Around the area starting in May. Here for more info: http://goo.gl/tWggvf. Sign-up by emailing ArtOutsideNENY@gmail.com. It is fun to “paint” outside in the open air with friends. Once the weather is kind, Melinda Perrin will set up a tentative monthly schedule to paint once a week (most likely Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday and occasional Saturday or Sunday). Day and time will depend on locale, blooming opportunities, weather and view– if it is a great sunset spot, we won’t be there in the morning. She will aim for accessibility, check the weather reports, scout locations and get permission probably the weekend before, then bcc email everyone who has signed up at ArtOutsideNENY@gmail.com – giving date, time, description, and directions. If you plan to come, please e-mail RSVP reply by the day before. If we have to cancel, it is good to know who is coming. This is open to all, so if you have a friend you think might like to come, forward the notice to them. Everyone brings personal supplies and gear. Once there, each person chooses a view or subject, and works in the medium of choice. This new opportunity is sponsored by both ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse and UUSS Earth Circles.

Some spots under consideration: The Rose Garden in Central Park, Schenectady; the barns and farm near Maalwyck Park in Scotia; an apple orchard near Altamont when the trees are in bloom; the Mohawk River across from Oneida Island (near Lock 8); The Stockade District; Riverside Park in Schenectady (Stockade); a Knox farm; an old soldier’s cemetery in Knox with yellow Maples; Thacher Park; Cohoes Falls; Collins Park and Lake, Scotia; Saratoga State Park; Lake George; and your suggestions