Thursday, May 8, 2014

Join us Sunday May 25th for our 52nd NBPA @ Toluma Farm and Farmstead Creamery (Tomales, CA) 10:30am - 4:00pm


Greetings Painters! We will be collaborating with the wonderful Art on the Farm group for this month's paintout! We will be visiting the Toluma Farm located in Tomales, Ca. which offers fantastic rolling hills, barns, sheep, goats and more! Many thanks to Colleen ProppĂ© for allowing us to join their group at such a beautiful location!


(Photo copyrights belong to Toluma Farms ©2014)
Please arrive before 11am for a guided tour with owner Tamara Hicks to learn about the farm, goats and cheese making!  

TOLUMA FARMS & TOMALES FARMSTEAD CREAMERY 
5488 Middle Road 
Tomales, CA 94971
http://www.tolumafarms.com

***MUST PRINT AND SIGN WAIVER BEFORE PAINTING ON LOCATION***
http://cproppe.com/fine_art/downloads_files/MarinOrganicWaiver2012.pdf





Agenda: 
10:30am - 11:00am - Brief meetup and tour by owner Tamara Hicks. IMPORTANT TO MEET ON TIME! 

11:00am - 12:00pm - TOUR
12:00pm - 3:30 - Let's Paint!

3:30pm - 4:00pm - Let's briefly meetup to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).
Restrooms: Yes
Cell phone coverage: ONLY Verizon.
Directions: 
From Highway 101 take the Petaluma/Washington Avenue Exit
Go West to Bodega Bay (Washington Avenue becomes Bodega Avenue)
Drive 8 miles from Petaluma looking for a "Dillon Beach/Tomales" sign as well as Coast Guard Sign.
Make a left (there is a left hand turn pocket and you will be on Petuluma-Tomales Rd), go 7 1/2 miles to HWY 1.
Take a Right and you are now in the town of Tomales.
Make a left on Dillon Beach Rd (go 1 mile).
Make a Right on Middle Road (3/4 mile).

Toluma Farms is the 2nd farm on the left.

Parking:
Yes
There will be parking along the Middle road. A couple hundred feet down from the farm there is an inlet that has additional parking.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Paintings now posted from our 51st NBPA Paintout @ Tara Firma Farms!

Photos and paintings are now posted on our Meetup Page! Be sure to check them out here: http://www.meetup.com/North-Bay-Plein-Air