Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Pick Veggies or Paint! Maple Bank Farm

Maple Bank Farm in the Fall, Roxbury CT
Maple Bank Farm in the Fall, Roxbury CT

Maple Bank Farm Stand, Roxbury CT
Maple Bank Farm Stand, Roxbury CT




Maple Bank Farm—stock up on veggies or paint!

Saturday, July 22nd, Rain Date Sunday, July 23rd
57 Church St, Roxbury, CT 06783

8:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Pomperaug Outdoor Painters will meet for an open plein air painting session at Maple Bank Farm, 57 Church St, Roxbury, CT 06783, on Saturday, July 22nd, (Rain Date Sunday, July 23rd) from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  The farm is a popular destination for extremely fresh vegetables, heirloom variety apples, and local goods and delectables.  

It features rolling hills with rocky outcroppings, apple trees, livestock, including chickens, sheep and Scottish Highland cattle, and an adjacent farmhouse with outbuildings. 

This painting event is free and open to artists of all skill levels to come and sketch or paint for the day—no instruction will be provided. 

Visitors welcome to observe art in the making.  Parking at top of hill adjacent to greenhouses. (Please do not park at the farm stand below.)  Painters may drop their gear at the farmstand if they plan to paint there. 

Artists should bring an easel and art supplies, and a sack lunch.  Group will break for lunch around noon.   For views of the property visit https://maplebankfarm.com/