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| L'artiste travaille en plein air |
Dolores was one of several artists who took part in a weekend-long event marking the 200th birthday of a landmark bridge in Western Maryland.
The festivities at Casselman Bridge State Park included living-history presentations, musical entertainment and "plein air" painting. Dolores was invited to participate by the Garrett County Arts Council.
On Friday, she and Hugh attended a dinner the celebration's kickoff dinner at the nearby Penn Alps restaurant. "Then all day Saturday, I painted the bridge," Dolores writes, "until the deluge that suddenly hit about 2 P.M. We had to pack up and dash for high ground fast! Happily I had just finished a painting, and framed it, before the storm arrived."
They returned on Sunday and Dolores worked on a second painting, under a clear sky but with a chilly wind. "We didn't quite freeze," she said.
The rain forced the organizers to cancel a Saturday parade of vintage vehicles across the bridge, which served for over 100 years to carry travelers on the National Road. When it opened in 1813, it was the longest single-span stone arch bridge in the United States. Its name is variously spelled as Castleman's, Casselman or Casselmans River Bridge.
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