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There is a Boulder group of PAAC members who paint in and around Boulder (with the price of gas, we are cutting back on travelling!). They paint every Thursday. We have added their schedule to the regular schedule if you want to join them, anyone is welcome! If you have questions or need to find "the gang," call Teri Gortmaker’s at 303-434-7327. Tuesday July 1st Parking: Park at the Evergreen Lake House at west end of the lake. 40 acre lake, historic boat house, wet lands, 1.3 mile long trail. Directions: 29614 Upper Bear Creek Rd. Take I-70 west to Evergreen Parkway exit. Continue south aprox. 7 miles until you reach Evergreen Lake. Turn right and then left into the parking lot. Thursday, July 10 Baseline West to 12th St. Left (south) on 12th, staying right following the road around to the backside of the Concert Hall. Enchanted Mesa trail head starts there and there is pavilion and parking. Mountain views and two parks with flowers and houses are the painting options. The other option is the Ranger station at the main entrance to Chautauqua. Great views of the ranger station with the flatirons in the background or the small houses close to the dinning hall. If you have questions or need to find "the gang,"
call Teri Gortmaker’s at 303-434-7327
South Platte Park is a 672-acre natural area encompassing the South Platte River and its flood plain downstream from Chatfield Dam. It is owned by the City of Littleton and managed by the South Suburban Park and Recreation District. Ecosystems along the flood plain include the only unchannelized section of the South Platte Park in the Denver region, riparian woodlands, grasslands, and wetlands. The River, as well as several lakes and ponds, attracts a variety of wildlife. The Park is open from sunrise to sunset. The Carson Nature Center is open Tuesday through Friday from 12:00 Noon to 4:30 p.m., and 9:30 am to 4:30 p.m. on weekends Directions: From South Santa Fe Drive and West Mineral Avenue, drive west on Mineral Avenue about one-eighth mile to the RTD Park-N-Ride main entrance (the second right turn). Turn north on South Platte River Parkway, go two blocks and turn left onto Carson Drive. This road leads into the parking lot at the Carson Nature Center. Saturday July 12th We'll meet at 9:00am at a bowling alley in north of Rifle. We'll let you know the name of the bowling alley later. We'll drive up to the top of the Roan Plateau and hike to stunning East Fork Canyon, home to the 200 foot tall East Fork Falls. This will be an easy/moderate 3 mile- round trip hike. You can drive up to the top if your vehicle has clearance. If not, there will be rides available. RSVP: If you are interested in this unique plein air experience, contact Don Barnes: Don Barnes July 12, 2008, 1pm - 4pm Wes Hyde Tuesday,
July 15 There are out of state members from Missouri coming to paint with us on We will meet at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center just outside the park. There is an entrance fee of $20 per car into the Park so bring your National Parks pass if you have one or you can choose to double up to go into the park. A year long pass into RMNP is $35.
Park maps are available free when you enter RMNP. We can point out artists’ favorite areas to paint inside the park. Bring a friend and Carpool as the traffic in the park is heavy at this time.
