Saturday, May 30, 2009, 8:00 a.m.
Percy Warner Golf Course/Harding Art Show
1221 Forrest Park Drive
(The drive just before the entrance to Cheekwood)


This is a good spot to paint - right at the Cheekwood entrance. Besides the course itself, there are some lovely homes. And, there's a coffee/snack shop with restrooms just in case.























We planned to paint in the West Nashville area in order to be nearby the Harding Show, which was moved to this weekend. This is always a wonderful show and I'm sure all of you know at least a few of the participants. It'll be convenient for us to drop in after we paint the golf course.

Details and directions to the show:
http://artshow.hardingacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=105613
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We had a record number of painters last week at the Trace and Leiper's Fork. (Sorry you couldn't fine us, Bill.) Here are some pix from May 23, 2009:

Thalia, picking her spot

















Brenda Seigel















Brenda Long















Gene, whipped this up in no time

Denise, with a winner


















Jim

and

Doug,

looking

lost

Cathleen Dawn, showing Jim how it's done

Sandra, painting in the shade

We moved to Leiper's Fork, where these were taken:

Doug and the school bus

Jean, Chuck, some bikers and Thalia painting

Back in

town, I

found

Anne

painting.

Hope to see you Saturday at the golf course.

Happy Painting!

Bitsy King

Next Spot - Saturday - May 23, 2009 - 8:00 a.m.

Birdsong Hollow - Natchez Trace Parkway

(In case of BAD rain - Downtown Leiper's Fork)

Suggested Painting:

Paint Bridge from 8:00 to 10:00

Paint in Leiper's Fork from 10:30 to 12:30

Lunch in Leiper's Fork - 12:30 -

Birdsong Hollow and Highway 96 Double-Arched Bridge is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 438.

Completed in 1994, the double-arched bridge that spans Birdsong Hollow received the Presidential Award for Design Excellence in 1995 for its innovative design that rises 155 feet above the valley. The bridge carries Trace travelers 1,648 feet across the valley and Tennessee Highway 96.

The bridge can be viewed from two locations. 1) Just north of the bridge there is a parking area with a view of the bridge and the valley below. 2) Just south of the bridge is an exit ramp that takes you down to Tennessee Highway 96. At the bottom of the hill there is a parking area with a view looking up at the entire length of the bridge. (This is where we will be - South of the bridge - unless the rain/T-storm is really bad and we're in Leiper's Fork!)

Directions:

From Nashville you can take Highway 100 to The Nachez Trace, then #2 above.

From Franklin - take Hwy 96 West to the Bridge

http://natcheztracetravel.com/natchez-trace-tennessee.html

this is a great site - we can paint our way South at several of these locations

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Last Week - Saturday, May 16, 2009

Seven Points Picnic Area - J. Percy Priest Lake

Bill Maddox, painting at 7 Pts. in between T-Storms.
(The sun was actually out.)

Bitsy King, also painting.

(Cal Shiver showed up to take the pics.)

Hope to see you Saturday!

Happy Painting!

Call if you're lost or can't find us - 513-0511
Bitsy King

Sorry if this is a triplicate, but for some reason it does not appear to be sending.

Next Location - Saturday - May 16, 2009 - 8:00 a.m.
Seven Points Picnic Area - J. Percy Priest Lake
Rain or Shine - T-storms or not

Getting really tired of missing our Saturday paintouts, so we're going no matter what!!! Everybody needs practice painting rain, right? (There are two large covered pavilions, just in case.) You'll be on high ground - on a bluff overlooking the lake. Besides the pavilions, there are picnic tables and a restroom.

Directions:
Take I-40 East to Old Hickory Blvd. (Exit 221B)
Go Right on Old Hickory Blvd.
Go Left on Bell Road to light (S. New Hope Road)
Go Right on S. New Hope Road to dead end (Stewarts Ferry Pike)
Go Left on Stewarts Ferry Pike (past my house)

Continue straight for a little more than a mile to Seven Points - Picnic Area

Plan B - If it's a real downpour, we can paint from my front porch (or from a window) down the road .... 1658 Stewarts Ferry Pike.

Happy Painting
Hope to see you Saturday
Call if you can't find us - 513-0511
Bitsy King

Sorry if this is a duplicate - my copy never arrived!

Next Location - Saturday - May 16, 2009 - 8:00 a.m.
Seven Points Picnic Area - J. Percy Priest Lake
Rain or Shine - T-storms or not

Getting really tired of missing our Saturday paintouts, so we're going no matter what!!! Everybody needs practice painting rain, right? (There are two large covered pavilions, just in case.) You'll be on high ground - on a bluff overlooking the lake. Besides the pavilions, there are picnic tables and a restroom.

Directions:
Take I-40 East to Old Hickory Blvd. (Exit 221B)
Go Right on Old Hickory Blvd.
Go Left on Bell Road to light (S. New Hope Road)
Go Right on S. New Hope Road to dead end (Stewarts Ferry Pike)
Go Left on Stewarts Ferry Pike (past my house)

Continue straight for a little more than a mile to Seven Points - Picnic Area

Plan B -
If it's a real downpour, we can paint from my front porch (or from a window) down the road ....
1658 Stewarts Ferry Pike.

Happy Painting
Hope to see you Saturday
Call if you can't find us - 513-0511
Bitsy King

Tomorrow - Saturday - May 9, 2009
Weather - stormy and showers !!

If anyone wants to chance it and paint- email me kking84700@aol.com and we'll decide on a place - then I'll announce it with another email. Otherwise, we'll just call it another rain day.

Happy Painting wherever!
Bitsy
513-0511

No Official Paintout for tomorrow, Saturday, May 2, 2009

(Strong chance of rain.)

Got behind on our pictures - here are some from the past two weeks.

New Building in the Nashville Skyline

View from Rolling Mill Hill - formerly Memorial Hospital

We painted here last Sat., April 25th, 2009

These were taken at Radnor Lake, Sat. April 18th, 2009

The Whittler

Kevin and some admirers

Jean, Andrea & Jim (way in the distance)

Cal - painting away

Hope we have better weather next week.

Happy Painting.

Bitsy King