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A Moment In Time, America 250

A Moment In Time, America 250

March 20, 2026 - July 1, 2026    
12:00 am
Lightner Museum
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As the nation marks its semiquincentennial anniversary, the Lightner Museum and the First Coast Plein Air Painters celebrate the timeless beauty of Northeast Florida and its place [...]
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01 Jul

Pick up paintings from A Moment in Time, America 250

July 1, 2026    
12:00 am
Lightner Museum
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Actual pick up date is TBD
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“Paint the light, not the thing.”

Charles Hawthorne

“Painting outdoors sharpens your eye and speeds up your decision-making. It demands honesty.”

Richard Schmid

“You come face to face with nature—not just as a viewer, but as a participant.”

Clyde Aspevig

“In the studio, I’m a thinker. In the field, I’m a feeler.”

Kathleen Dunphy

“Plein air painting is about being in the moment, absorbing the light, color, and mood of a scene with all your senses.”

Unknown

“Plein air painting is the best training a painter can have. Nature won’t wait, so you learn to trust your instincts.”

Kevin Macpherson

“The sun doesn’t wait for you to get your colors mixed."

Sergei Bongart

"What could be more wonderful than the life of a painter?"

Richard Schmid

“You can’t paint the same river twice. Everything changes—light, shadow, color—and you change too.”

Lori Putnam

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