Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — With every brush stroke, artists will help raise money for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s part of the Plein Air Smokies event, which brings in acclaimed artists from all over the country to paint at the park. Ahead of that event, some East Tennessee students got a lesson on how to paint in nature.
Thirty students from Fulton High School and Gatlinburg-Pittman High School traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to learn from the pros. Ahead of the in-person nature painting, students were able to practice in the classroom.
“Friends of the Smokies came out to our school and had a teaching artist work with the students to practice in our school garden. So, that was a great experience for them to come here, prepared and confident and just excited instead of nervous,” said Caitlin Seidler, an art teacher at Fulton High School…