Friday, August 27, 2010

Saturday - August 28, 2010 - Anytime a.m. to anytime p.m.
Percy Priest Lake - Dam Area

I'm very sorry to be so late, but it's just too pretty to miss a paintout. 
This is a good spot to paint - as you have so many choices   ...........

  • Hay Rolls (they are all over the hill on the North side of the dam, which is very rare)
  • Stone's River Walking Trail
  • Percy Priest Lake
  • View of Nashville Shores' Marina 
Just take I-40 East past airport
Take Exit 219 - Right on Stewarts Ferry Pike 
Left on Bell Road
(Hay Rolls - On your Left, just before the dam)
(Walking Trail - Also on your Left, just before the dam)
(View of Lake - On your Right, just before or after the dam)

Happy Painting
Bitsy King
(I might be there???)

Friday, August 13, 2010

Saturday - August 14, 2010 - 7:00 a.m. ......
Tomato Art Festival
East Nashville

We won't be painting today because there is the huge art event going on !!  Several of our PAN members will be exhibiting at this event.  Check out the festival and check out their work. 

For Directions and Schedule, etc.
http://tomatoartfest.com/

This year’s Tomato Art Fest will be held on Saturday, August 14th - the 7th annual Tomato Art Fest! It has been a thrill to watch it grow from a small neighborhood event into a festival with 20,000 in attendance…all braving the heat of August to come out and play.

Tomato Art Fest has received kudos from both local and national press. It has been mentioned in Southern Living Magazine, Family Circle, and Epicurious to name a few, and we were voted “Best Festival” 3 years in a row in the Nashville Scene’s readers poll. 

The Tomato Art Fest is all about community and participation. It is truly a family event where everyone is encouraged to come out, enjoy a day filled with fun, imagination, and play…oh, and tomatoes!

True to our motto, “The Tomato…A Uniter, Not A Divider- Bringing Together Fruits And Vegetables”, the Tomato Art Fest brings together community and FUN!

Come out and have a great time!
Happy Painting viewing!
Bitsy King

Friday, August 06, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010, 8:00 - Noon
Maplewood Farm
Duplex, TN (just East of Spring Hill)

 
This is another Chestnut Group paintout - which PAN can tag-along.  We'd love to have you join us, but I will only be there in the morning, so I suggest that you do the same (if you are NOT a Chestnut Group member). 

Maplewood *:

This 102-acre tract is situated on the south side of Duplex Road, east side of I-65 in the community of Duplex. Within the whole 590 acres, the land includes a mixture of pastures, hay fields, crops and forestland as well as the historic homestead / farmstead area. The 2-story timber frame house built in 1836 and the log cabin built in 1790 are both on the national historic register. Other buildings include a log kitchen, pump house, smoke house, garage and hay barn. Rutherford Creek flows through the property on its way south to the Duck River. The property is made up of several parcels that are relatively flat to gently sloping.

 
Directions: You can Google or MapQuest "Duplex, TN"

I am meeting the owner of this property, Mr. John Lee, at 8:00 a.m. He will show (or tell) me and anyone else arriving at that time where we can paint. If you come later, just try to find us or call my cell - 513-0511.

From Nashville 
  • I-65 South
  • Exit 59B (I-840)
  • Go South on Hwy 431 (Lewisburg Pike) for 5 1/2 miles (it will go under I-65)
  • Right at Hwy 247 (Duplex Rd)
  • Left in 1/2 Mile (this is the driveway into his farm and house)
  •      (If you get to Lee Rd., you've gone too far)

There will be a fork in the road - take the fork with the "cattle gap" (pipes on the road) and drive on up to the house. (I guess we can figure this out.)

 
From Spring Hill

  • Go East on Duplex Road
  • After you pass Lee Rd, go about 1/2 mile
  •      (If you get to Hwy 431, you've gone 1/2 mile too far)
*Note: This property (or a portion of it) has been protected in perpetuity by The Land Trust for Tennessee whose mission is ‘to preserve the unique character of Tennessee’s natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations’.

Happy Painting!
Bitsy King
Please contact me directly with any questions - Email - kking84700@aol.com
Cell - (615) 513-0511