Would You Like To Paint ???
Artists invited to “Paint Out”
at Santa Inés Mission Mills complex on
April 20
Elverhoj Museum of History and Art invites artists of all mediums to bring
their art materials for a “Paint Out” at the historic Santa Inés Mission Mills
complex on Saturday April 20, 9:00am to noon. This is a special opportunity to
learn about the history of the site, meet area artists, and document the
beautiful site located below the Santa Inés Mission.
Artists are
invited to sketch, paint, make a color study or photograph the site for future
work. An optional brown bag lunch and discussion will follow the Paint Out.
Artists Peggy
Brierton, Ron Guthrie, Renee Kelleher and Carol Wood will be working on site
and offering their support and guidance upon request. Each of these four
accomplished local artists displays their diverse visions of the Santa Ynez
Valley in the current Elverhoj exhibition, “The View From Here.”
The property
is part of the Mission Santa Inés National Historic Landmark District and
includes olive groves, an historic grist mill, a fulling mill, and the
beautiful Alamo Pintado Creek corridor with the Santa Ynez Mountains as a
backdrop and the Mission in the distance. “With
wildflowers dotting the olive groves, this historic site is an artist’s
paradise in the spring.” says Elverhoj Executive Director Esther
Jacobsen Bates. “And as Aldous Huxley wrote, ‘The
olive is essentially a painter’s tree.’”
The Santa
Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) manages the 39 acre property on
behalf of the California State Parks and is in the process of developing a
public use plan. The Paint Out is a collaboration between The Trust and
Elverhoj.
The Mills
property will be the subject of an upcoming juried art exhibition at Elverhoj.
An open call for entries and exhibition specifics will be released in early
summer. Interested artists can email info@elverhoj.org to be added to the list
to receive a prospectus and entry form.