Directions: From I-25 take Hwy 34 or 36 to Estes Park, drive east through west through town and turn left at Moraine Ave which is hwy. 36. Follow this road and veer to the right as it curves. Follow this road a few miles till you see the Visitor Center on the left before you get to the park entrance. Bring a lunch if you plan to paint all day in the park. Thursday, July 17 Take Mapleton West to Boulder Community Hospital Mapleton facility just past 4th street. As you pass the building on the right there are about 8 parking spaces just before you step onto the trailhead. Often people will park on the South side of the road on the shoulder when parking is filled. We should try to meet at the trailhead. If you have questions or need to find "the gang,"
call Teri Gortmaker’s at 303-434-7327 July 19, 2008, 10:30am - 1pm Stephanie Birdsall July 19, 2008, 1:30pm - 2:30pm Please join us for a special one hour event. Awards judge
Ramon Kelley will discuss award winning paintings from
the show as well as sign and answer questions about his book
Portrait of the Artist. Tuesday
July 22nd East Bank Park (6.0 ac.) - Located along the west side of Parker Road just north of Indian Pipe Lane and the Country Meadows subdivision, this park includes a trailhead, and a picnic area with parking. The Parker Arboretum is also located here. Directions: From the intersection of Parker Road and Main Street, travel south on Parker Road 1.3 miles to Indian Pipe Rd. Turn right on Indian Pipe and make an immediate right into the parking lot for East Bank Park. Thursday, July 24 Those who want to paint water and perhaps a few boats and swimmers take the Diagonal to Jay road and look for the sign for Boulder Res. Road and follow the signs. Meet around the boat docks. There is an entry fee ($4.00 we think.) For those who would rather paint buildings, meet at 8 at the Daily Camera corner on Pearl? If you have questions or need to find "the gang,"
call Teri Gortmaker’s at 303-434-7327 Tuesday July 31st Sinton Pond is a delight to paint. A wild little area. Directions: South on I 25 off at Filmore go east over
bridge turn Left at Mark Dabling Blvd. short distance If you are picking up work from the Manitou Plein Air today, you can paint on the way down before you go to the gallery, to save fuel! Thursday, July31
Take South Boulder Road to Cherry Vail; turn right and then the first right into the Cherry Vail Trail Head. Lots of sun so early is the best plan. If you have questions or need to find "the gang,"
call Teri Gortmaker’s at 303-434-7327 Saturday-Sunday,
August 2nd-3rd We'll head up to the top of the Roan Plateau on Saturday and have the day to explore the area's box canyons, creeks and aspen forests, before spending the night under the stars, 3,000 ft. above the Colorado River Valley. Hikes of many lengths and difficulties abound. We'll meet around 11:00am on August 2nd at a bowling alley north of Rifle (name to come later). Same driving/ride arrangements. Pack light, as this is wilderness camping and you will have to carry what you bring. Tents, sleeping bags, LOTS of water, sunscreen and repellant. Dont forget food supplies, as well. RSVP: If you are interested in this unique plein air experience, contact Don Barnes: Don Barnes I do look forward to seeing some of you at the campout. It promises to be a great time.
Brian Bernhardt Saturday, August 16, 2008
PAAC is invited to paint Breckenridge Saturday, August 16, 2008 as part of the Art Walk Festivities. We will meet at the newly restored Fuqua Livery Stable, 120 E. Washington St., in the Arts District at 9:00am and will paint around the Arts District and the Riverwalk area. After lunch our work will be displayed in the newly renovated art studio space across from the Tin Shop Artist Residence/Studio. Those of us who participated last year at the inaugural event had a great time! There were paintings selling right off the easels! For more information and to reserve a spot e-mail Amy Evans
at amyeart@comcast.net. Wednesday, August 20, 2008 PAAC members in the Estes Park Paint Out (any members are welcome!) are getting together to paint in/around Estes Park. We will meet at MacGregor Ranch. Here is a link to the Ranch website: http://www.macgregorranch.org/?info=2056 Museum address/location: Directions: Drive north on MacGregor Avenue from downtown
Estes Park, (Devil's Gulch Road) to the Ranch entrance on
the curve. Enter the main ranch gate; follow the paved road
and museum entrance signs. Parking and Museum entrance: They ask that we stay on the roads (paint on side of road, as long as you don’t obstruct traffic) and around the museums. Don’t cross gates or fences. The popular overlook at the former trail head where we used to paint has been closed and we can’t access it. There is a lot to paint there and it is away from the crowds in the park in August! Great cloudscapes and a Long’s Peak view. There will be out of state PAAC members there, so come out and meet! Saturday,
