| Temperatures on Sanibel Island in April are just about | | | | flowers or the scenes before them. Every Thursday |
| perfect. | | | | throughout the season starting at 9AM –the group |
| It is warm, sunny and bugless, with little rain and no | | | | meets to "paint out" and has lunch at different locations |
| real storms. In fact, April has the least amount of rain | | | | on the island with a brown bag lunch each painter |
| of all 12 months of the year with an average of only 1.1 | | | | brings with them. According to the group, visitors are |
| inches. | | | | most welcome. Car pooling is encouraged due to |
| As point of comparison, August has 9.7 inches. (but | | | | limited parking spaces in many of the locations. |
| keep in mind most of the rain in Sanibel in summer | | | | The April "paint outs" are as follows: |
| comes late afternoon and through the evening, days | | | | - April 2 Casa Ybel Resort |
| are generally hot and sunny!) | | | | - April 9 SCCF Sanibel Captiva Conservation |
| In addition, in April the Gulf is warming up, the crowds | | | | Foundation |
| are leaving. | | | | - April 16 Tarpon Bay Marin |
| Air prices are coming down and nature is coming back. | | | | - April 23 Gramma Dots Café and Marina |
| Best of all, the month of April, while bringing few to no | | | | - April 30 Castaways Cottages |
| showers, does bring an opportunity to create beautiful | | | | The Chairperson for the April paint outs is Randon |
| May flowers. No, not those planted in the ground, but | | | | Eddy who can be reached at 239. 395. 4518. |
| those painted on canvas. | | | | Plan your vacation for Easter Week, April 11 to 18 now |
| The Sanibel Captiva Art League offers "paint-outs" all | | | | and you can fill the rest of winter with the sunshine of |
| year long. So wanna be, aspiring and even seasoned | | | | your dreams! (and don't forget to bring your favorite |
| artists can join together and paint outdoors, creating | | | | paint brush when you do get to Sanibel! |