PHOTOS: Artistas Niñas create masterpieces
March 28, 2017
The Paint Mixer donated their gallery space to local Latino families and their children that wished to paint on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Children were given canvases, paints, brushes and instruction in both English and Spanish on how to paint a sea turtle. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Nathalia Hurteao, 8, blends yellow and white acrylic paint on her canvas with a large paint brush during The Paint Mixer's event Artistas Niñas Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. The Paint Mixer donated the space for use by local Latino kids to paint. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Local Latino children congregate at The Paint Mixer Saturday morning, March 25, 2017, for Artistas Niñas — an event that allowed the children to paint in the donated space. Over the course of nearly 2 hours, the children painted a sea turtle on canvas with acrylic paints. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
The Paint Mixer Instructor Rebecca Mortensen helps Ivy Brown, 7, paint the edges of her canvas as she works to blend the colors together during the Artistas Niñas event Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. The event was made possible by donated space from The Paint Mixer. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
The Paint Mixer Instructor Rebecca Mortensen helps Ivy Brown, 7, paint the edges of her canvas as she works to blend the colors together during the Artistas Niñas event Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. The event was made possible by donated space from The Paint Mixer. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Ivy Brown, 7, blends blue acrylic paint onto her canvas during The Paint Mixer's event Artistas Niñas Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. The children at the event all painted a sea turtle on their canvases. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Rosalva Vazquez helps her 2-year-old son Edwerd to paint with acrylic paint on a canvas at The Paint Mixer's Artistas Niñas event Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. The two painted "off-script," creating a collage of colors rather than the sea turtle design. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Edwerd Vazquez, 2, makes big brush strokes on his canvas as he paints during The Paint Mixer's Artistas Niñas event Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. Vazquez's mother, Rosalva helped Edward to keep the paint mostly on the canvas. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Edwerd Vazquez, 2, uses a big paint brush to paint his canvas with a variety of colored acrylic paints at The Paint Mixer during their Artistas Niñas event Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. Vazquez was accompanied by his mother, Rosalva, during the event who helped to keep the paint mostly on the canvas. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
The Paint Mixer Instructor Rebecca Mortensen demonstrates how to draw the sea turtle on her canvas as she leads the Artistas Niñas event Saturday morning, March 25, 2017. Mortensen helped the class to blend colors to create the ocean and then to create the designs of the turtle. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Local Latino children congregate at The Paint Mixer Saturday morning, March 25, 2017, for Artistas Niñas — an event that allowed the children to paint in the donated space. Over the course of nearly 2 hours, the children painted a sea turtle on canvas with acrylic paints. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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