Presented by Artist Friends of the Pomerene
May 26, 2012 | $100
Limit:10 students (registration required)
Deadline for registration is May 12, 2012
Join contemporary landscape painter Megan Lightell for a day of painting in the vineyards of her home county of Coshocton, Ohio. Work will be done in the studio and en plein air to explore a variety of approaches to the landscape in oil. (Participants can choose to work in pastel or acrylic.) Emphasis will be on color theory, composition, value, and paint handling as artists work on multiple sketches and complete a finished landscape piece over the course of the day. Painting sites are easily accessible without rigorous walking. Previous experience painting out of doors is not required.
For Inquiry or Questions: Phone Pomerene Center 740 622 0362 or email pomerenearts@gmail.com
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SCHEDULE
8:00-11:30am Meet in the shelter at Raven’s Glenn Winery for an overview of the day. We’ll be in the vineyards painting by 8:30. Participants can expect to complete 1-2 painted sketches on site.
11:30-12:30 Lunch as a group at Raven’s Glenn Winery (not included in workshop price) view menu
1:00-3:30pm In-studio demo and painting session working from reference. We’ve reserved a large open room at the winery.
3:30-6:00pm Late afternoon plein-air session along the river behind the winery.
Artist’s Statement I began painting landscapes out of a longing to return to the comfort, mystery, and silence embodied in the land I knew as a child. I have alternately found myself living in urban and rural settings, but regardless of my surroundings I am compelled to paint land, either as a reflection of my environment or as a depiction of a memory. more
Artist’s Resume
crow data–February 25, Coshocton OH
Feb 25 end of nautical twilight
| END of NAUTICAL TWILIGHT 19:14, 29° | ||
| 89% cloud cover, visibility 3 miles | ||
| winds from the west at 13 miles per hr | ||
| humidity 63%, air pressure 30.24 in |
final roost 18:40 as seen from the corner of Columbia Gas
The security guards at RockTenn noted the crows arrival there at 18:20. They settled quickly as they have for the past week into 40 +/- trees on the south end of their regular triangle of trees.
crow data–February 20, Coshocton OH
| SUNSET 18:08, 42° | END of NAUTICAL TWILIGHT 19:08, 36° | |
| 17% cloud cover, visibility 5 miles | 15% cloud cover, visibility 3 miles | |
| winds from the southeast at 4 miles per hr | winds from the southeast at 4 miles per hr | |
| humidity 43%, air pressure 30.28 in | humidity 51%, air pressure 30.27 in |
Many crows in the air simultaneously crisscrossing each other's paths as they approached the roost,
crow data–February 18, Coshocton OH
Crow poop layered on fallen tree in the roosting area
In the afternoon–walked the roosting area to count trees. Interesting geography. A treeless depression (obviously flooded on a regular basis) separates a triangular area of trees from the larger forested area. Poop as evidence–roosting is exclusive to this area that abutts the papermill. First count 174 large trees.
RockTenn at the end of nautical twilight, Feb 18
RockTenn at sunset, Feb. 18
| SUNSET 18:06, 37° | End, NAUTICAL TWILIGHT 19:05, 34° |
| 75% cloud cover, visibility 3 miles | 57% cloud cover, visibility 10 miles |
| winds from the north at 13 miles per hr | winds from the north at 10 miles per hr |
| humidity 56%, air pressure 30.12 in | humidity 62%, air pressure 30.13 in |
| precipitation (1 hr.) 0.00 in | precipitation (1 hr.) 0.00 in |
February 18 roosting pattern
crow data–February 14, Coshocton OH
Feb 14 sunset
Feb 14 end of nautical twilight
| SUNSET 18:01, 36° | END of NAUTICAL TWILIGHT 19:01, 34° | |
| 92% cloud cover, visibility 2 miles | 98% cloud cover, visibility 2 miles | |
| winds south/southwest at 5 miles per hr | winds from the southwest at 4 miles per hr | |
| humidity 86%, air pressure 29.92 in precipitation (1hr) 0.00 in |
humidity 95%, air pressure 29.99 in precipitation (1hr) 0.00 in |
The crows are totally visible against the opaque humidity of the sky. Not much pre-roosting along the river this evening. Rather the crows came directly to their roost on the edge of the papermill. At 18:56 there was a sudden drop in noise and the roost was virtually quiet. Early to bed.
February 14 roosting pattern
crow data–February 13, Coshocton OH
Feb 13 sunset
Feb 13 end of nautical twilight
| SUNSET 18:00, 33° | End of NAUTICAL TWILIGHT 19:00, 32° |
| 85% cloud cover, visibility 3 miles, | 95% cloud cover, visibility 10 miles, |
| winds from the southwest at 8 miles per hr | winds south/southwest at 6 miles per hr |
| humidity 46%, air pressure 30.13 in | humidity 49%, air pressure 30.12 in |
| precipitation (1 hr.) 0.00 in | precipitation (1 hr.) 0.00 in |
Normal pre-roosting pattern is sidestepped. The crows take off from the pre-roost all at once. All the “scratches” in the sky are crows in flight. Nobody left in the trees.
February 13 roosting pattern
Recruiting for Crow Observation Team
Crows settling in for the night under the light of RockTenn papermill emissions.
“One of the great animal phenomena of the world is the congregation of large numbers of birds into a single group to sleep together. Such communal sleeping groups are known as roosts.” Dr. Kevin J. McGowan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Pomerene Center for the Arts is interested in building an understanding of Coshocton’s winter crow roost. January 30, the Pomerene will start mapping crow flight paths and roosting locations centered around the RockTenn paper mill.
We are inviting four high school students to join our Winter Crow Observation Team. Interested students can click to download the application form. Crow Research Student Application Questions? Email pomerenearts@gmail.com or call 740.622.0326
