{"id":778,"date":"2025-03-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=778"},"modified":"2025-03-11T14:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:36:06","slug":"brunch-with-brushes-a-painted-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/brunch-with-brushes-a-painted-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"Brunch with Brushes: A Painted Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Kaleb Guzman, Assistant Photo Editor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Engage and Lead hosted a fun Brunch with Brushes event last week in the student lounge, located in the Goins Administrations Building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many tables were set up with a blank canvas for each seat, along with various paints and brushes that could be used to paint anything attendees could imagine. If any of the attendees didn\u2019t know how to paint, various step by step examples were provided for them to follow, if they liked. If the ability to paint for free wasn\u2019t enough, king cake was provided as a snack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes1.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of multiple people all painting at the same time. paint supplies cover the whole table\" class=\"wp-image-772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes1-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes1-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Multiple students paint at the Brunch with Brushes event. | Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes3.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of some paint and brushes\" class=\"wp-image-774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes3-600x365.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students had access to different kinds of brushes to paint whatever they wanted at the Brunch with Brushes event. | Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes2.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Mackenzie Evans painting flowers\" class=\"wp-image-773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mackenzie Evans paints flowers at the Brunch with Brushes event.  | Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes5.jpg\" alt=\"A Photo of Youssef Elhiaa painting a elephant.\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes5.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes5-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Youssef Elhiaa paints an elephant at the Brunch with Brushes event. | Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes4.jpg\" alt=\"A group of students sitting at a table painting and enjoying the event.\" class=\"wp-image-775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes4.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes4-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes4-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A group of students paints at the Brunch with Brushes event.  | Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BrunchBrushes6.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a step by step on of to paint.\" class=\"wp-image-777\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the many examples of things students could choose to draw. | Kaleb Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kaleb Guzman, Assistant Photo Editor Student Engage and Lead hosted a fun Brunch with Brushes event last week in the student lounge, located in the Goins Administrations Building. 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