Capitola Wharf Plein Air

Let’s paint in the charming beach town of Capitola! We will meet at the Capitola Wharf. From there we can paint the wharf, shore, and streets of the beautiful Capitola Village with its brightly colored houses. You are welcome to stay for a second session after lunch.

The agenda will be loosely:

1. 9:00am: Artive at the Capitola Wharf and find parking. There are two parking lots near the wharf.(https://maps.app.goo.gl/ddCYk1mwVF25Ss8j8?g_st=ipc). Shore side has a limit of 4 hours but you can park for up to 12 hours on the other side. There are clean restrooms at the wharf. Walk around and pick a spot to paint

2. 12:30pm : Meet below the wharf in a shady spot for Show and Tell

3. 1:00pm -2:30pm: Lunch (TBD and optional)

4. 2:30pm - 4:30 pm (optional): Paint streets of the Capitola Village near the wharf

5. 4:30pm - 5:00pm: Show and Tell (place TBD)

6. 5:00pm (optional): Grab dinner in the Capitola Village and hang out a bit before the drive back

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.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

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