Hauge Park

Finished this one up at home. I went for the panoramic view and trying to convey a sense of distance.

Tom

November 7th - Hauge Historic District Park - Windy!!!

 I think 5 or 6 painters came out on a very nice but windy day.  Most painters chose the beautiful panoramic views offered. I got there later and the wind was getting even stronger so I only managed to do one sketch of the old "log" church just south of the main parking lot.  That site offers good views, too and I hope to go back to the park in the future.  Tom said it may be the last group date for 2020 but we can see how the weather behaves. Either way keep getting outdoors and keep painting and stay safe everyone!

Old log church & cemetery - Ink and Watercolor in 7x7 Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook

Bernie & Tom in discussion with great view in the background

Saturday Nov. 7th - Painting 8 AM - Town of Perry

 Per Tom's email:

 

We’ve had some nice painting weather recently, but, I must confess, I’ve been distracted by some home projects I’ve been working on, any by this damn anxiety causing election … it’s almost over … maybe.  Anyway, I know it’s short notice, but I’m scheduling one last group outing for this coming Saturday in the morning (about 8 am start) at Hauge Historic District Park.

 

We painted at this location for the first time last year and I’m including the park information as I did last year. 

 

I’m adding a link to a park brochure that describes how to get there.  It’s southwest of Mt. Horeb.  I’m also adding a Park Map.  Doug King (who I talked to about this park last year) provided a good explanation of the map in his email to me and I’m copying that from him, as follows (and note that the north direction on the map is to the right):

 

"The parking area is shown on the map.  It is in the Northwest corner of the park at the end of the Parkway Road where there is a round red marker on the map saying:  “you are here.”  Just drive quarter mile past the Historic Site and you’ll see a big sign on the road saying:  “Hauge Historic District Park.”

 

That is a very good location for a really nice view.   And of course there are many other views and vistas of the countryside in all directions as well as of the Historic Site itself.  But if anyone wants an even more spectacular view of the Blue Mounds and sky to the North, the highest point in the park is the Observation Point.  It is in the Southeast corner of the park where the map shows a round red marker saying:  “Observation Point.”  It’s a nice little walk on the park path from the parking lot --- you just go across highway Z at the crossing shown by the directional signs on the map.  The view is amazing, and if the light and sky conditions cooperate, it’s quite a nice show. :-)"

 

One last thing I should mention is that there is no bathroom there.  The brochure says the nearest public bathroom is 9 miles away in Mt. Horeb.  That’s rough!

 

Link for Park Brochure:http://www.haugehistoricdistrictpark.org