Peña Adobe Welcomes Back “Artists at the Adobe”
April 6, 2019 |
The Peña Adobe Historical Society will host their annual “Artists at the Adobe” at the Peña Adobe Park in Vacaville, on Saturday April 6, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The park is located in Vacaville at Peña Adobe Road off Interstate 80 to the left of Lagoon Valley Regional Park’s entrance.
Fairfield’s Sandy Imperatori and members from art workshops she has conducted in Rancho Solano and Vacaville will be at Peña Adobe Park for our returning plein air event. Sandy studied BFA Graphic Design at Carnegie Mellon University and has conducted the Plein Air Workshop in Virginia City, Nevada for over 20 years. The former Gallery Director of the Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Sandy began drawing and painting as a young child, and has been painting watercolor for 25 years, which has led to several awards.
Joining Sandy and local artists will be members of the Vacaville Art League and Gallery! Established in January of 1963, The Vacaville Art League is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of the visual arts. Located in the 129-year-old Segura home on Monte Vista Avenue, the Gallery has provided a place for the public to participate directly in the visual arts since opening on March 16, 1968. Come meet the members of the Vacaville Art League and learn about their gallery, events and classes.
Self-taught artist Ann King of Oakland will chat with park visitors about her watercolor painting "Nestora Peña and Apolonia Vaca Along the Old Spanish Trail" of the daughter of Juan Manuel Vaca, just 3 yrs. old and the only daughter of Juan Felipe Peña, 5 yrs. old, as they traveled in the saddle bags of a “gentle mule” on the Old Spanish Trail to California in 1841. Ann reflects she "fell in love with mules as I studied photographs to get a reasonable likeness for this illustration. They walk heel-toe over rocky terrain, are quite sensible and only go where it is safe. That's why they have the reputation of stubbornness."
Bring your art supplies and join the fun or bring a picnic and enjoy the wildlife and listen to the music of the McBride Acoustic Jammers under the direction of Terry and Leslie Cloper! The Jammers sing and play a variety of instruments including the guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and harmonica. They meet the first and third Wednesday of the month at the McBride Senior Center at 91 Townsquare in downtown Vacaville.
This annual artists’ event has included over 100 participants in previous years. Docents will be on hand to answer questions and conduct tours of the Peña Adobe, built in 1842 by the Peña family, who with the Vaca family settled in the Lagoon
Valley. Visit the adjacent Mowers-Goheen Museum and see our collection of artifacts and a woolly mammoth bone found locally near Putah Creek. This event is
free! For questions in advance, call (707) 447-0518 or visit our website www.penaadobe.org.
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Website:
www.penaadobe.org/events |
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Peña Adobe Historic Park |
Peña Adobe Road, Off Interstate 80
To the left of Lagoon Valley Park Entrance
Vacaville, CA 95687 |
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| Contact Information |
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Pena Adobe Historical Society |
| Email:
penaadobe@gmail.com |
| Phone:
707-447-0518 or 707-470-9975 |
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