Submitted Photo Whether you are an experienced artist or want to try your hand for the first time, you are welcome at Audubon Community Nature Center’s Nature Paint Night, Wednesday, April 26. Instructor Emily Rechin will provide step-by-step instructions, information on the nature subject to be painted, and everything you need to create your own nature-inspired masterpiece.

The Audubon Community Nature Center will host a nature paint night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

Beginner to advanced artists are welcome, and those attending will be provided with everything needed to create their own nature-inspired masterpiece.

Emily Rechin will provide step-by-step instructions as well as information on the nature subject to be painted. Rechin went to Alfred University, where she began as an art major before switching to biology. She is a former Audubon educator in addition to a snowboard instructor, legal assistant, and owner of her own pet-sitting business.

Audubon will provide coffee and tea. Those attending will want to wear clothes you won’t mind getting paint on.

The cost is $28 or $21 for Nature Center members and children ages 9 through 15. All materials are supplied. Enrollment is limited. Reservations are required by Sunday, April 23, and can be made by calling 716-569-2345 during business hours or online through “Programs and Events” at AudubonCNC.org.

Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. Visit the nearly 600-acre nature preserve, check in on the live birds of prey, and hike more than five miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free.

The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, a collection of live animals including the Hellbender exhibit, the 2022 Nature Photography Contest winners, and the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Visitors are welcome Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free every Sunday for non-Nature Center members.