Hayes Mansion and Edenvale Gardens, San Jose, Thursday, November 21, 2019

The Hayes Mansion was built in 1905 by E.A. and J.O. Hayes, publishers of the San Jose Mercury and San Jose Herald newspapers. This lovely 4100 square foot 62 room villa (currently managed as a hotel and conference center) was designed by George Page and has been noted as one the finest examples of late 19th - century architecture in the Valley.  Edenvale Gardens Regional Park, directly across the entrance to the hotel, was once the grounds to the Hayes Mansion and later in the 1960s and 1970s was the site of Frontier Village. 

For more information on the Hayes Mansion please check out the following links:

https://hayesmansion.com/history/

https://www.nps.gov/places/hayes-mansion.htm

Upcoming paintsites:  See the SCVWS website or the November Newsletter for details.

• Thursday, Nov. 28, HAPPY THANKSGIVING
• Thursday, Dec 5, Wildwood Park, Saratoga
• Saturday, Dec 7, Central Wholesale Nursery, San Jose
• Thursday, Dec 12, Historic Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale
• Thursday, Dec 19, Central Wholesale Nursery, San Jose
• Thursday, Jan 2, 2020 Stanford Red Barn, Palo Alto
• Thursday, Jan 9, Sikh Gurdwara, San Jose 
• Thursday, Jan 16, Don Edwards Environmental Education Centrer, Fremont
• Thursday, Jan 23, Emma Prusch Farm, San Jose
• Thursday, Jan 30, TBD rain makeup day

Artists and their artwork:

Benay's watercolor of Hayes Mansion

Benay

Indira's watercolor of the Hayes Mansion

Joe's painting of the mansion painted from Edenvale Park

Joe 

John's painting of the side view of Hayes Mansion

Lauren's painting of the northeast view of the mansion

Lora's watercolor of the Hayes Mansion

Mindy

Rich's painting of the east view of the Hayes Mansion

Tanvi

Tanvi's watercolor of a patio at the Hayes Mansion

Tanvi's watercolor of the main building at Hayes Mansion

Jane's painting of Hayes Mansion

Charleston Slough, Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, Thursday, November 14, 2019

Many thanks to Edward Rooks, naturalist and Paintsites artist, for leading the North Bay paint site this Thursday. The Charleston Slough, situated on the beautiful Palo Alto Baylands,  is a perfect location for panoramic views of marshland habitat as well as the distant East Bay Hills and the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west. The large ponds, Adobe Creek and Casey Forebay are all effected by the tides and provide excellent habitat for overwintering and migrating birds.

For more information about the area, visit: https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/shoreline/explore/ecosystems.asp

For more photos from our paint site, see Edward Rooks's Flickr album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/edwardrooks/albums/72157711786345156

Upcoming paintsites:  See the SCVWS website or the November or December Newsletters for details.

• Saturday, Nov 16, Folger Estate, Woodside
• Thursday, Nov 21, View of Hayes Mansion from Edenvale Gardens Regional Park, San Jose
• Thursday, Dec 5, Wildwood Park, Saratoga
• Thursday, Dec 12, Historic Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale
• Thursday, Dec 19, Central Wholesale Nursery, San Jose

Artists and their artwork:

Paintsites' artist Tanvi at Charleston Slough, Palo Alto Baylands

Tanvi's watercolor of the Baylands 

Tanvi's watercolor of shorebirds at Baylands 

Carol 

Charleston Slough by Carol 

Claudia 

Claudia's sketch of Charleston Slough 

Claudia's painting of Charleston Slough

Edward's painting of Charleston Slough

Elaine 

Elaine's sketches of shorebirds and waterfowl

Elaine's watercolor sketch of Casey Forebay

Elaine's painting of Casey Forebay

Lauren's watercolor of the Shorebirds at Casey Forebay

Lorraine

Lorraine's painting of the view of Casey Forebay

XL

XL's painting of the Baylands

XL's painting of Shoreline Lake

Joe's watercolor of the Bayland's Byxbee Park 

Paintsites' artitsts Elaine, Claudia and Lorraine display their artwork

Pebble Beach Private Residence, Monterey Peninsula, Thursday, November 14, 2019

Thank you very much Julie for welcoming our Paintsites group to your beautiful home in Pebble Beach. As Cindy had promised the view was truly spectacular along with your charming house and gardens. Thanks Cindy for bringing this opportunity to our attention and for helping organize the day.  

The weather forecast was for cloudy skies and there was even a possibility of being socked in by fog. Luckily the fog kept its distance and by late morning we were graced by intermittent sun. Most artists set up on the patio area (surrounded by oaks, cypress and Monterey pine), taking in the views of distant Carmel and the Carmel Highlands while others focused on the property's historic residence (eclectic Spanish) and terraced garden.

Upcoming paintsites:  See the SCVWS website or the November or December Newsletters for details.

• Saturday, Nov 16, Folger Estate, Woodside
• Thursday, Nov 21, View of Hayes Mansion from Edenvale Gardens Regional Park, San Jose
• Thursday, Dec 5, Wildwood Park, Saratoga
• Thursday, Dec 12, Historic Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale
• Thursday, Dec 19, Central Wholesale Nursery, San Jose

Artists and their artwork:

Southwest view from the Pebble Beach paint site

Julie (our hostess), Cindy and Jane

Annie

Annie's painting of distant Carmel Beach and Highlands

Cindy

Cindy's watercolor of the residence

Dick and Salinda

Dick's watercolor of misty Carmel Highlands 

Salinda's watercolor of  the view of Carmel and the distant highlands

Indira

Indira's watercolor of the bay and distant Point Lobos

Jayne and Annie 

Jayne's watercolor of Carmel Beach and Highlands 

Jane S.

Paintsites artists on the upper patio

Kaaren's first painting of the patio view

Kaaren's watercolor of the view looking south-southeast

Kaaren's third painting looking northwest

Liz

Liz's sketches of the distant Point Lobos and views around the garden

Lois's sketch of the patio and the distant view

Lois's sketch of Carmel and the distant hills

Matt

Sham

Artists painting from the upper patio

Paintsites artists viewing their artwork