I’m not a plein air painter but one of my favorite places to paint is at my local brewery: Brewery Becker.
They have a fabulous beer garden full of flowers, fire pits, and friendly folks. It’s a lovely way to spend some creative time outside in the fleeting warm weather here in Michigan.
Painting outside seems to expand the possibilities. Maybe it’s the open space? It’s definitely the warmth of a sunny day for me.
I will often schlepp my art stuff out onto my deck and paint away. I’m a morning person so I start early. The puppy drop happens around 3pm. That’s when I’ll sit down with a celebratory drink and peruse what I painted that day.
I know not everyone is a fan of beer. So fill your cup today with your beverage of choice. (I won’t tell)
Some Beer Trivia
Beer has an interesting history and unique fun facts that can be thrown around with a group of friends, especially on Beer Day! For instance, maybe everyone doesn’t know it was the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution that made alcohol illegal in 1919!
Try these fun facts out to impress those friends at the bar on Beer Day:
Oktoberfest began in Munich in 1810 as a celebration of the royal wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.
At the 2010 state fair in Texas, USA, Fried Beer won the prize for the Most Creative Fried Food! (Who knew beer could be fried?)
In response to America’s Prohibition Act, Winston Churchill stated that this was an “affront to the whole history of mankind”.
A beer pipeline was created in Germany, where more than 100,000 gallons of beer was piped through 7 kilometers of pipe to serve visitors to a heavy metal music festival. The purpose was to keep the grass from being ruined by beer trucks driving back and forth over the festival grounds!