to buy the supplies and dive in. We discussed how this experience may be a sign that it is time for her to get started. I hope that she is at home with a brush in her hand right now!

We Paint! Fountain Square, Cincinnati, Ohio

Site: Fountain Square, Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
Time: 11:45 pm -1:45 pm, Thursday, November 1, 2007
Contributors: Jeff Cooper, Anne Garrett, Vanora Smith, Emmitt Williams, Chris Molnar (Writer!), Margie Homan, Andreas Lange, David Pratar, Willi B Smith, Lee Ellen Amos, Tom Dwyer, Ronald Caulton, Richard Ellison, Paula Ellison, Paul Edw. Glasgo, Laura Elam, Joe Early, rjwoproce@aol.com (name unknown)

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Today brought a lot of different types of artists to the canvas. It is really interesting to see the different ways that the artists in each project feed off of one-another in their work. No matter what the outcome, I hope that all of today's participants feel the way Ronald did about the process of making this painting. After painting for his 90 seconds, he commented that it had "made [his] lunch hour!" You made mine too, Ronald!