On Monday, July 12 the PAPU painted at Golden, a ghost town a few miles outside of Wolf Creek. It was the perfect day for painting, beautiful clear skies with a slight breeze. Here are some photos of the day.

Golden Church

Golden Store

Nice Shadows

Blue Chip Stamps Sign

Jani found a nice spot to paint

Jani's umbrella came in handy

Annabelle working diligently

Maggie capturing the view

Dale finding inspiration in Golden

Oops! The slight breeze got a little stronger while Dale was having lunch.

Here is the schedule for May 2010.

May

• 05-03 Mildred Kanipe Park, Oakland
• 05-10 Lower Cleveland Rapids
• 05-17 Golden and Coyote Creek Wetlands, Wolf Creek
• 05-24 Oakland
• 05-31 Memorial Day – no paint out

The Plein Air Painters of the Umpqua are a group of artists that meet to paint on locations throughout Southern Oregon.

We have found that painting together creates an atmosphere for learning, builds an appreciation for our surroundings and forms a camaraderie amongst us. Dealing with the changing light, the unpredictable weather and the occasional visitor/critic are just a few of the challenges of plein air painting.

If you are an artist living in Douglas County and would like to join us, please send an email to mail@papu.us. The group is open for beginners to professional artists. You can paint in whatever medium you wish. You can also just sketch or take photos. We currently do not charge a membership fee, but we ask that you become a member of UVAA if you’re not already.

The painting location for Monday, March 15 will be Coles Valley Cemetery.  There are nice views of surrounding fields and farmland.  There are no bathrooms at the cemetery, but there are bathrooms nearby at Henry Estate Winery or Umpqua Boat Landing.
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The location for Monday, March 22 will be Paris Orchards right before Singleton Park on N. Curry Rd. The Peach and Nectarine Trees are blooming, hopefully they’ll hold their pink color until Monday. I thought they were just starting to bloom, but when I called Mr. Paris he said they were ’bout done. There is not a lot of parking, but we’ll be able to pull off the side of the road. And there are bathrooms right down the road at Singleton Park. To get there, go out Garden Valley Rd. about 3 miles past Bi-Mart. Turn left on Curry Rd. Continue for 1.5 miles and turn right on N. Curry Rd. About half-way to Singleton, you’ll see some pink trees on the right. There are a couple of small barns as well. And you could paint the river scene at Singleton. The cherry trees will be blooming next so maybe we can catch some of those in a couple of weeks at Shady Lane Orchards.
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We have big plans for painting in 2010! The group decided at our recent meeting to venture out a little further once a month. We have lots of great ideas including painting at the coast, the upper North Umpqua and many other great spots! We also talked about linking up with other Oregon plein air groups.

As far as our schedule goes, we’re asking members to sign up to create one month’s of locations. We still need people to sign up for the months of July, September and October.

After our meeting, we went to the Duck Pond and got in a few hours of painting. It was good to be outdoors painting again!