Paint the Peninsula Brings Artists to Olympic National Park

Twenty-two artists from around North America are spending the week in plein air, painting the beauty of the Olympics.

Author:: BACKPACKER Contributors and Editors
Updated:: Nov 15, 2017
Original:: Aug 23, 2017

View from Hurricane Ridge — Hurricane Ridge, where many an artist has set up an easel.
Keith Rowley

Hosted by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Paint the Peninsula has invited artists from all over North America to spend a week painting the glory of the northern Olympic Peninsula. Visitors are encouraged to watch the painters work—and attend a reception, sale, and awards ceremony. Check out the schedule here.

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