Crows Nest and Santa Cruz Harbor - Santa Cruz - Plein Air

I'm looking forward to taking my new gouache paint setup here! Hope you can join us!

I think of this area as The Crows Nest parking lot, but from the parking lot we'll have access to 3 major painting options.

1. The Santa Cruz Harbor and Yacht Club is right off the parking lot.
2. The Santa Cruz Harbor Beach is accessible from walking around the Crows Nest resturaunt.
3. The Santa Cruz Harbor Lighthouse is visible from the beach.

What I'd like to do is have our show and tell near the Crows Nest at 1pm and then pop in for a late lunch and a pint. Please come join me.

Note: Whenever I paint here, I end up using my umbrella so if you have one throw it in with your kit.

What to bring:
• Art Supplies - Bring all of your own art supplies for whatever medium you are using e.g. paints, surfaces, brushes, pencils and cleaning supplies. For any beginners who don't know how to start or have questions feel free to post in the comments section or DM me through meetup.com's message service.
• Easels - If you're painting please bring your easel or whatever you use to paint outdoors.
• Outdoor wear - We will be outdoors for most of 3 hours so bring layers, hats, sunscreen.
• Snacks/food - Most of the locations we paint at don't have food/drinks so bring whatever food/drinks you require.
• Most of the places we paint at have picnic tables or benches, but if you need to sit when you art, be sure to bring something to sit on just in case.
• A good test to ensure you have everything you need is to set up to paint in your own yard for 2-3 hours. If you bring everything it takes to create art in your yard then you'll have everything you need to paint with us :)
• A portable chair if you like to sit. Not all of the locations we paint at have picnic tables or benches.

Extra info:
• We usually paint in public places. People outside of the group will generally come up and see what you're doing. Usually, they just compliment and walk by and sometimes they'll stop and chat a bit. For me, this took a little getting used to, but I really enjoy it now and it's become one of my favorite things about painting and sketching outdoors. Please don't scare anyone away :)
• Observe all signs. Especially the "keep off" ones.
• Stay on paths, but do not block them.
• Empty any painting fluids off-site including dirty watercolor water.
• Take your garbage with you.

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