September 6, 2008 Anne Mann has agreed to host the “Annual” Pot Luck for members at her place. 1900 Larkspur Drive, Golden, ph# 720 746 1870. CALL OR E-MAIL ANNE MANN BY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. All welcome from 7:30am on. We'll provide continental breakfast. If artists bring covered dish salads, finger food desserts, or sandwiches for 6 to 8 on throwaway plates, I will set up a late luncheon buffet with drinks and chips on our deck for around 2 so folks can stop and refuel. There is plenty of room to share finished works around the edge of the deck if people are interested in doing that as well. I have spoken with the Genesee Foundation and gotten clearance to paint on Streamside which is one of our nicest trails. One of the clubhouses is nearby so we may use the facilities there. Alternatively folks are welcome to paint on our street on our property and in nearby open space and trails and use our house facilities. I'm going to put a brief article in the Genesee newsletter inviting residents to hike down Streamside to see the painters. If artists want to bring other samples of their work and cards, this might be a good opportunity to meet prospective buyers. However, as we will be painting on Foundation protected property, NO money can be exchanged. Walk up to the county road where you have parked and do it there! I'll make a map for people to pick up at my house so they can find some of the trails. We have to remind folks not to trample delicate plant life along the trails--folks here are kind of fussy about this issue. Directions From Denver: I70 W to exit 256, Lookout Mountain. Stay in left exit lane, turning left to go over overpass. Take second right onto Genesee Ridge Rd. Go 2.3 m to Foothills Drive, South. Turn left onto Foothills Dr. and go about 1/2 m. Just before Foothills takes a sharp right turn, your will bear left onto Larkspur Dr. Follow Larkspur past two sets of mail boxes until you see a small island in middle of road. 1900 is the house on your left with a circular drive and big stone chimney. Saturday, September 6, 2008 Here is the information on the Denver Plein Air Arts Festival that you have all been waiting for! The members all had a great time doing this event in the Golden Triangle last year, so come on out!
http://www.gtmd.org/pleinairartsfestivala.aspx
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Directions: Take I-70 WEST to exit 232 (Empire) Hwy 40 to Winter Park. CONTINUE on Hwy 40 through Winter Park to FRASER. My house is four+ miles from the stoplight in Fraser At the light in Fraser, TURN LEFT on to CR 72. Go under the
railroad bridge. Stay on this road, keeping to the right.
This is a big arc through the meadow and will come to a dead
end. TURN LEFT on CR 73. You will come to a soft corner with Trail Blazer Snowmobile
Tours on your left. CR 50-S becomes CR 50 at this point. Continue
on CR 50 another two miles. There is room for several cars to park halfway up our drive and to the right. I'll have that marked with signs. Try to conserve the space so as many cars can park as possible. After you get out and look around, some may want to drive back down the hill and park on the curve of the road near the willows and paint from that area. Bring a sack lunch. I'll have a big orange thermos with water
and iced tea and lemonade…coffee? Bathrooms in the house
will be accessible. Saturday, September 20, 2008 PAAC Members are hosting Oil Painters of America for a September “Great Paint Out”! Members who are OPA members (and any interested PAAC Members) join us to paint the color of Autumn in Rocky Mountain National Park! Contact: Leslie Allen, 303-752-2029, email: Leslie@allenfineart.com Event Location: We will furnish some area maps via email if you contact us to confirm you are coming! Park maps are available free when you enter RMNP. We can point out artists’ favorite areas to paint inside the park. If you require some information before you book a hotel, please let us know. As this is one of the busiest times in the park, we recommend you book now! Bring a friend and Carpool as the traffic in the park is heavy at this time. Directions: From I-25 take Hwy 34 or 36 to Estes Park, drive east through west through town and turn left at Moraine Ave which is hwy. 36. Follow this road and veer to the right as it curves. Follow this road a few miles till you see the Visitor Center on the left before you get to the park entrance. Special Instructions: For anyone who wants to stay we will meet for dinner at a
local restaurant. More information when you arrive in the
morning. Come enjoy the camaraderie and the majesty of Rocky Mountain National Park!
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We're hardy souls who don't generally let the weather stand in the way of a good paint out, but occasionally we use common sense and urge you to do so, as well. If the weather is dangerous(or for any other reason), we reserve the right to call off a paint out without any notice (although we will try). And, we hereby state, in no way, are PAAC, its members, sponsors or associates responsible in any way for participants. These paint outs are considered public affairs; you are responsible for yourself.
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