We meet at the site on Thursdays 11 am – 1 pm and welcome all artists. We’ll resume meeting afterward at the site to share our work with each other at 1 pm.
*August 7: Miller Knox Regional Shoreline 1119 Dornan Drive Richmond Take I-580 in Richmond to Exit 8, the Canal Boulevard/Garrard Boulevard Exit. Turn left onto Canal Boulevard and continue under the freeway, turn right onto West Cutting at the corner near the Chevron Station, and left onto South Garrard Boulevard at the three-way stop. Proceed through the tunnel onto Dornan Drive. Park in the parking lots. We’ll meet close to the water.
August 14: Hopkins Street at Colusa Avenue, Berkeley. This is a great place to draw the beautiful sycamore trees in their fall colors as they form an arch along Hopkins Street. Meet at the benches in front of the tennis courts.
*August 21: Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Regional Park, Shasta Rd., Berkeley. From the Marin Traffic Circle take Marin Avenue up to Grizzly Peak Boulevard. Turn right (south) onto Grizzly Peak, then left onto Shasta Road. The Garden is just east of The Brazilian Room where Shasta Road becomes Wildcat Canyon Road. From Berkeley or points south take I-80 to the University Avenue Exit and turn towards the hills. Continue on University Avenue and turn left onto Oxford Street, then right onto Rose Street, and then left onto Spruce Street. Follow Spruce uphill till it turns into Wildcat Canyon Road. The Garden is at the intersection of Wildcat Canyon Road and South Park Drive. The parking lot is on the right.
*August 28: Blake Gardens 70 Rincon Rd, Kensington. From the north, take Arlington Ave to Kensington and turn right onto Rincon Rd. then right again into the parking lot. From the south, turn left before the flashing light at the Kensington Library onto Rincon Rd., then right into the parking lot. Rincon Rd meets Arlington Ave both north and south of the big church on the west side of Arlington Ave.
* Restrooms Available