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En Plein Air in the Preserve  – The Arts at Fakahatchee

Please join us for  En Plein Air in the Preserve  
at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.

Saturday, February 18, 2012. 

10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

For our second meeting of the year, we’ll gather on the west side of the road across from the Harmon Shop, a blue Building and a Water Treatment plant, north of the Park Headquarters.  Look for signs (similar to last time).  The Park Headquarters are located at 137 Coastline Drive, Copeland, FL 34137.  For a Google map image of this address, please click here.

 We plan to visit a recently burned area, which should give us some interesting subject matter.  If we have time at the end, Karen Relish has offered to take us on a short walk to a cypress dome so bring long pants bring footwear that can get wet!  A change of pants, shoes and socks may add to the comfort factor as well.  We won’t have time to sketch during the walk, but it will add to the Fakahatchee experience and hopefully spark some creative ideas and connections.

 Wear old comfortable clothes and shoes (closed toes preferable, and a must for the cypress dome walk) and bring your art supplies/tools, bag lunch, plenty of water, and a portable chair or something to sit on.

Karen is a Fakahatchee Park Ranger and can help with identification of some of the local flora and fauna.   For information and to make a reservation please call Karen Relish at 239-695-2886 or email  Elizabeth Smith at lizardart@gmail.com.

 Each month we’ll meet at a different location, but the dates will remain the third Saturday of the month, January through April. If you'd like to read my blog post about our get-together in January, please click here.

 (PORTABLE media includes: pencil, charcoal, pastels, oils, acrylics, crayon, watercolor, and/or carving.  Journaling and music is also welcome).

 Essential Eligibility Criteria

 In order to participate in this program, participants:

• Must have the ability to follow verbal and/or visual instructions independently or with the assistance of a companion. 
• Must have the ability to traverse muddy, soft or uneven terrain for up to ½ miles, independently or with the assistance of a companion.
• Must have the ability to withstand exposure to the outdoors and insects for the period of time they choose to attend the event.
• Must have the ability to sit, stand or transition between the two for the period of time they choose to attend the event.
• Must have the ability to supply and carry art supplies and/or personal equipment, independently or with the assistance of a companion.