Wellness Wednesday: Art in Nature

Wellness Wednesday: Art in Nature

led by Ann Taylor-Schmidt

• Registration is required. Registration opens 7 days before the event.

• Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so the program can begin promptly at 6:00 PM.

• Bug spray, sunscreen, a water bottle, and comfortable shoes are recommended for all programs.

Google Maps link for this location: Rails to Trails, Inc., Lower Trail Williamsburg Station, 11 Juniata St., Williamsburg, PA 16693

Join us for Wellness Wednesday: Art in Nature with Ann Taylor-Schmidt! Ann will lead the group in a creative evening that involves observing and creating art focused on the landscape available at the Lower Rails-to-Trails at Williamsburg.

Participants will learn the importance of layering colors in their art to capture the undertones and overtones of colors found in nature. We will end our time together by hammering leaves onto a piece of fabric to create a natural print for participants to take home.

All materials will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own art supplies and a folding chair if they would like. There are picnic tables and a limited number of extra folding chairs and foam sit pads that will be available to use.

About the Presenter:

Ann graduated cum laude with a B.S. in art ed, first teaching elementary art. Then, she worked in the graphic-arts printing industry, continuing to take grad courses, painting and showing. She worked for Penn State marketing communications and public relations, retiring from the University’s StratCom Office of Social Media. Taylor-Schmidt has taught an annual Penn State nature journal drawing workshop for two decades. She has instructed both adult and teen students on her own, and through the Art Alliance. Ann enjoys photography, bonsai and selling her polymer clay art jewelry creations and teaching through her business Ann Taylor-Schmidt Artworks.

Wellness Wednesdays are part of Centred Outdoors' efforts to offer equitable opportunities for outdoor recreation at nearby natural  spaces. The series highlights paths to wellness, engages the community,  and includes local partners.