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President of the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce, John Wright, pours a little red wine for Terri Huff before the painting begins during the Jan. 31 Corks ‘n’ Canvas event.

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Doreena Medina looks forward to getting started with her project.

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Paul Lynch, Ron Olsen and Mary Lou Philips put the first of four layers of paint on their glasses by working with a stencil inside the glass.

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Lining up her stencil just right before beginning to paint her grapes is Sue Reeves.

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Cleaning their brushes before starting the second layer of paint on their glasses are Maryanne Beatty and Tom Collelo.

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Bonnie Fulks, an artist and owner of the Painted Cabana at the Pottery Express on Zemel Road in Punta Gorda, demonstrates how to layer the paint on the wine glasses.

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One wine glass to drink from and one to paint. Rick Tuss is proud of his own artwork so far.

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Deb Frybarger is almost finished painting her grapes before moving on to the musical notes suggested by artist Bonnie Fulks.

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Winning the first of four prizes given by artist Bonnie Fulks is Kristy Holmes. She won a ceramic painted frog from Pottery Express.

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Brenda Lynch and Michele Olsen are deep in concentration but having a great time during the Corks ‘n’ Canvas event on Jan. 31.