Beech Tree Studio Retreat

2017 AN ART BEAT AWAY

Beech Tree Studio Retreat
Stronghold Retreat Center, 1922 North Rt. 2, Oregon IL
October 14, 2017 ●• 10 am-4 pm

Amy Lindenberger is returning to Beech Tree Studio's "An Art Beat Away" Retreat again this fall to teach us her approach to working on colored paper, a technique featured in her newest book: CP Surfaces Volume IV: A Complete Guide to Using Colored Pencils on Colored Paper.

Why not make this a weekend get-away by joining us on Friday before the workshop! Join us for an afternoon of hiking, followed by an authentic rural dinner experience. The retreat will heighten your skills, refresh your spirit, and brighten your day.

Retreat Weekend Schedule
Friday

1:00 - Sunrise Diner for light lunch

2:00 - Join Amy and me on a hike on one of the many wooded trails, shop Merlin's, golf at Silver Ridge, or relax in your room

6:00 - Rural dinner at the Irish Lady Farm, an evening of fine dining offered by Chef Teri Faulkner. ($35 per person, registration required - address: 1746 W. Oregon Trail Road)

Saturday

10:00-4:00- Workshop "Colored Pencil on Colored Paper" with Amy Lindenberger (lunch is included)

5:00- Dinner at La Vigna, Oregon

Jennifer Koertner sells fresh-baked artisan breads, biscotti, and High-Octane Energy Bars. Come see the certified kitchen at Irish Lady Farm, smell the smells, and sample some of Jen’s award-winning baked goods.

Raising rare Russian chickens and growing grapes are the focus at Irish Lady Farm on Oregon Trail Road west of Oregon.

Owner Will Major and his wife Pat Fennell bought the 50-acre farm 17 years ago with the intention of growing grapes for their own winery. They continue to raise and sell concord, marechal foch, and villiard grapes but Major’s real passion is raising Russian Orloff chickens, a critically endangered and ancient breed. He estimated his flock at 2,000 birds including roosters, laying hens, and young birds from newly hatched to nearly mature. Orloffs are a dual purpose breed, raised both for meat and the brown eggs they lay.

The Irish Lady Farm boasts a century-old dairy barn that has been converted to host events, weddings, etc. The spacious haymow of the bank barn offers antique church pews for seating, ample room for a reception and an authentic rural dining experience that features locally sourced foods.

Dinner Reservation at www.beechtreestudio.com