Painting at Meeker Slough

Meeker Slough with Duck   acrylic  20 by 30

A few weeks ago I did this one at Meeker Slough on a linen canvas.  It was a warm day and the paint dried quickly on my pallete so I was working faster and faster towards the end with pretty thick paint.  Karen

Monday, Oct 31

We will meet at Meekers Slough in Richmond.

Directions:

From Berkeley, take hwy 80, then hwy 580 toward the Richmond Bridge.

Take the South 23^rd St/Marina Bay Pkwy exit off hwy 580.

Turn left (over hwy) on Marina Bay (1^st traffic light).

Continue on Marina Bay across Regatta (4^th traffic light).

Turn left on Bayside Drive off Marina Bay (about 0.4 miles from Marina Bay/Regatta intersection).

From the parking area, it’s approximately 1 block to the Meeker Slough.

Continue to end of Bayside Drive.  There is a small area to park (10 spaces or so + sign for public access). 

If the parking lot is full, you can park on nearby Shimada Park and walk approximately two block to the same slough.

Saturday, October 29

Pinole Park can be very pleasant once the hot summer days are over. This park is next to a suburban development, but there is a nice combination of hills, trees and open grassy areas. We will meet at the Morningside trail gate. Directions: From 80, take Appian way to the east. Continue on Valley View Rd. Make a left on Morningside Dr. Make a right on Rocky Rd. and a left on Hidden Springs. Park near the cul-de-sac and wait for the others. Some of you might want to hike up the hill, but if you don't want to go up where the trees are, bring something for the sun. There are no bathrooms or water. Please bring a cell phone.

Monday, Oct 24

We will meet at the Vista Point just before Crockett.  There are wonderful views of the strait and hills beyond. And there is beautiful color and in the ground cover all around.

From 80 take the Cummings Skyway exit and go left onto Commings Skyway then right on San Pablo. The parking lot for the Vista Point will be on your left.

Saturday, October 22

We'll return to the Meeker Slough. Kendall recommends it because "There are wonderful views of marshland and hills in the background, or in another direction you can find some industrial, or you can zero in on a small marsh creek with herons, geese, and ducks. You might want to do a bit of exploring first before deciding where you want to paint. There are amazing views of the shoreline a bit further along, the trail." These are her directions:

From Berkeley, take hwy 80, then hwy 580 toward the Richmond Bridge.

Take the South 23^rd St/Marina Bay Pkwy exit off hwy 580.

Turn left (over hwy) on Marina Bay (1^st traffic light).

Continue on Marina Bay across Regatta (4^th traffic light).

Turn left on Bayside Drive off Marina Bay (about 0.4 miles from Marina Bay/Regatta intersection).

From the parking area, it’s approximately 1 block to the Meeker Slough.

Continue to end of Bayside Drive.  There is a small area to park (10 spaces or so + sign for public access). 

If the parking lot is full, you can park on nearby Shimada Park and walk approximately two block to the same slough.

Cows at Carquinez Regional Park

Cows Overlooking the Strait  acrylic and oil stick 16 by 20

I have been working over some of my old paintings that had not come together yet.  This one I worked on with oil sticks over the original acrylic.  When the painting was done there were cows grazing in the park. I haven't seen them on our recent visits.

Karen

Saturday, October 15

This Saturday, Kendall proposed a location we visited last October, Meeker Slough. It's on the Bayside Trail, and you can type the marsh's name in the search box and find all the wonderful paintings that have come out of such a spot. She says "There are wonderful views of marshland and hills in the background, or in another direction you can find some industrial, or you can zero in on a small marsh creek with herons, geese, and ducks. You might want to do a bit of exploring first before deciding where you want to paint. There are amazing views of the shoreline a bit further along, the trail." These are her directions:

From Berkeley, take hwy 80, then hwy 580 toward the Richmond Bridge.

Take the South 23^rd St/Marina Bay Pkwy exit off hwy 580.

Turn left (over hwy) on Marina Bay (1^st traffic light).

Continue on Marina Bay across Regatta (4^th traffic light).

Turn left on Bayside Drive off Marina Bay (about 0.4 miles from Marina Bay/Regatta intersection).

From the parking area, it’s approximately 1 block to the Meeker Slough.

Continue to end of Bayside Drive.  There is a small area to park (10 spaces or so + sign for public access). 

If the parking lot is full, you can park on nearby Shimada Park and walk approximately two block to the same slough.

See you there!