Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Thursday March 24, 2022

Santa Clara University students were on spring break so we had this serene setting to ourselves except for the odd  family scouting out the campus. 14 painters enjoyed the architecture and espaliered wisteria walkways of  Santa Clara Mission (Brad, Dick, Salinda, Sal Laurie, Jane, Helen, Lisha, Dale, Broncha, Jayne, Masako, Karen, Tanvi).

https://www.scu.edu/missionchurch/

Upcoming Events (see paintsites details for full descriptions of painting sites)

MARCH 31 - THUR PAINT SITE: Hidden Villa. NOTE: Please contact Paintsites @scvws.org if you plan to attend this site. 

APRIL 7 - THUR PAINT SITE: Overfelt Gardens Park, San Jose

APRIL 14 - THUR PAINT SITE: Santa Teresa County Park: Pueblo Day Use Area, San Jose

APRIL 21- THUR PAINT SITE: To Be Determined

APRIL 28 - THUR PAINT SITE: Chateau CharMarron Peony Gardens, San Jose

For additional information about the monthly events, go to the SCVWS Newsletter or Website www.scvws.org

Photos of Artists and their Artwork

Santa Clara University by Sal

 Gnarly trunk of a wisteria vine

Espaliered wisteria at USC

Santa Clara Mission by Lisha

Mission Santa Clara by Helen

Jayne, Lisha, Helen

Dick's painting of the original mission wall
and the Ricard Observatory

Salinda and Dick

Salinda's watercolor of the Ricard Observatory

Masako

Mission Tower by Masako

Mission Tower and Gardens by Dale

Wisteria and Clivia by Karen

Karen

Mission Gardens by Brad

 Clivia flowers in the Mission gardens

Nobili Hall by Laurie

Broncha

 Jane S

Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara University

Alviso Marina County Park, Thursday, March 17, 2022

Everybody is Irish on Saint Patricks Day and 14 lucky painters were full of blarney on a blustery day on the bay! A wee Leprechaun pinched artists that were not wearing green. There was a request for a pinch of Irish Spirits!

Iris, Lisha, Helen, Masako, Sal, Salinda, Dick, Brad, Lora, Jane, Jayne, Sharmin, Candy and Alison used their watercolor pots of liquid gold to paint a variety of subjects including the still green hills near the Alviso County Park.

Upcoming Events (see paintsites details for full descriptions of painting sites)

MARCH 24 - THUR PAINT SITE: Mission San Clara, Santa Clara

MARCH 27 - WKND PAINT SITE: Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara 

MARCH 31 - THUR PAINT SITE: Hidden Villa NOTE: Hidden Villa would like an estimate of the painters planning to attend.

Please contact Paintsites @scvws.org if you plan to attend this site. 

APRIL 7 - THUR PAINT SITE: Overfelt Gardens Park, San Jose

APRIL 14 - THUR PAINT SITE: Santa Teresa County Park: Pueblo Day Use Area, San Jose

APRIL 21- THUR PAINT SITE: To Be Determined

APRIL 28 - THUR PAINT SITE: Chateau CharMarron Peony Gardens, San Jose

For additional information about the monthly events, go to the SCVWS Newsletter or Website www.scvws.org

Photos of Artists and their Artwork

"Val's" by Brad

Vahl's holds memories from both my childhood ('50s)  and '80s & '90s parties with coworkers.  It was always a bustling place. Revisiting it brought back those happy memories.  I set-up across the street from the restaurant, next to the railroad tracks, and was almost blown off my seat when an ACE train roared by.   I was prepared when an Amtrak came thru and crouched down next to a concrete abutment.   Who says plein air painting can't be an adventure?

Salinda's watercolor of the old cannery building 
at Alviso

Dick's gouache painting of the cannery building

Sal's watercolor of Alviso, San Jose 

Alviso Marina County Park, San Jose

Jane's watercolor sketch of the view from the levy

"Blue and Yellow" by Alison

"Alviso Boat" by Iris

"Alviso Yacht Club" by Jayne

"Alviso Boat Launch" by Lora

Helen's sketch of Alviso homes

"Boardwalk Gateway" by Masako 

"Alviso Slough" by Candy 

Alison came dressed in green and as 'luck would
have it', Alison had a spare hat for Jane! 

Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, Morgan Hill, Thursday, March 10, 2022

Painters Susan B-G, Tanvi, Candy, Karen, Salinda, Sal, Helen, Lisha, Sharmin, Christine, Lora, and Wanda bravely took on a windy day challenge. Susan lead the hikers off into the wind and up to the first overlook of Arrowhead Trail with it’s beautiful views of the valley. Another group painted close to the parking area with nearby oaks, views of ranch buildings and the distant Diablo Range. For information on the site check out:

https://www.openspaceauthority.org/preserves/coyotevalley.html

 

Upcoming Events (see paintsites details for full descriptions of painting sites)

MARCH 17 - THUR PAINT SITE: Alviso Marina Park, Alviso

MARCH 24 - THUR PAINT SITE: Mission San Clara, Santa Clara

MARCH 27 - WKND PAINT SITE: Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara 

MARCH 31 - THUR PAINT SITE: Hidden Villa NOTE: Hidden Villa would like an estimate of the painters planning to attend.

Please preregister here if you plan to attend this site. 

For additional information about the monthly events, go to the SCVWS Newsletter or Website www.scvws.org

Photos of Artists and their Artwork

"Trees and Rocks"by Susan B-G

"Coyote Valley" by Salinda

Bill's painting of the Coyote Valley Open Preserve

Arrowhead Trail

Arrowhead Trail near the lookout

Sal's painting of the Open Space Preserve

View from the lookout on the Arrowhead Trail

View from Arrowhead Trail by Karen (watercolor pencil)

Lora's watercolor of the horse ranch.
"Even on a windy day, the painters went happily on the
'sketch and hike'. I was happy to sit in a wind break and 
paint a distant barn" ~ Lora

Gopher snake,  Arrowhead Trail

Horse Ranch at Coyote Valley near the preserve

Candy's sketch from the Arrowhead
Trail Hike

Candy's pen and ink sketch from the trail head capturing
the new spring growth on the oaks

Candy's pen and ink sketches of hikers and bicyclists

Candy

Tanvi

Paintsites' hikers getting ready to hike the Arrowhead Trail