Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, Sunnyvale, June 27, 2019

The Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum is adjacent to the 10 acre Orchard Heritage Park where about 800 trees were laden with ripe delicious Blenheim apricots.  We have painted at the orchard many times when the trees were bare or blooming, but this is the first time we painted when the apricots were ripe and being sold at a fruit stand on the premises.  Paintsite co-coordinator and Blenheim apricot fancier Marilyn wanted the artists to know how delicious ripe Blenheim apricots right from the tree can be, so she brought enough apricots from the fruit stand to share with everyone.

The Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum is a replica of the Martin Murphy Jr. Bayview House which was milled in Bangor, Maine, shipped around the Horn in 1850, and assembled in Sunnyvale.  The museum and grounds were looking splendid in preparation for the September 28 Anniversary Celebration to honor the grand new entrance and dedication of new outdoor exhibits.  SCVWS will have a booth at this celebration which will include an exhibit of some of the artwork from this and previous paintsites at this site.

The weather was perfect with delightful temperature, lots of sunshine, and enough shade in the orchard and museum gardens.  The artists agreed that the Blenheim apricots were indeed delicious.

For more information about the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum and Orchard Heritage Park, visit:

http://heritageparkmuseum.org/

Upcoming Paintsites:  See the SCVWS website or the July Newsletter for details:

• Thursday, July 11, Moss Landing Harbor with lunch at Phil's Fish Market and Eatery
• Thursday, July 18, Stevens Creek County Park Lakeshore Picnic Area, Cupertino
• Saturday, July 20, Webb Ranch, Portola Valley
• Thursday, July 25, Portola Vineyards, Portola Valley

Artists and their artwork:

Rich's painting of the orchard and apricots drying on drying racks

The Museum is so much more welcoming now that the

main entrance is complete.  Its completion will be recognized

with a celebration on Saturday, September 28.

Iris

Iris's painting of the museum

and Brad painting the museum

Brad

Brad's painting of the museum

Tanvi is using her artist's umbrella for the first time.

Tanvi's detail of the museum

Tanvi's second detail of the museum highlighting the windows

Joe

Jan G.

Jan C.

Jan C's painting of the museum and garden

Broncha with the orchard visible behind her

Broncha's painting of part of the museum and gardens

Helen

Helen's painting of the museum and some of the

brilliant flowers in the museum garden

Matt

Matt's painting of flowers in the garden

Leslie sitting by the orchard with ripe

apricots visible behind her

Leslie's painting of the barn

Leslie's pen and ink sketch of detail of farm machinery

The orchard with ripe Blenheim apricots hanging on the trees

Toni

Toni's portrait of an apricot tree

When Toni finished one apricot tree painting, she enjoyed the orchard

so much, she painted a second painting of the orchard.

Elaine with the orchard and old-fashioned farm wagon behind her

Elaine's painting of old-fashioned farm wagon and orchard

Elaine's painting of the orchard with house and

Santa Cruz Mountains in the background

Caroline's painting of a farmer in the orchard

Lauren with her mode of transportation for the day

Lauren's painting of the old fashioned farm

wagon, orchard, and flowers

Marilyn's painting of apricots on the tree

Paintsite co-coordinator Marilyn wanted everyone to know how

delicious are Sunnyvale cherries and Blenheim apricots,

so she brought enough for everyone.

Paintsite co-coordinator emeritus Brad graciously accepted

the responsibility of leading the sharing of the artwork.

Thanks, Brad!

Artists admiring the artwork