{"id":539333,"date":"2026-03-22T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539333\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:23:11","slug":"plein-air-painting-event-planned-at-seelye-mansion-in-abilene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539333\/","title":{"rendered":"Plein Air Painting event planned at Seelye Mansion in Abilene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto w-full sm:w-full md:w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773857261270.jpeg\" alt=\"Gardens at Seelye Mansion in Abilene, KS - Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau.\"\/>Gardens at Seelye Mansion in Abilene, KS &#8211; Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Abilene Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ABILENE &#8211;\u00a0The Arts Council of Dickinson County and the Historic Seelye Mansion invite the public to enjoy an afternoon of creativity during Painting on the Patio, a plein air painting experience set in the beautiful gardens of the Seelye Mansion.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place Saturday, April 25, beginning with light refreshments and an opportunity to meet the artists and instructors at 3:30 p.m. Painting instruction will begin at 4:00 p.m., where participants will be guided step by step in creating a landscape inspired by the Seelye Mansion\u2019s scenic patio and pond. <\/p>\n<p>The setting features the charming footbridge, waterfall, willow tree, and other garden details that make the mansion grounds a favorite Abilene landmark.<\/p>\n<p>Plein air painting, from the French term meaning \u201copen air,\u201d is the practice of painting outdoors on site to capture natural light, atmosphere, and color.<\/p>\n<p>Reservations are required by April 18. <\/p>\n<p>The cost is $40 per person, which includes light refreshments and all painting supplies.<\/p>\n<p>To reserve a spot, contact the Seelye Mansion at 785-263-1084.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gardens at Seelye Mansion in Abilene, KS &#8211; Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau. Abilene Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":{"0":"post-539333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}