Colorado Springs                           

Anne Dye  -  Colorado Springs Paint Out Coordinator

                                           Email Contact:  pleinaircosprings@gmail.com

Phone:   719-930-3759

Colorado Springs - julY Schedule  

Hello painters,

Please feel free to attend whatever location sounds good to you. Also be aware that some of the places we paint cover a large area, so painters are may be spread out over the grounds.

To keep informed on paint out (or paint in) days  Contact: Anne Dye 719-930-3759 or 

Suzanne Favier (Tues) 719-510-3613 sfavier@live.com for Tuesdays

or email at pleinaircosprings@gmail.com

Tuesday, July 2, 9:00-12:00, This Place Is For the Birds, 2318 Palmer Park Blvd.. This is a family-owned, wild bird seed business located on a 100-year-old farm right in the center of Colorado Springs. It’s definitely a unique place with lots of garden art, plants, pots, birdhouses, etc. (Stock up on your backyard birding supplies while you’re there, too.) Please be mindful not to block paths or doorways.

Thursday, July 4, No paintout today because of the holiday.

Tuesday, July 9, 9:00-12:00, Edie Gibson, 823 North Logan. Paint this lovely and unique garden, which was on the FOX garden tour last summer.

Thursday, July 11, 9:00-12:00, Nancy Lewis Park, on the corner of Templeton Gap Road and Melissa Drive. Meet around the duck pond. lThe liies should be blooming. Bathrooms available.

Tuesday, July 16, 9:00-12:00, Asian Heritage Center, 1819 West Cheyenne Road. Paint water lilies, pond, possible wildflowers (sweetpeas) in the field, old willows, etc. Bathrooms available.

Thursday, July 18, 9:00-12:00. Kettle Lakes, this park is outside of the southern Air Force Academy gate. Take exit 150 off of I-25. This is Academy Blvd, but turn north. Drive towards the Air Academy (Left off ofs spring. Paint views of Pikes Peak, streams, ponds, etc. Last time I was there, there were port-apotties.

Tuesday, July 23, 9:00-12:00, Suzanne’s houses, 1 I-25) and take the first right after that. There is no street sign but you turn at the Pass & Registration building and go to the end of the road. Park there. If you reach the south gate of the Air Force academy, you’ve gone to far. I discovered this beautiful spot on a bird hike thi4 West Cheyenne Road. Paint flowers, barn, farm house, several little still life setups, etc.

Thursday, July 25, 9:00-12:00, Asian Heritage Center, 1819 West Cheyenne Road. Paint water lilies, pond, possible wildflowers (sweetpeas) in the field, old willows, etc. Bathrooms available.

Tuesday, July 30, 9:00-12:00, H’Krih Shelhamer house, 215 Ridge Road. This is a new location so I don’t know much about it. But I hear it has a beautiful garden.  

Contact: Anne Dye 719-930-3759  or  pleinaircosprings@gmail.com