We had a magnificent day to enjoy the vast vistas visible from Coyote Valley OSP, located at the western edge of the Coyote Valley only 20 miles south of downtown San Jose. Most of the artists hiked the 4-mile long Arrowhead Loop Trail which offers stunning views of Mount Hamilton, Mount Umunhum, and the entire Coyote Valley. Thank you, Edward Rooks, for leading the hike and giving a nature tour as well. Three artists painted near the parking lot where they enjoyed the view of Mount Hamilton and the Diablo Range. A small storm front had come through the night before which dropped only a trace of rain but cleared out the air leading to superb visibility. The puffy white clouds at paintsite start time gave way to brilliant blue sky, and it was a delight to sit and watch the clouds change shape and disappear. As is usual after a storm front passes through, the excellent visibility was accompanied by a brisk wind.
For more information on the Coyote Valley Open Space see:
https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/preserves/coyotevalley.html
For more photos from our paintsite, see Edward Rook's Flickr album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/edwardrooks/sets/72157711384849526/
Upcoming paintsites: See the SCVWS
website or the October and November Newsletters for details.
- Thursday, Oct 24, Sawyer Camp Trail at Crystal Springs Reservoir, San Mateo County
- Thursday, Oct 31, Triton Museum Grounds, Santa Clara
- Thursday, Nov 7, Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve, Los Gatos
- Thursday, Nov 14, Charleston Slough, Palo Alto
- Saturday, Nov 16, Folger Estate, Woodside
- Thursday, Nov 21, View of Hayes Mansion from Edenvale Gardens Regional Park, San Jose
Artists and their artwork:
The hikers on Arrowhead Loop Trail:
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Hikers sketching at the first overlook on the Arrowhead Trail
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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Annie sketching at the first overlook
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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| Annie's watercolor of an oak snag |
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Carol
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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| Carol's watercolor of a serpentine rock outcrop surrounded by blue oak savannah |
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Edward at the first overlook of the Arrowhead Trail
Photo by Elaine |
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| Edward's painting of the southeast view from the first rest stop |
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| Edward's second watercolor from the Arrowhead Trail hike |
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Elaine, at the first lookout at 500' elevation
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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Elaine's pen and watercolor of the view from the Arrowhead Trail looking southeast
towards the valley, and Diablo Range beyond |
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| Elaine's second pen and watercolor |
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| Artists sketching under the shade a large blue oak |
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Lauren and Leslie
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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| Lauren's watercolor sketch of oak savannah landscape |
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| Lauren's second sketch |
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| Leslie's pen and ink sketch painted at the first Arrowhead Trail overlook |
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| Leslie's sketch of a weathered storage shed painted on the second leg of the trail |
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Salinda
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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| Salinda's watercolor sketch of Carol and her view of the Coyote Valley beyond |
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| Salinda's second sketch done on the second leg of the trail |
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Carol, looking northeast over the Coyote Valley and the Diablo Range
Photo by Salinda |
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| Jane's watercolor sketch of the southeast view from the first overlook |
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| Jane's sketch of a farm shed |
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Paintsites' hikers climbing up towards the first lookout
Photo by Salinda |
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Artists taking a break near the second sketch stop. Edward is pointing out the
sightings of a red tailed hawk and a red shouldered hawk
Photo by Salinda |
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Hikers heading back on the second half of the loop trail
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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Annie, Jane, Carol and Salinda
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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View of the savannah oak landscape
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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Young gopher snake crossing the trail
Photo by Edward Rooks |
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Grazing deer spotted from the Arrowhead Trail
Photo by Edward Rooks
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American kestrel spotted perched in an oak on the Arrowhead Trail
Photo by Edward Rooks
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Yellow billed magpie spotted on the Heart's Delight TrailPhoto by Edward Rooks
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Meanwhile back at the preserve entrance:
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Dick, foregoing painting for a more exciting day riding
the local roads |
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| Bill painting under the shade of a magnificent oak tree |
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| Bill's painting of the ranch with the Diablo Range in the distance |
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Helen was very clever and found protection from the
wind right next to Bill's vehicle
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Helen's painting of the ranch with the Diablo Range
and dramatic clouds in the background
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| Marilyn's painting of the ranch with the flag blowing briskly in the breeze. |
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It was so windy that the non-hikers shared their paintings in the
wind protected area by Bill's vehicle
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| The hikers and non-hikers gathered for a group photo just before the start of the hike. |
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