The Niles Train Depot Museum in the historic Niles area of Fremont was built as an actual train depot by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901. The building has been moved from its original location and is now part of Niles Town Plaza. The building has ornate columns, a bright red train caboose next door, and views of the hills behind. The tracks for the Amtrak train between Sacramento and San Jose lie immediately to the east of the depot, and the train came by while we were painting.
Fourteen artists enjoyed beautiful mild sunny weather and half of us treated ourselves to delicious ice cream at Nature's Microcreamery across the street from the town plaza after we painted and shared our artwork.
For more information about the museum, see
http://www.nilesdepot.org/niles/home.html
July/August paintsites: See the SCVWS
website or the July & August Newsletters for details.
- Thursday, July 26, 2018: Senior Safari Walkabout, Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose. (Note: early start time and free admission for "Seniors" -- those over 50 years of age.)
- Thursday, Aug 2, 2018: Downtown Los Altos followed by potluck at member’s home
- Thursday, Aug 9, 2018: New Almaden Historic District, San Jose
- Thursday, Aug 16, 2018: Quail Hollow Ranch CP, Felton
- Saturday, Aug 18, 2018: New Almaden Historic District, Casa Grande Museum
Thursday, Aug 23, 2018: San Jose History Park, San Jose
Thursday, Aug 30, 2018: Quarry Lakes Recreation Area, Fremont
Shows & Exhibits by Paintsites Regulars:
- Candy Yu's "Pet Paintings" Show continues its run at the VCA Crocker Animal Hospital, 475 N. Jackson Ave., San Jose through July 31, 2018. Just let them know at the front desk and staff will point out where the 18 fabulous paintings are hung.
- John Ediger's award-winning painting, "The Old Adobe", is included in the current California Watercolor Association's "The Color of Summer" Exhibit at St. Mary's College of Art in Moraga. The show runs thru August 26, 2018. (Official website: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/california-watercolor-association )
- Jane Saltman's and Tanvi Buch's watercolors are featured in the Los Altos History Museum's "Paint the Town ll: Echoes of the Past " show which runs from July 5 to October 7, 2018. Check the website for some plein air related lectures and events during July and August. The Los Altos History Museum is located at 51 S. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos. Hours are Thursday - Sunday, noon - 4 PM and admission is free. (Official website: https://www.losaltoshistory.org/2018/06/los-altos-history-museums-exhibit-paint-the-town-features-artwork-of-historic-landmarks/ )
- Elaine Goldstone will be exhibiting her botanical artwork and cards for sale at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher Annual Artist Exhibition on Sunday, July 22 from noon - 4:00 PM. The artwork will be a variety of mediums: pastels, watercolors, pen & ink, oils and more. Local artists will be there to discuss their work and their passion. Some artwork will be for sale. There will also be an hourly drawing for a piece of artwork. Los Gatos Birdwatcher is located at 792 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos 408-358-9453. (Official website: http://losgatosbirdwatcher.com/index.html )
- Annie Haines and John Ediger (yes, that same John Ediger) each had two paintings accepted in the California Watercolor Association's "Explore Color / Discover Color" exhibit in the Science Dept. at Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. The show opens August 5, 2018 and runs thru January 31, 2019. (Open days/hours not yet specified.) The Reception and Awards Presentation is Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. (Official website: http://www.californiawatercolor.org/index.php )
- Richard Bloechl will have an exhibit of his watercolors during the month of August at the Campbell Library, 77 Harrison Ave, in downtown Campbell. The exhibit is viewable during normal library hours.
Artists and their artwork:
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| Rich included the whole train, not just the red caboose, in his painting of the station |
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| Rich |
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| Tiangong returned for his second paintsite |
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| Tiangong's painting of the station |
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| Thursday paintsite co-coordinator Brad |
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| Brad's painting of the station |
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| Lisha brought experienced outdoor painter Constance |
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| Constance's first painting of the station |
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| Constance's second paint of the station is from a different angle |
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| Constance's third painting of the station |
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Carol brought her husband Ray who made an excellent
drawing of the station
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| Carol's painting of the station |
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Marilyn's painting of the station. She was interested in the
train tracks behind the station because she rode on those rails
when she rode the Amtrak train to Sacramento.
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| Jan |
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| Tanvi's painting of the red caboose and detail of station |
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| Weiwei with historic Niles shopping district in the background |
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| Weiwei's painting of the red caboose |
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| SCVWS President Lisa |
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| Lisa's painting of the red caboose with East Bay Hills beyond |
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| John brought a compass so he knew where the sun was going to move. |
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| John's painting of the red caboose |
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| John's preliminary sketches of the red caboose |
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| Candy's painting of the red caboose |
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| Candy |
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Candy's portrait of one of the trees on Niles Town Plaza
which provided shade to make our painting so pleasant
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| The artists posed with the red caboose. |
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