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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

55th NBPA - Results (Spring Lake Paintout)

Check out all the photos and scans from our previous paintout

at Spring Lake Park!!!

Thursday, August 21, 2014

55th NBPA Paintout - Spring Lake Park, Sunday August 31st, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Spring Lake Park, Santa Rosa CA.

Meeting Place:
There is a small shore with picnic benches near the main parking lot that should work fine for our meetup.

Agenda
11:45am - 12:00am - We'll meet briefly or feel free to start painting!

12:00am - 4:00pm - Let's Paint!

4:00pm - 4:15pm - Let's meet back near the shore to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).

Directions and Parking:
Click Here For Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Lw1E7

For those of you who have never visited Spring Lake Park, there is limited space along Montgomery Drive to park for free, otherwise, continue along the road to turn into the park entrance and park at the main lot. There is somewhat of a hike to get to the meetup point from Montgomery Drive along the Spring Creek Trail. If you don't want to hike, I suggest paying for the lot if you don't have a regional park pass.

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 Proppé 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.

Friday, August 23, 2013

47th NBPA Paintout "Crane Creek" (Santa Rosa, Ca)

Crane Creek Regional Park is a regional park east of Rohnert Park, California, U.S.A. which is maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department.

Beautiful grassy hills and views of the valley and vineyards!

FYI - Possibly on the weekend, the disc golfing course gets fairly busy.

Meeting Place: Parking Lot

Parking (Fees)
Visitors must purchase a vehicle parking pass for $7 at the automated pay station. Note the the pay station accepts credit cards and cash.

Agenda:
11:00am - 11:30am - Brief Meet and Greet

11:30am - 2:30pm - Let's Paint!

2:30pm - 3:00pm - Let's briefly meet back at Parking Lot to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).

Directions
From US 101 in Sonoma County, exit Rohnert Park Expressway. Drive southeast on Rohnert Park Expressway about 2.5 miles, at which point Rohnert Park Expressway ends at Petaluma Hill Road. Turn right on Petaluma Hill Road, and drive south about 1.2 miles, then turn left onto Roberts Road (there's a brown "parks" sign at this intersection). Drive about 1.2 miles on Roberts Road, and where Roberts Road ends (Lichau Road makes a sharp turn right), continue straight, now on Pressley Road. Continue on Pressley about 0.5 mile, then turn left into the parking lot.

Restrooms: Yes

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

44th NBPA Memeorial Day Paintout, Sunday May 26th, 2013 (11am - 3pm) - Black Point Boat Launch, Novato Ca.

Location

This "Memorial Day" Sunday we will be painting at the Black Point Boat Launch in Novato. It's just underneath Hwy 37 bridge!

Address
Harbor Drive on the right,Highway 37/Petaluma River Bridge, Novato, CA, 94998

Directions:
From Hwy 37 in Novato, take the Atherton Ave exit towards Black Point and merge onto Harbor Drive. The boat launch is on the right, just under the Hwy 37/Petaluma River Bridge.

Parking:
Lot will fit up to 30 vehicles.

Meeting Place: Parking Lot

Agenda:
11:00am - 11:30am - Meet and Greet
11:30am - 2:30pm - Let's Paint!
2:30pm - 3:00pm - Let's meet back at Parking Lot to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).