Artisans Village Guild hosts eighth annual Paint Out

PUTNAM COUNTY
  • Attendees of the 8th annual Paint Out pose in front of the Artisan Village Guild. (CONTRIBUTED)
    Attendees of the 8th annual Paint Out pose in front of the Artisan Village Guild. (CONTRIBUTED)
  • Second place went to Jan Best for “Trestles,” an oil painting. (CONTRIBUTED)
    Second place went to Jan Best for “Trestles,” an oil painting. (CONTRIBUTED)
  • First place went to Dana Thompson for “Til Death Do Us Part.” (CONTRIBUTED)
    First place went to Dana Thompson for “Til Death Do Us Part.” (CONTRIBUTED)

    The Artisans Village Guild hosted its eighth annual Eatonton One Day Paint Out on Saturday.

    Two award-winning plein air artists, Shane McDonald and Celeste McCollough, opened the day by teaching two sold-out workshops, one in a beautiful garden of the historic Hancock home in Eatonton and the other in an interesting historic alleyway in town.

    In the afternoon, artists competed in the Eatonton One Da…