DULUTH — If you search the internet for "en plein air painting," you'll see lots of images of fields, trees and streams. Maybe you'll spot an occasional dock, or shed. Grace Borell has done landscapes like that, but the French term simply means "painting out of doors.
" That was exactly what Borell was doing Thursday afternoon as she set up a small easel next to Duluth's pro-Palestine encampment. Borell continued to paint as she spoke with a reporter, mixing oil colors to capture an orange-yellow tent and a red canopy under which a couple people were sitting in the shade. "One of my main goals is storytelling," she said, "and obviously, there's a really major story to tell here.
" The camp has grown since May 1, when organizers erected tents in Priley Circle near Duluth City Hall and other government buildings, with another group planting stakes at the Rose Garden in Leif Erikson Park. The protesters are calling on elected officials at all levels of government to stand against Israel's ongoing invasion of Gaza. "You can see in the paintings," Borell pointed out, "it started out as just a couple tents on the yard, and it's grown to this.
" ADVERTISEMENT Organizer Keitin Schmitz said that as of last week, about 60 people were participating in the demonstration, with around 20 staying overnight on any given night. Among numerous such demonstrations across the country, said Schmitz, the Duluth encampment stands out for its proximity to the center of local decision-making. "There w.