Adding more color to your blues just got a little easier, thanks to the efforts of the Cincinnati-based Hog Bristle Painters. On Oct. 22, the oil-painting group invites the public to attend its annual show and Opening Reception beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m.

Unique to this year’s show, is an exhibition of experimental art pieces produced by the artists while in quarantine. Due to the Covid outbreak, the group, who was unable to meet in person, set a goal to create pieces that would normally lie beyond the realm of their personal comfort.

The artists tried varied sizes, textures, and subjects that we previously regarded as techniques lying out of their personal limits.

At the Opening Reception, the artists will provide bottled or canned beverages and packaged snacks to their guests in a setting apart from the artwork.

Viewers can expect to see traditional styles common to the Hog Bristles, such as landscapes, public scenes and still lifes, including their signature wall of ten by-ten paintings. Twenty percent of the show’s profit will help support activities at the Barn.

The exhibition will run through Oct. 27 until 2 p.m.  Tuesdays through Fridays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and weekends 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

The Barn enforces strict COVID-19 protection guidelines by limiting 10 guests at a time and requiring the use of face masks at its functions. In an effort to provide effective tracing methods in the event of a break-out, staff requests registration upon entrance. Please visit artatthebarn.org for a COVID-19 update before visiting The Barn.