Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP, Morgan Hill, April 22, 2021

Twelve artists celebrated  a gorgeous Earth Day at Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space. Alison, Annie, Brad, Bill,Claudia, Dale, Helen, Jane, Karen, Linda, Monique and Susan were in awe of Mother Earth’s lupine display. According to Open Space Authority, each shoot has purple and white blossoms. The white blossom directs hummingbirds and insects to pollen. The genesis of the name lupine is from “Lupus” the Latin for Wolf. The flower was mischaracterized  as draining “wolf” the soil of nutrients. Lupine is the first plant ( lone wolf) to be established in fire or disturbed areas AND adds nutrients! ~ Alison

Scroll down and enjoy this week’s  photos and artwork posts, details on our plein air safety requirements and upcoming events.   

New: Check out our web site Paintsites Homepage. We updated it to include links to presentations on plein air painting by SCVWS members Dick Zunkel, Uma Kelkar and Edward Rooks. All three links were used as references during the SCVWS Zoom Q&A session on February 28, 2021. 

Paint Site Guidelines

Please check the Paintsites website for details including directions and possible cancellations. To keep our members and guests as safe as possible during the COVID-19 era, we must change how we do things. Some of the paint sites have visitor limits. When this occurs we will post the information in paint site details on the SCVWS website. Participants must wear masks and observe the 6 ft. distancing rule. We no longer take photos of paintings on site. Please take your own photo, crop if needed, and submit  to paintsites@scvws.org 

Blog Submission Guidelines

If you choose not to attend the organized SCVWS plein air events, we invite Paintsites' artists sketching/painting on their own to pick one painting from that week and submit it by Saturday of that week. Here are some guidelines:

• Submit a digital photo of your artwork to paintsites@scvws.org. Cropped photos are preferred.
• Include your name, the date and comments about the site or unique media notes.
• Be creative! Some of your best subjects are in or around your home. You may want to paint from personal photos of your travels.
• Submissions after Saturday midnight will appear in the following week's blog.
• One painting per member per week, please.

Upcoming Paint sites:

• Thursday, April 29 - San Jose History Park, San Jose
• Saturday, May 2  - WEEKEND PAINT SITE: Redwood City Civic Center, Redwood City
• Thursday, MAY 6 - Alum Rock, San Jose 
• Thursday, MAY 13 - Holbrook Palmer Park, Atherton
• Thursday, MAY 20 - Vasona Park, Los Gatos
• Thursday, MAY 27 - Santana Row Rooftops, San Jose
  
  For more on the these sites go to Paintsites Detail

Artwork and Photos from this Week's Paint Site at Rancho Cañada del Oro

Panoramic view of the meadow by Brad

Meadow lupines by Helen

Lupines Along OSA Meandering Path by Alison

Earth Day Lupines by Alison

Claudia’s painting of wildflowers in the meadow 

Lupines in the Meadow by Jane S.

Dale crossing lupine

Brad in field of lupine

 Artists along the lupine meandering path

Jane is outstanding in her field (of lupine)

Bill B.'s watercolor of the meadow and the Santa Cruz mountains

Lupin Field by Annie

"I painted these oaks onsite today." ~ Dale

"What a lovely day!" ~ Dale

Lupine by Karen F.

Lupin Trail, by Karen F

Other Paintings by SCVWS Members

"I worked on a yellow bearded iris’ again
(from our day at Nola Iris garden), but in my studio."
by Lora