Reno Tahoe Plein Air Painters: Hidden Valley Regional Park

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

September 28, 2015 (Monday) Hidden Valley Regional Park Paint-Out

Date: September 28, 2015 (Monday)
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Hidden Valley Regional Park, Reno
Address: 4740 Parkway Drive (off of Pembrook)
Parking: Go to the upper parking lot closest to the trailheads
Amenities: Picnic, hike, equestrian, bathrooms, dog park, views of city, free parking

Sorry, no photos. This is a desert landscape with sage and rabbit brush. Can be very pretty morning light with shadows. Mountain views. View of Truckee Meadows and city.

Directions:

From McCarran Blvd., turn east onto Pembroke Drive, drive past the Rosewood Lakes Golf Course and into the housing development. Several blocks into the houses, take a right on Parkway Drive and follow it to the park. There are several places to park depending on what you would like to see and do.

Links:

https://www.washoecounty.us/parks/parks/park_directory/truckee_river_district/hidden_valley_regional_park.php

http://renotahoe.about.com/od/publicparks/a/hiddenvalleypark.htm

About Reno Tahoe Plein Air Painters

Started in Sept. 2012, this is a group of landscape painters of all abilities and mediums (oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, drawing mediums), who wish to get together for paint-outs. There is no membership, no dues, no instructor. We will post planned paint-outs with directions and information about the location. Be sure to subscribe to this blog by email in the right-hand column for updates and news. Any painter can attend!

Blog Administrator:

Carolyn Jean Thompson

Additional Blog Author:

Emma Auriemma-McKay

More Members.....

Kathy Shy, Jack Phillips, Lisa Jayne, Vickie Cliff, Diane Laing, Garrett Walkup, Ronnie Rector, Kim Franke, Charleen Collins, Bill Tynes, Linda Rosenblum, Karen Maurer, Chris Cheney, Nan Lathrop, Evelyn Yonker, Carol Karch, Cindy Ralston, Ginny Schankerman, Denise Jenkins, Linda Santistevan, Julie Aguilar, Maurice Hershberger, Nancy Snyder, Barbara Clark, Sarah Wharton Riddle, Liz Cataldo, Val Davisson, Jerry Antonucci, Odette Brush, Patty, Sussberg, Marilynn Weiher, Sue Perry, Janet Shaner, Kim Rowlett, Cathie Richardson

Upcoming Paint-Outs

2018 Schedule

Oct. 8, 9: Cave Rock State Park Beach

Oct. 15, 16: Washoe Lake Wetlands

Oct. 22, 23: Galena Creek Trail

Oct. 29, 30: Little Washoe Lake

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What is plein air painting?

En plein air (French) translates to "in the open air". It just means painting in outdoor daylight. The French Impressionistic movement in the 1800's brought a group of painters outside to "paint light and color", which rebelled against the style of the French Academy. This new artistic style then came to California and became known as California Impressionism or California plein air painting. Paintings done in the outdoors are often "fresh" and not "over-worked", as compared to studio work, which the artist is free to work as long as he/she wishes.