The 16 room house that Henry Rengstorff built in 1867 is a fine example of the Bay Area’s late Victorian Italianate architecture. The façade of the house is symmetrical, with the central entrance defined by a pillared portico and large pediments. The oldest known building in Mountain View and one of the most magnificent houses, it was called home by many generations of the Rengstorff family and their relatives until it was sold in 1959. Then it fell into ruin, but made its way into the Register of Historical Places in 1978 and has been returned to its former glory.
Nineteen artists enjoyed perfect mild sunny weather and, because this paintsite was held during the week of July 4th, very light traffic in an area which usually has very heavy traffic. After the paintsite three artists marveled at Tony Foster’s magnificent plein air watercolor paintings from his wilderness journeys around the world at The Foster, a gallery located only a few miles from our paintsite.
For information about the Rengstorff House:
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For information about The Foster:
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July/August paintsites: See the SCVWS
website or the July newsletter for details.
- Thursday, July 12: Maison du Lac, Summit Rd, Los Gatos
- Thursday, July 19: Niles Train Depot Museum, Fremont
- Saturday, July 21: Murphy Street, Sunnyvale
- Thursday, July 26: 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: Downtown Los Altos followed by potluck at member’s home
- Thursday, Aug 9: New Almaden Historic District, San Jose
- Thursday, Aug 16: Quail Hollow Ranch CP, Felton
- Thursday, Aug 23: San Jose History Park, San Jose
- Thursday, Aug 30: Quarry Lakes Recreation Area, Fremont
Shows & Exhibits by Paintsites Regulars:
- Candy Yu is exhibiting 18 "pet" paintings at the VCA Crocker Animal Hospital, 475 N. Jackson Ave., San Jose through July 31, 2018. So, if your pet needs a checkup, take your puppy, kitty, snake, gerbil, ... or whatever in for an appointment and you can peruse Candy's artwork while the vet is poking, probing, etc. your pet. (But you don't need a pet to wander around the hospital.)
- John Ediger's 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. (See St. Mary's Museum of Art current CWA exhibit for the official info.) The show runs thru August 26, 2018.
- 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 (official website: Los Altos History Museum "Paint the Town" exhibit ) which runs from July 5 to October 7, 2018. Check the above 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.
- 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. The artwork will be a variety of mediums from pastels to watercolors, pen & ink, oils and more. Local artists will be there to talk to you about their work and their passion, and some of their work will be for sale. We will also have a drawing every hour for a piece of artwork. Los Gatos Birdwatcher, 792 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos 408-358-9453
Special Link:
Edward Rooks, our expert naturalist, fabulous photographer and accomplished artist, has created a Flickr photo album for all to enjoy. Thank you, Edward, for providing many additional (and much superior) photos for this blog. See Edward's photo album at:
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Artists and their artwork:
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| John in front of Rengstorff House (Photo by Edward Rooks) |
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| John is making a very detailed drawing |
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| Iris's painting of the grand entrance |
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| Edward |
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Edward was compelled to include the frolicking ravens because
he said they behaved like that the whole time he was painting.
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| Joe's painting of the entrance to the side garden |
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| Joe's painting of a portion of the house |
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| Tanvi |
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| Tanvi's sketch |
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| Tanvi's painting of the entrance to the side garden |
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| Marilyn's painting of the grand entrance |
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| Marilyn (Photo by Edward Rooks) |
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| Liz |
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| Liz's painting |
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| Broncha and Elaine G. |
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| Broncha's painting of water tower and windmill |
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| Elaine G.'s painting of water tower and windmill |
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| Mary's unfinished painting of water tower |
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| Elaine S. |
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| Kristi |
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| Kristi's unfinished painting of hydrangea |
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| Leslie arrived on her bicycle. |
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| Leslie's painting of agapanthus and yellow lilies |
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| Lorraine's painting of artist in the garden |
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Annie walked over to nearby Shoreline Lake and painted the lake and geese.
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| Annie's sketch of sailboats at Shoreline Lake |
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| A group of artists socializing after lunch |
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| Getting organized to share our artwork |
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