Emeryville Waterfront

Emeryville Waterfront  acrylic on canvas  20 by 30

On our second trip to Emeryville no one showed up.  It had been windy the week before. This time the wind was not as bad and I decided to stay because the light was really beautiful.  I exagerated the movement of the water.   Karen Zullo Sherr

Cummings Skyway

We will return to Cummings Skyway on Monday, May 7.  Meet us at the turnout just after the exit fro E80 at Cummings Skyway.  We will caravan to the painting spot.

Cancelled: Kenyon Ave and Grizzly Peak, Kensington

We will meet again next week one hour later than the usual time. It seems that many people are busy at this time of the year, but we'll go to this same spot next Saturday, May 12.
This fire trail has views of the Tilden Park ridge. The should be plenty of shade. Bring a cart or a backpack, and your own water.


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Lake Anza, Berkeley

Lake Anza, Oil on canvas, 18 x 24"

I took my mom to Lake Anza. Ever since my last visit I have wanted to return to work in oil, so that's what I did. My mom sat down to read while I tried to capture this spot with a palette knife. I revised a bit in the studio. I still want to return and do another one.

Lake Anza

We will return to Lake Anza on Monday, April 30. It will be good to see what spring looks like at the lake

Lake Anza, Tilden Park This shady romantic lake features hundreds of "nooks" for curious painters to discover. The walk to the lake's edge involves stairs, paved and dirt paths and takes about three minutes. The shaded painting spots are comfortable,and there are bathrooms and drinking water close by.. It is hard to give really good directions because there are many entrances to Tilden park. We usually go in at Spruce street. The best thing you can do is go to Google directions.  Just type in Lake Anza, Tilden Park to get directions from your house. Once you are in the park, there are a lot of signs that will help you find the lake. If the parking lot closest to the lake is closed, you may have to park in the lower lot. There is a set of stairs up to the other lot and then a paved flat path to the lake. There is also a shortcut from the parking lot to the paved path to the lake.

Selby

We are on for this Saturday. We will meet at the Vista Point just past the Dead Fish restaurant by the Carquinez bridge. Here is a link to the Dead Fish: http://g.co/maps/wrgv9
Just get there, then continue on San Pablo Avenue in the West direction (don't go to Crockett!). You will see the Vista Point to your right almost immediately. There is ample parking and several great spots with a view of the bay and Mare Island.

Emeryville Marina

We will return on Monday, April 23 to the Emeryville Marina hoping for better weather.  There are lots of views including Oakland, San Francisco, the boats and views back to the Berkeley Hills but the wind last week made it hard to find  a good spot to paint. So we try again.

From 80 west take the Powell/ Emeryville exit  and turn left on the Frontage road and right on Powell.  Follow Powell to the marina area.  As I recall there are a lot of parking lots. Lets park at the one near the Chinese restuarant.  After we are all there we can go explore and decide where at the marina we will paint.