We enjoyed another beautiful, sunny day along the Los Gatos Creek Trail starting out at the corner of Lark and Charter Oaks Drive and hiking south along the creek towards Lake Vasona. Our first stop on the hike was at the pedestrian bridge where we took in the wonderful reflections along the banks and quickly tried to simplify and capture the complex beauty of the scene. The Los Gatos Creek offers an important habitat for wildlife. We saw many varieties of plants and birds which proved excellent subjects. All along the creek banks spring was beginning to burst forth with California poppies and yellow oxalis. We made a stop at the magnificent Vasona dam which was originally built in 1935 with new gates installed in 1997. At our last stop we gathered at the north end of Vasona Lake at the top of the dam where we ate lunch after which many of us made one last sketch of the lake before sharing our paintings.
For more information about the Los Gatos Creek Trail see:
https://www.losgatosca.gov/907/Los-Gatos-Creek-Trail
This Hike and Sketch Paintsite was planned to coincide with the SCVWS Annual Exhibit at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center. After hiking back to our cars, most of us headed over to enjoy the exhibit which is on until April 19, 2020.
Upcoming paintsites: See the SCVWS website or the March Newsletter for details.
- March12, Los Altos Heritage Orchard, Los Altos (Note that this is a new date superseding the date in the newsletter)
- March 19, Santa Clara Central Park. Santa Clara
- March 26, Kirk-Farrington House, San Jose
Other News
The Paintsite Paintings Online Show registration opened February 18 and closes Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The exhibit will be published online April 27, 2020. See
SCVWS.org or the March Newsletter for details.
SCVWS Member’s Show at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos; members’ reception was cancelled due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) threat. We urge all of our members to view the 52nd Annual Show on the second floor of the Addison-Penzak JCC at their own convenience before the show goes down on the 19th of April. To see the winners and read the comments by the Juror, Iretta Hunter, please click on the following link:
http://www.scvws.org/gallery.php?cat=73
May Silicon Valley Open Studio listings for Paintsites members including Edward Rooks, Annie Haines, Elaine Goldstone, Kathy Kleinsteiber and John Ediger:
SVOS.org
Tanvi Buch is exhibiting her watercolors at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, from February 11 - April 6, 2020. Hours are: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 12 noon-1 pm; and one hour prior to all performances. All paintings are for sale.
Interested in entering a Sketching Challenge? Check out the following for more info:
https://citizensketcher.com/oneweek100people/
Artists and their Artwork
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| Alison's journal pages of the dam and creek |
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| Alison enjoying the wildflowers |
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| Annie's painting of the pedestrian bridge |
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| Annie deciding on the next paint stroke |
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| Tanvi's painting of the trail going under the highway |
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| Candy doing one of many of her sketches |
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| Lauren's painting of creek wildlife |
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| Liz making color choices |
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| Toni's lovely painting of a mighty tree |
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| Helen's colorful painting of trees |
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| Salinda sporting her glowing turquoise hat |
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| Salinda's elegant tree painting |
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| Kathy watching and sketching birds |
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| Kathy's careful bird observations |
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| Jane taking it all in |
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| Tanvi digging in her heals |
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| Candy has captured the power of the dam |
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| Mike's fabulous rocks and water painting |
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| Helen painting the dam |
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| Jane's lovely painting of the mountains and Vasona Lake |
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| Elaine's loose and spirited painting of Vasona Lake |
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Lunch and sketching on top of the dam
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