Be sure to make Mill Creek Metro Park’s Weller Gallery at Fellows Riverside Gardens your next road trip to see Beth Basista’s 50+ paintings in oils, acrylics, watercolors and mixed media. You’ll see 30 scenes throughout beautiful Mill Creek Park, plus animals, birds, beaches, still lifes, and more – even shell art! With Christmas just around the corner consider buying a painting for that special person on your list - especially those who are hard to buy for! Oh and plan to tour the beautiful gardens, and hike the many trails throughout the park.
Plein Air painting at The Lily Pond in Mill Creek Park
After deciding this spot was paint-worthy, I enjoyed painting for several hours while taking in the fresh air on a beautiful fall day in Youngstown, Ohio. I really enjoyed painting until my toes started to get too cold. I got up and moved around but realized it was time to pack it in. Before leaving I like to find the other plein air artists to see how their paintings are coming along. I found Nancy Hawkins who leads the group just as she was packing up and found out the other artists also got too cold and I just missed them. We’ll use photos we shot to finish our paintings in our home studios. Special Thanks to Nancy for inspiring me to start painting outdoors where I experience a deeper sense of beauty of the landscape. I look forward to painting at Lake Guilford next!
Beth Basista painting in Mill Creek Park
Enjoying Plein Air Painting in Mill Creek Park
Last Friday morning, my artist friend Nancy Hawkins and I enjoyed Plein Air painting from the wood deck overlooking Cascade Falls in Mill Creek Park. I’ve spent all my life hiking through the park and only discovered this spot a few years ago when I hiked West Gorge Trail to the Silver Bridge, continued up the rocky cliff and followed a path around and up to Cascade Road. The beautiful wood steps along the left side of the falls allow awesome views. I chose to bring my oil paints looking forward to capturing the aqua color pool of water below the falls. I didn’t have enough time to complete this painting on site but will refer to photos I shot to finish it in my studio. Can’t wait!