Stevens Creek CP Lakeshore Picnic Area, Cupertino, July 18, 2019

Stevens Creek Reservoir was nearly full in July for the first time in a long time.  This made for a beautiful painting subject for us, a pleasant place for a picnic for a group of residents from a neighborhood rehabilitation center, and a fun place for paddle boarding for a group of children and their leaders.  It was a warm day, but Stevens Creek CP Lakeshore Picnic Area has lots of beautiful oak trees giving shade to many picnic tables with good views of the reservoir, so we were very comfortable.

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Upcoming Paintsites:  See the SCVWS website or the July/August Newsletters for details:

• Thursday, July 25, Portola Vineyards, Portola Valley
• Thursday, August 1, Saratoga History Park
• Thursday, August 8, Don Edwards Wildlife Preserve, Fremont
• Thursday, August 15, Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, San Jose
• Saturday, August 17, Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, San Jose
• Thursday, August 22, Senior Safari, Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose
• Thursday, August 29, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga
• Thursday, Sept 5, Emerald Lake Country Club, Emerald Hills

Artists and their artwork:

Tanvi's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Children paddle boarding on Stevens Creek Reservoir

Lora had a comfortable painting location

at a picnic table.

Lora's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking east

Susan B-G

Susan B-G's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Lorraine

Lorraine's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Lauren

Lauren's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking east

Helen had a great view of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Helen's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Leslie

Leslie's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Leslie's sketch of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking north

showing the dam, a paddle boarder, and Canada geese

Thursday paintsite co-coordinator Marilyn's painting of

Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

It was wonderful to have John painting with us again

John's journal page contains a painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir

looking north toward the dam and a sketch of folks at the picnic area

Broncha

Sham and Indira share a picnic table

Sham's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking north toward the dam

and a group of paddle boarders launching their boards

Indira's painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking east

Cindy

Cindy's painting of folks enjoying the view of the Reservoir

Cindy's watercolor sketch of Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

Elaine

Elaine's painting of the Reservoir, the dam,

and paddle boarders launching their boards

Elaine's painting of Cindy painting

Elaine's 4" x 6" painting of Stevens Creek Reservoir

for a greeting card

After the other artists left, Elaine painted another

painting; Stevens Creek Reservoir looking south

We posed for a group photo before our formal sharing of our artwork.