Paint Out Etiquette

Adopt these behaviors whenever you go out to paint.  Remember, you are a reflection of MPAS. We want to be enthusiastically welcomed as artists, not thought of as ‘those darned artists”.

Etiquette:  

• Comply with the rules of the location.

• Be considerate and respectful. Think.

  • Don’t block another artist’s view

  • If you want to listen to music, wear earbuds so others may enjoy the sounds of Nature

  • Do not trample the flora or mess with the fauna. 

  • Do not ‘rearrange’ Nature. Move to a different spot if you don’t like your view.

    • Do not cut branches or pick flowers

• Have little or no impact

  • Put a tarp down if you have messy mediums (oil, acrylic, pastel) or painting materials (turpentine, solvents, fixitive sprays)  that might be harmful or distracting to the environment.

  • Leave nothing behind.

• Be conscious of your surroundings.

  • Be alert for animals – this is their habitat

  • Be aware of other people – Don’t block their view or passage.

• Carry in / Carry Out

  • This means don’t leave trash or dump your mediums or dirty rinse water. Bring a trash bag and a jar or other container for your liquid waste. Carry it home and dispose of it. 

    •  Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) will pick up your waste materials like turpentine and other harmful media up to 12 times a year. Use them!

• Leave no trace – 

  • Use the public restroom. Don’t go in the bushes if possible.

  • Don’t leave food behind for the animals. Throw it away.

  • Don’t hide your trash or evidence. Don’t leave ANYTHING.

  • Leave the location more pristine than you found it.

    • Find a trash receptacle or carry it out.