Rengstorff House, Mt. View, Thursday, July 17, 2014

Horrible, horrible traffic on all the freeways leading to Mt.View!   (Probably engineered by  an anti-Watercolor Society --- they are so jealous of us.)    But that didn't stop us from settling in for a perfect day's painting at the Rengstorff House at Shoreline Park in Mt. View.    The house itself was the big draw but some of us were equally drawn to the old pump house and windmill.

For more information about the Rengstorff House, see: 
http://r-house.org/

Upcoming Paintsites:

• Thursday, July 31, 2014:  Hike & Sketch:   Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Fremont

The Watercolor Society website and the July newsletter have the complete details.


Here we are (note plein air therapy at work:  all smiles, brush in hand, residual road rage tension melts away) ...

Yan & Kaaren

Anna

Candy

Cathy & Melanie

Judy

Kaaren

Laurie

Helen & Lisha

Liz

Mary P.

Mary R.

New member Nancy - first Paintsite adventure

Nancy T.

Mitsi

Dick & Yan

 Paintings of the main house:

Melanie's finished painting of the main house

 

 

Liz's finished painting of the Rengstorff House

 Some details of the house:

 

Caroline Garbarino

  the pump house and the windmill:

Beautiful day painting with friends and a nice place to recover from horrible commute traffic on 101. I was drawn to the pump house and windmill. I loved that you could order this windmill from Montgomery Wards for $42.50 in the Thirties.      Mary P.

Dick

"When the going gets tough, the tough paint details."


 Our work completed, still smiling, it's time to evaluate our day.  (And eat lunch.):