For
about ten years, Alan Mart of the
Internatural Harvesters
organic farm has
spearheaded this effort to bring artists and organic
farms together. This is Alan's idea, and now that he is
unable to continue that effort for a while, the artists
involved are pushing the torch forward for a few more
miles. This operation selects a day, often Sunday, and
sends the group of artists to a particular farm.
There the artist picks out images that are of interest
and paints, draws, photographs, etches or whatever seems
right at the moment, whatever image seems right. After a
season or 2 there has been a benefit show where part of
the proceeds from sales went to the Marin Organic loan
fund, part to the artist, none to the group or Alan. The
last such show was at Toby's Feed Barn during the Point
Reyes Harvest Festival, a really great fit. This year we
hope for another great venue to show our farm images.
So far negotiations and the search is still going on.
Possible sites in addition to the possible Toby show are
the Marin County Civic Center, the Veterans Memorial
Auditorium lobby, the Marin Community Foundation
offices, and Gallery Route One
Art on
Farm images for purchase:
Half
of purchase price is donated to
Marin Organic,