Artist Kirsten Olson is conducting a one-day "Paint the Garden" workshop at Allied Arts
Guild in Menlo Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Students will paint in the guild's outdoor environment in the style of the impressionists.

The workshop is open to beginning through advanced oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor painters. Cost is $125 and includes a gourmet lunch at the Blue Garden Cafe.

Email kristen@kristenolson.net or call Ms. Olson at 427-0591 for more information.

Allied Arts Guild is at 75 Arbor Road in Menlo Park. An exhibit of "Classic California" landscapes by Kristen Olson is on display at the Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild during March.

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