{"id":3255982,"date":"2019-07-10T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T20:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3255982"},"modified":"2019-07-10T17:17:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T20:17:12","slug":"the-lunchbox-interview-matt-watkins-plein-air-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-interview-matt-watkins-plein-air-painter","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox Interview: Matt Watkins (Plein-Air Painter)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3255983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-interview-matt-watkins-plein-air-painter\/attachment\/lunchbox2019-odell-mattwatkins\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins-800x800.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3255983\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2019-Odell-MattWatkins.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Nature is dynamic and ever-changing, at each moment displaying a portrait of a landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>During the summer, the city of Fredericton is hosting numerous artists and crafters each week at the Odell Park Lodge, to practice their art for all to see. These artists come from a wide variety of disciplines, from painting and sculpture to basket-weaving and writing. From time to time, we&#8217;ll check in with these artistson the Lunchbox to find out what makes their art move them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My guest today is\u00a0<strong>Matt Watkins<\/strong>, a plein-air painter taking in the beauty of Odell Park during his residency. 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