Please note: Our coordinators will be traveling at various times in the coming months. Paint sites will still be scheduled but they will be reduced to approximately two locations per month from June to October 2021. Also, the Paintsites Blog will be published once a month during the same time period. Please submit one painting per month. For more on blog submission guidelines, specific paint sites, on our pandemic safety requirements and click here. For information on SCVWS activities go to SCVWS.org
Rengstorff House, Mountain View, June 3, 2021
Our invitation must have been lost in the mail! Thursday painters were surprised by a graduation held on Rengstorff House grounds. Perched like paparazzi in the landscape, we painted unique angles and challenged our perspective. We bid bon voyage to Jane for the summer and usher in Lora as a co- leader!
 |
"Unfortunately, I'd already sketched my scene and started sloshing on paint when Alison,
Civil Engineer and SCVWS' Paintsites coordinator, moseyed by and explained,
hydrologically (?), what was happening right in front of me ---
if I'd know earlier what I was looking at, I'd have placed more emphasis
on the 'arched culverts' and various pipes and outlets.
As it was, I was able to put just a hint of them in my painting." ~Brad |
 |
Lora wanted to put in a figure for interest and picked a costume
from the 1860's when the house was first built. |
 |
| The hand-off Jane to Lora |
 |
| Garden Ladies |
 |
| Gradzilla by Alison |
 |
| Rengstorff House by Annie |
Mountain Estate Garden, June 10, 2021
Ten Thursday painters (Brad, Janice, Lora, Dori, Lavonne, Linda B, Tiina, Jayne, Claudia, Alison), visited this Santa Cruz Mountain private garden - some for the first time. Many thanks to the efforts of our host Patti, the grounds were spectacular. In addition to the gardens, we painted sculptures, ponds and structures.
 |
| Linda B. |
 |
| Alison hunting for a good spot to paint |
 |
| Brad painting the pond |
 |
| Patti and Jayne |
 |
| Tiina |
 |
| Brad and Janice with our host |
 |
| Garden girls |
 |
| Dori and garden art "friend" |
 |
| by Tiina |
 |
| by Linda |
Frederick's Field, Almaden Valley, San Jose, June 17, 2021
Paintsites survivor edition 3.0
Even though the forecast had a heat advisory, power flex alert and Spare the Air declaration, there was nearly a full house at Fredericks Field. We enjoyed clear views a gentle breeze and engaged in lavender aromatherapy ! Our host treated us to fresh apricots.
Helen. Iris, Candy, Cindy, Bill, Laurie. Lora, Karen, Jayne, Kris, Claudia, Dori, Masako, and Alison were busy as the bees in the Almaden Hills.
 |
| Candy and Helen |
 |
| Happy painters |
 |
| by Karen F. |
 |
| Laurie |
 |
| Painters finding shade |
 |
| Bill brought the right sized umbrella |
 |
| Lavender dilly-dilly . . . by Laurie B. |
 |
| By Kristie |
Weekend Paintsites, Frederick's Field, June 19, 2021
Five happy weekend painters were invited to an early start at Fredericks Field Saturday to enjoy the varieties of lavender that were just being harvested (and before the heat of the day)
Cindy, Dale, newcomer Melissa, Linda B and Alison enjoyed the to “purple-palooza” aromatherapy! MANY THANKS to our gracious host Karen. To learn about her farm.
 |
| by Alison |
 |
| by Linda |
 |
| by Cindy |
 |
| Purple palooza artichokes |
 |
| Lavender mid harvest |
Painters Painting from Home
 |
| Gamble Garden Iris Obsession by Caroline |
 |
| Moss Beach by Shirley |
No comments:
Post a Comment