I really enjoyed contributing to the blog while I was feeling well enough and got to paint in my studio, painting emphasizes what a beautiful world we live in.Here is a gallery of some of Marilyn's best work:
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| 8/16/12 Gamble Garden |
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| 11/1/12 Harris-Lass Historical Museum |
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| 2/7/13 Santana Row "I drew and inked my painting on site, and added the color at home, because the arbor that gave me refuge from the rain was not perfect, and every once in a while, a big drop of water landed on my table or sketchbook. It was very fun to sit and sketch while watching the rain, yet I was happy to stop to have hot soup." Marilyn |
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| 4/27/13 Linda Vista Park, Cupertino "The plein air lesson had a good turnout, and I hope that many of the new people turn into regulars. I chose this subject because I felt that my sketchbook was in need of more red. " Marilyn |
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| 7/20/13 Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum "There were many wonderful painting subjects at the Rosicrucian, but I selected this shrine because I could sit at a cafe table under a tree with dense foliage. When I thought it couldn't get any better, a guitarist arrived and serenaded me with very gentle, peaceful music for at least an hour." Marilyn |
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| 9/21/13 Santa Clara Caltrain Depot "I got shelter from the rain under the eaves that you see in the middle of my painting. After so long without significant rain, it was nice to watch the rain." Marilyn |
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| 12/19/13 Santa Clara Civic Center Park "When I first arrived, I thought the wind was much too cold, but I found a sunny, somewhat protected place to sit, and it turned out to be a very pleasant painting morning. " Marilyn |
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| 1/2/14 Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve "I admit to using my camera to photograph the Northern Shoveler, and drawing from the LCD screen. But he and his mate were very hungry and spent the entire morning feeding right by where I was sitting, so I got to paint while viewing the real bird, not the photo." Marilyn |
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| 4/17/14 AeroDynamic Aviation, San Jose |
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| 7/3/14 Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park Marilyn's painting of the fountain in the Court of Abundance |
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| 12/18/14 Lighthouse Field State Beach, Santa Cruz Marilyn's finished painting of the lighthouse |
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| 1/22/15 Gurdwara Sikh Temple, San Jose |
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| 3/19/15 Kirk-Farrington House, San Jose Marilyn's painting of a tree peony blossom |
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| 6/25/15 San Juan Bautista Mission and State Park, San Juan Bautista Marilyn's completed painting of just a bit of the arcade, the church, the bell tower and the cemetery gate |
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| 7/23/15 Japanese Friendship Garden, Kelley Park, San Jose Marilyn's painting of the Red Bridge |
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| 9/24/15 Annual Santa Cruz Paintout Marilyn's painting of two sloops tied to a nearby dock |
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| 9/25/15 Annual Santa Cruz Paintout "I finished this after tide-pooling which caused me to put in much more detail of the tide pool area and the mobile home park on top of the cliff (gateway to the tide-pool area)". Marilyn |
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| 11/19/15 Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills Marilyn's painting of the Duvenck House |
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| 2/11/16 McClellan Ranch, Cupertino |
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| 3/3/16 Saratoga Heritage Orchard, Saratoga Marilyn's really close-up painting of some blossoms using techniques she picked up in recent workshops |
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| 5/12/16 Joseph D. Grant County Park, San Jose Marilyn's finished painting of the Lick Observatory |
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| 6/2/16 Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve, Cupertino Marilyn's painting of some of the crops in the Farm garden |
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| 6/23/16 Sierra Azul Nursery, Watsonville Since taking the SCVWS Journaling Workshop, Marilyn had done some serious "journaling". These were her first three entries for the day |
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| 7/7/16 Shoreline Park, Mt. View Marilyn's journal entry for the day started out with the same creek scene. "Thank you, Alison, for the excellent presentation about the engineering of Shoreline Lake, Charleston Slough, and surroundings. I have been enjoying this park for such a long time, and you explained things I never knew about the park." Marilyn |
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| 9/22/16 Annual Two Day Santa Cruz Paintout |
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| 10/27/16 Senior Safari - Happy Hollow Zoo, San Jose Marilyn patiently waited for a Red Panda to come out and, when it did, made this quick sketch of it |
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| 11/17/16 Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills The penned-up goats, altho' not the focal point of her painting, were so much fun that they attracted most of her attention |
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| 5/18/17 Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford University Marilyn's sketch of flowering barrel cactus |
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| 5/25/17 Carmelite Monastery, Santa Clara Marilyn's painting of the Chapel |
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| 1/26/17 AeroDynamic Aviation, Reid Hillview Airport, San Jose Marilyn's painting of the SportStar. The staff was right. This airplane posed for us all day. |
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| 11/2/17 Sunnyvale Baylands Park Marilyn's painting of geometric sculptures with tree tunnel and Milpitas Hills in the background |
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| 12/14/17 Central Wholesale Nursery, San Jose Marilyn's red poinsettia |
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| 12/28/17 Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, Los Altos |
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| 5/24/18 Cooper-Garrod Vineyards, Saratoga Marilyn captured the entire vista including horses |
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| 6/21/18 Gamble Garden, Palo Alto Marilyn's painting of the dahlia |
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| 6/28/18 Uvas Canyon County Park, Morgan Hill Marilyn's painting of Basin Falls |
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| 8/18/18 Weekend Paintsites Casa Grande, New Almaden Marilyn's close up painting from the narrow parking lot |
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| 9/20/18 Pigeon Pt. Lighthouse SHP, Pescadero Marilyn's painting of the lighthouse |
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| 9/27/18 Ainsley House, Campbell Marilyn's painting of the front door and the bay window |
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| 3/28/19 Santa Clara Mission Marilyn's painting of orange flowers |
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| 3/29//19 Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve Wildflower Walk, Morgan Hill Marilyn's painting of a field of wildflowers with Coyote Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains in the background |
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| 4/18/19 Hakone Gardens, Saratoga Marilyn's painting of the Moon Bridge and pond |
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| 5/9/19 Nola's Iris Garden, Prevost Ranch, San Jose Marilyn's watercolor of an iris set against the the East Bay Hills |
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| 6/27/29 Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, Sunnyvale Marilyn's painting of apricots on the tree |
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| 10/17/19 Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, Morgan Hill Marilyn's painting of the ranch with the flag blowing briskly in the breeze |
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| Week 2, March 22 to 28, 2020, Painting at a Safe Distance Marilyn's painting of house finch: "This brightly colored house finch and his mate are still enjoying the privet berries in my backyard and giving me lots of pleasure watching them |
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| Week 4, April 5 to April 11, 2020, Painting at a Safe Distance Acorn Woodpecker by Marilyn Marilyn says, "This lady acorn woodpecker, storing up food in the granary snag, was my painting buddy the last time SCVWS paintsite artists visited Rancho San Antonio back in November 2017." |
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| Week 6, April 19 to April 25, 2020, Painting at a Safe Distance Marilyn says, "To practice what Edward Rooks taught in his live video wildlife sketching class at Leguna Seca this week, I painted a coyote. The non-hikers saw this coyote at the Pueblo Day Use Area of Santa Teresa CP June 2015". |
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| Week 11, May 24 to May 30, Painting at a Safe Distance Marilyn's watercolor of rose blooms in their prime at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden (this was Marilyn's last blog entry) |
Thank you SO much for preparing this gallery of my sister-in-law's paintings. She used all her God-given talents in this life! I love the peacefulness and detail in her paintings.
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