Santa Clara Mission, Santa Clara Thursday, March 30, 2017

Santa Clara Mission on the campus of Santa Clara University was beautiful as always, but the brisk wind made it quite cold and difficult to paint.  Some of us toughed it out in the wind in order to get the perfect angle.  Others sought shelter from the wind, and were still able to produce striking artwork.  The date had been carefully selected to coincide with spring break, so there were no students on campus, but there were plenty of tour groups.  Link

Mike’s painting of the Mission

Jane S’s  painting of the Mission

Lisha's painting of the Mission

Iris’s painting of the Mission Tower

Cindy and Dick were positioned right in front of the Mission

Dick's detail from the front of the Mission

Cindy’s two page spread of the Mission

Leslie sat in a sheltered spot

Leslie’s painting of the Mission

Leslie’s Tombo sketch of the Mission Garden

Marilyn sat in the wind to get the angle she wanted

Marilyn’s two point perspective ink study of the Mission

Helen’s watercolor sketch of the Mission

Helen’s painting of the Mission

John found a sheltered spot out of the wind

John’s watercolor sketch of the Mission

John’s painting of the Mission

Alan and Mary have a good view of the front of the Mission

Alan’s unfinished painting of the Mission

Mary’s unfinished painting of the magnificent tree in front of the Mission Cemetery

Mary’s painting of the wisteria

Joe’s painting of the Mission from the Mission Gardens

Anu’s painting of the Mission Gardens

Anu’s painting of the wisteria

Lorraine’s painting of the Mission Gardens

Jayne’s painting of the wisteria

Ji-eun’s painting of the Mission from a very sheltered spot in the Mission Gardens

Jane S. finishing her painting before lunch

Salinda in the flower garden

Salinda's painting

  

Marilyn displaying each artist's painting.

We picked a sheltered spot to have lunch and our critique