The Los Altos Civic Center is a very popular venue for almost everything that people do to stimulate their minds and bodies --- we had to compete with Jazzercisers, Library Friends, and don't know what all else for parking spaces. But once we were able to find spaces, we had a fine early Autumn day (maybe a bit cool in the shade for some, maybe a bit warm in the sun for others but generally, almost perfect) to study and paint the 1905 J.Gilbert Smith House, some of the outbuildings, an old cart and the History Museum itself.
For information about the Los Altos History Museum, check out: http://www.losaltoshistory.org/
Upcoming Paintsites:
- Thursday, November 20, 2014: Clos LaChance Winery, San Martin
- Thursday, December 4, 2014: Historic S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale
- Thursday, December 18, 2014: Lighthouse Field State Beach, Santa Cruz - Holiday Pot-Luck
For complete details see the Watercolor Society website or the November Newsletter.
Why are these people smiling and what's that hidden behind them on the steps?
Aha, you probably guessed it --- they're Paintsites artists and they're smiling because they had this to show for a great day's painting....
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| Our improvised gallery |
An old garden cart with iron wheels and a big potted plant was a popular subject for ...
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| Broncha & Candy |
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| Broncha's painting of cart and adjacent barn |
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| Candy's painting of same |
and ...
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| Cathy |
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| Cathy's painting of the cart |
and ...
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| Leslie |
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| Leslie's painting of the cart. |
The J Gilbert Smith house, a shingled Craftsman, was an interesting subject from every side.
From the front and side...
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| Iris & Lisha |
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| Lisha's take on the front |
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| Iris' view down the side looking toward the barn |
and ...
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| Marilyn |
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| Marilyn's finished work of the front |
The back of the house was also interesting and just sitting in the brick patio was a fine experience
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| Melanie, Nancy & Dick on the back patio |
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| Bonnie's painting of the house and gate leading into the patio |
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| Melanie's painting of same |
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| Dick's painting of brick patio |
Today
I kept the inking to a minimum and played with wet on wet. There's
virtually no control doing this. Painting wet on wet on a 140 lb. block
guarantees unpredictable results as gravity takes over and rivers of
color form in the arroyos. I have more 300 lb. paper on order. Dick
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| Jane's painting of the side of the house. | |
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| Helen |
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| Helen focused on the gate leading from the back patio to the front of the house |
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| Brad's painting of gate and side of house |
The Tank House and Outhouse were also popular subjects...
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| Anu's painting of the Tank House |
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| Broncha's painting of the Tank House |
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| Jenny's painting of the Tank House & the Outhouse |
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| Leslie's painting of an outbuilding |
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| Susan's sketch of the Tank House |
The History Museum itself, although a newer building, is also a handsome one. Especially when painted by ......
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| Jane |
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| Jane's painting of the Los Altos History Museum |
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