Plein Air Day at UNF

Where: University of North Florida Nature Center

When: Saturday, April 6, 9 AM until 2 PM

Meet: in the parking lot at the main trail entrance

Our next plein air event is coming up, but before we get to it there are a couple reminders. Please see our previous post for details about upcoming deadlines. This week we need to have entries in for our first upcoming member show, and it's also the deadline for registering for the Michael Chesley Johnson workshop before it gets opened up to the general public. We now have a link here on the blog to pay for the workshop deposit via PayPal if you would rather do it that way.

We only have a few entries in so far for our first Member Show. Remember, this is YOUR show! We want to make a good impression and show the world that the FCPS is a great asset to the art world. Please get your entries in! If you have just submitted entries this week please email us and let us know (you can use our firstcoastpastelsociety@gmail.com address) so we'll know where we stand.

In the meantime we also have our next plein air day coming up at the University of North Florida. They have a wonderful Nature Center  with hundreds of acres of preserved wetlands, and walking trails.

There is a trail that encircles the lake, and picnic grounds on the island in the middle. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch so we can all join together for a meal after a morning of painting.

There is ample parking at the entrance to the natural preserve, and parking is free on Saturdays. So please come on out and join your fellow pastelists for a wonderful day of painting.

For those unfamiliar with UNF we have been given wonderful directions to find the place by our own Richard Lundgren. This is what you need to know to get here:

The University of North Florida is located off I-295 (9A) between Beach Blvd. and Butler Blvd. on the South side of Jacksonville.

From the North, take I-295 south to the UNF/Town Center Parkway exit and turn east toward the University. As you enter the campus the road becomes UNF Alumni Drive or UNF Drive, continue around the curve until you come to the Parking Services exit on the right. Turn in to the Parking Services area and drive past the building to the parking area. The Nature Center is on the right and there is a path leading to the island on Lake Oneida. The foot bridge leading to the island is directly across from the picnic area and the Osprey Challenge Ropes Course. We will be painting on the island.   

From the South, take I-295 north to the UNF/Town Center Parkway exit and turn east toward the University. As you enter the campus the road becomes UNF Alumni Drive or UNF Drive, continue around the curve until you come to the Parking Services exit on the right. Turn in to the Parking Services area and drive past the building to the parking area. The Nature Center is on the right and there is a path leading to the island on Lake Oneida. The foot bridge leading to the island is directly across from the picnic area and the Osprey Challenge Ropes Course. We will be painting on the island.