Thursday's paint site started cold and grey; grew colder and greyer with rain (causing some of us to retreat to our cars and others into the Dining Hall where our gracious Sikh hosts offered us hot tea); then, warmed up and back outside where, still cold, the sun had broken thru -- the sky was a brilliant blue, the clouds bold, and the gold domes of the Temple positively glowing -- we were able to continue painting. Then, our work done, it was back into the Dining Hall where we were served a delicious lunch. It's the challenges and subsequent rewards of painting on such a day (including the effects of unplanned rain drops) that makes the Thursday Paintsites so special. And even more so when it's with such a wonderful group of fellow artists!
Upcoming paintsites: See the SCVWS website or the November Newsletter for details:
- Thursday, Jan 16, Don Edwards Environmental Education Centrer, Alviso
- Saturday, Jan 18, SCVWS Annual Holiday Party
- Thursday, Jan 23, Emma Prusch Farm, San Jose
- Thursday, Jan 30, TBD rain makeup day
- Thursday, Feb 6, Arastradero Preserve Parking lot, Palo Alto
- Thursday, Feb 13, Santa Cruz Arboretum, Santa Cruz
- Thursday, Feb 20, San Mateo County Courthouse, Redwood City
- Saturday, Feb 22, Along the Alameda, San Jose
- Thursday, Feb 27, TBD rain make up day
Don't forget: The annual holiday party is next Saturday, Jan 18 from 11 am - 2:30 pm. Bring sketchbooks and/or matted artwork to display on the raised stage area at the back of the hall. Please make sure your work is labeled with your name and phone number. Also, to participate in the painting exchange bring a water media painting in this year's theme 'STARS', on a 4"x 6" watercolor paper. For more information on the annual party and the location see the SCVWS
website.
Artists and their artwork:
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| Brad's watercolor sketch of the Sikh Gurdwara Temple |
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Paintsite artists Alison, Mindy, Sham, Brad, Elaine and Indira prepare to paint
at the Gurdwara Temple, ignoring the ominous rain clouds in the distance
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| Helen |
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| Helen's watercolor of the Gurdwara Temple |
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| Kathy's watercolor sketch of a section of the temple |
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| Alison's watercolor sketch of a temple archway |
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| Brad takes shelter during the mid morning downpour |
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| Indira and Elaine. One solution to painting in a the rain shower |
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| Elaine's watercolor of the temple with some rain drop effects |
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| Annie's solution to painting in the rain |
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| Cindy |
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| Cindy's watercolor of the hillside behind the Gurdwara Temple |
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| Indira's watercolor of the Gurdwara Temple |
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| Jane's value study sketch of the temple with special effects from the rain! |
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| Tanvi's watercolor focusing of the temple domes and archways |
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| Sham's painting of the Sikh Gurdwara Temple |
