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Brushes and Birds featuring Maria DeSimone Prascak of Maria’s Ideas

August 26 |

Brushes and Birds featuring Maria DeSimone Prascak of Maria’s Ideas | Saturday, August 26, 2023 | 11 am – 1 pm | Members: $60; Non-Members: $65 (materials and National Aviary Admission included)

August portrait: Sloth!

Join Maria DeSimone Prascak of Maria’s Ideas; MariasIdeas.com in person for a creative and colorful class in painting your own fine and feathered masterpiece. These courses designed for painters of all ages and abilities, follow Maria’s step-by-step instructions to paint a portrait of a well-loved National Aviary bird or mammal, like a sloth. Optional material kits are available for purchase for virtual participants. Materials are included for in-person participants.

Stroll through the Aviary’s immersive habitats after class and see if you can spot a Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth high up in the trees! 

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