The workshop is from the morning of July 18 to the evening of July 20, and will take place in the Emigrant Wilderness Area of Stanislaus National Forest, which is a few miles north of Yosemite in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Friday, July 18
9am: Depart McArthur BART station.
1pm: Arrive at trailhead parking lot; lunch at trailhead
Afternoon: Hike 2 miles into our lakeside campsite, set up camp, group meeting.
Evening: First watercolor lesson; dinner; paint setting sun on mountain range.
Saturday, July 19
Morning: Breakfast; hiking/painting expedition 3-4 miles farther into the mountains.
Afternoon: lunch on the trail, more painting and painting lessons.
Evening: Dinner, hang out by the lake, relax
Night: Painting the full moon (weather permitting)
Sunday, July 20
Breakfast, morning hike and painting
Afternoon: Lunch, Pack up camp, hike 2 miles back to trailhead; drive to Knight's Ferry (halfway to Bay Area)
Evening: Swimming, painting, relaxing on the Stanislaus River at Knight's Ferry.
7pm: Return to McArthur BART
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A Mountain Watercolor Adventure!
About Us
Michael Knud Ross and David Ross grew up in Norway and Finland, moving to the States as kids. Michael is a painter of narrative scenes and landscapes; he shows his work at galleries on the east and west coasts. David is a multi-talented adventurer whose treks have led him to East Africa, Europe, and the Americas; he has helped organize adventure expeditions to the Sierras, Baja California, and Eastern Europe.