Paint-For-A-Cause

Carl Allgier, left, paints a large canvas guided by Aaron Horrell for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aaron Horrell holds up a smaller picture of what the canvas will look like for Bill Billmeyer for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aaron Horrell holds up a smaller picture of what the canvas will look like for T.J. Miller for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Paint brushes and tubes for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aaron Horrell holds up a smaller picture of what the canvas will look like for T.J. Miller for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bill Billmeyer paints a large canvas guided by Aaron Horrell for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aaron Horrell, right, places his hand on the shoulder of Robert Duckworth, left, after he helped contribute paint for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aaron Horrell prepares his brushes for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Gus Gockel paints a large canvas guided by Aaron Horrell for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Leonard Koening paints a large canvas guided by Aaron Horrell for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aaron Horrell, right, places his hand on the shoulder of Alvin Davie, left, after he helped contribute paint for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

A smaller model of the larger canvas for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Luther Spicer paints a large canvas guided by Aaron Horrell for Paint-For-A-Cause where the residents of the Missouri Veterans Home will be given the opportunity to paint first on the big image Friday, July 28, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Aaron Horrell will then take the painting to the SEMO District Fair where people can also help paint to raise money for the home. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)