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Patriotism and painting come together in Fullerton Arboretum class

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  • A canopy of green envelops Bonnie Valladares as she takes a painting class at the Fullerton Arboretum on June 24. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • About 20 students learn how to paint Dina Mabe’s “Summer Geraniums in Patriotic Tins” at the picturesque Fullerton Arboretum on June 24. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Dianna Evans paints her canvas in filtered sunlight at the Fullerton Arboretum on June 24. The setting was nostalgic because her son got married there 12 years ago to the day, she said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • While students work in the foreground, art teacher Dina Mabe strolls around, giving advice when needed at the Fullerton Arboretum on June 24. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Paintbrushes used during Dina Mabe’s art class at the Fullerton Arboretum take on an artistic composition as they dry in the sun. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Judith Hauck concentrates on her brushstrokes during Dina Mabe’s painting class at the Fullerton Arboretum. This is the first art class Hauck has taken since high school, she said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Dina Mabe teaches her class how to paint “Summer Geraniums in Patriotic Tins” at the Fullerton Arboretum on June 24. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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“Art is not about perfection,” said Fullerton artist Dina Mabe as she guided about 20 adults at the Fullerton Arboretum earlier this summer in painting a Fourth of July-inspired still life.

Mabe was conducting the third of four classes she taught in the arboretum’s Paint Parties series, in which beginning artists learned step by step how to paint a specific painting. On June 24, the painting was “Summer Geraniums in Patriotic Tins.”

Canvas, paints, brushes and apron were included in the class fee.

Students said the picturesque landscape and cool breeze enhanced their experience. The arboretum is on the Cal State Fullerton campus.

The Paint Party series continues this fall. Other classes at the arboretum, which are open to the public, can be found at fullertonarboretum.org.

— Wendy Fawthrop and Mindy Schauer