Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 9:30 a.m.
Old Hickory Village, Tennessee

This is a place out of the past that I'm sure you will absolutely love.  Sorry, can't tell you more, you'll have to see it.  I have never painted here and have no pictures and I'm not sure if we'll be welcome, but I'm trying it tomorrow.  If anyone wants to explore the area with me and my paints, just google "Old Hickory" and look for the Village.  There are lovely old homes along Riverside Drive.  I'll be somewhere in the area. 

Directions - From I-40 East
Travel I-40 East past the airport ...
Take the Hermitage Exit #221A (like you are going to The Hermitage) but stay on Old Hickory Blvd.  Continue past the Hermitage and little town of Lakewood, which is now part of Metro.
Shortly after you passs Lakewood, you'll find Old Hickory ...
Veer to the Right at Hadley Ave. (across Old Hickory Blvd. from the Old Hickory Golf Club)
Turn Right at 14th or 13th to Riverside Drive.  Go Left on Riverside. 

The whole area is worth painting ...
   but please remember this is a quiet neighborhood and we are visitors ....  

I know Denise Hawkins and Jim Frazier are coming.  Hope for more adventurers!! 

Happy Painting!
Bitsy King
My cell phone - 513-0511 (in case you want to find me)

Reminder, Wartrace Paintout Tues, May 1st, 9-4

Don't worry about the weather tomorrow .... unlike Nashville .... 
Wartrace only has a 30% chance of Isolated T-storms.      

That means - 70% chance of NONE .....   

Besides, we can paint from the verandah or Rosalind's garage, which opens on two sides and has great views.   

See you in Wartrace. 

Call if you need ..
Bitsy King - Cell 615-513-0511    

This paintout was planned by The Chestnut Group, in preparation for a show in May.  The owner of the property, Rosalind Roche, has graciously extended the invitation to all plein air painters. 
Join us if you can.   (This is RAIN or SHINE - plenty of cover.)

PAINT A CASTLE! Wartrace, TN - Tuesday, May 1st - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Paintout for the Nature Conservancy, Duck River Show - All Day - this coming Tuesday!!
(Duck River Watershed area) 

4615 Hwy 64, Wartrace, TN 37183

 

On the outskirts of Wartrace, this house is known in the area as "The Castle", as it resembles one sitting atop a rise of a 200+ acre farm. It is owned by John and Rosalind Roche, who just returned from a trip to Japan. Rosalind is also an artist and will be painting with us on Tuesday. She's looking forward to our coming, so please put it on your calendar and join us for a day in the country!

The house was built about 1900, by Henry A. Clark and wife Lizzy Cunningham who's beautiful headstones can be seen in Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. It is on the National Register of Historic Places under the name The Henry A Clark Home. This is an artist's dream - to have so much in one spot to paint - The house, gazebo, barn/grain bin and machinery shed, groom's cottage and small old barn. It is on Hwy. 64 approached by a mown lane from bottom to top of garden, tall bamboo stand along the farm road, large pond below the cottage, and beautiful vistas from the garden.

Picnic lunches can be eaten in the gazebo, on the verandah or anywhere else. Rest rooms and water/ice in the house, provided by Rosalind. If you'd rather lunch in the tiny town of Wartrace, it's less than 2 miles down the road.

We appreciate so much this great opportunity to paint here - the house is gorgeous and the grounds breathtaking. Come join us - even you new guys!

Very easy to find - about 45 miles South of the Hickory Hollow area of Nashville

Directions:

Take I-24 South to Exit 97
Take Exit 97 for TN-64 (Beech Grove Rd toward Shelbyville / Wartrace / Bell Buckle)
Turn Right on TN-64 W
Follow TN-64 W to 4615 (it's on the right)

 Wartrace is another 1.8 miles on this same road. (So, if you get to Wartrace, come back 1.8 mles)

Please email me if you think you might come .... kking84700@aol.com

(You don't need to tell me, it'd just be nice to have an idea of the number.
Don't worry if you decide at the last minute - just come!!!)

If you have any trouble,

Call my cell - 615-513-0511
Bitsy King

Happy Painting!