‘Midsummer Art Idea: Hike to Trinidad Head Light, Sketching Along the Way’ on July 12th

On a previous hike up Trinidad Head, Kellermann sketched “Soon.” [Artwork by Margaret Kellermann]

A sketch-along-the-way hike to the original 1871 Trinidad Head Lighthouse is the latest in a collection of outdoor art workshops aptly named Hike & Sketch Tours.

Led by local artist Margaret Kellermann, this tour happens Friday, July 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In its third hour, participants debrief at a café. Though Kellermann also offers customizable tours herself, this particular midsummer workshop is offered through OLLI, an extended education program of Cal Poly Humboldt. Anyone can take individual OLLI workshops or become members.

Kellermann created these tours for her final project she needed to design before receiving her Coastal Naturalist certificate in 2020. As a longtime arts workshop leader who loves to hike around coastal Humboldt with her black lab, she brought together her passions in this series.

“During the height of the lockdown,” she says, “I knew people were eager to get outside to the wilder places of Humboldt and still see one another. This way, everyone can have fun sketching in a non-judgmental setting. It’s also fascinating to research historical details to share with the group as we travel through.”

For the July 12 Trinidad Head Lighthouse tour, the Bureau of Land Management is giving special access, so participants can explore and sketch the 1871 lighthouse up close. Unlike the more visible memorial lighthouse at the base of Trinidad Head, the original light station is perched on a cliff almost 200 feet over Trinidad Bay.

“The Hike & Sketch Tours have been a surprise hit,” Kellermann says, “especially with those who tell me at the beginning of the three-hour workshop, ‘I’m not an artist.’ Just by learning a few fresh techniques, they realize they can draw, after all. And the more experienced artists tell me they enjoy the meditative feel of the tour.”

Each of the tours, led by Kellermann, focuses on an exceptionally scenic, historic place in coastal Humboldt. The tours, which Kellermann dubs “walking art workshops,” are for all levels of artist, from beginning to experienced, and can be customized for groups of travelers and locals.

Sign up for the Trinidad Light tour before July 9 ($60 for OLLI members; a bit more for non-members) at extended.humboldt.edu/olli/course/hike-sketch-trinidad-head-lighthouse. Or contact Kellermann at www.bluelakestudio.net/contact.

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