Week 24, August 16 - 29, 2020

 Paint site Guidelines

Please check the Paintsites website for details including directions and possible cancellations. To keep our members and guests as safe as possible during the COVID-19 era, we must change how we do things. Some of the paint sites have visitor limits. When this occurs we will post the information in paint site details on the SCVWS website. Participants must wear masks and observe the 6 ft. distancing rule. We no longer take photos of paintings on site. Please take your own photo, crop if needed, and submit  to paintsites@scvws.org according to our Weekly Blog submission guidelines.  

Blog Submission Guidelines

We invite Paintsites' artists to paint or sketch during the week, pick one painting from that week and submit it by Saturday of that week. Here are some guidelines:

• Submit a digital photo of your artwork to paintsites@scvws.org. Cropped photos are preferred.
• Include your name, the date and comments about the site or unique media notes.
• Be creative! Some of your best subjects are in or around your home. You may want to paint from personal photos of your travels.
• Submissions after Saturday midnight will appear in the following week's blog.
• One submission per member per week, please.

Our artists met at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden for day of painting. The garden staff was most accommodating as we set up among the roses. We had a good turn out of masked artists. Others chose to paint at home or in distant locations.

Link

Blooms among the roses

The Masked Artists

Artwork

"A Red Rose" by Annie

"Nice Morning in the Rose Garden" by Mary P.

"Fountain in the Garden" by Alison 

"Monterey Bay" by Joe

"Cry California" by Caroline

"Birthday Bouquet" by Indira

"Water, Stone, Trees" by Sham

"Swan and Fountain" by Salinda

"Palace of Fine Arts" by Dick

Week 23: August 16 to August 22

This week's Thursday paint site was cancelled due to poor air quality caused by the Bay Area fires. Artists were encouraged to paint at home and submit paintings accordingly. I hope you are all in a safe place and sheltered from the smoke pollution. 

Paint site Guidelines

Please check the Paintsites website for details including directions and possible cancellations. To keep our members and guests as safe as possible during the COVID-19 era, we must change how we do things. Some of the paint sites have visitor limits. When this occurs we will post the information in paint site details on the SCVWS website. Participants must wear masks and observe the 6 ft. distancing rule. We no longer take photos of paintings on site. Please take your own photo, crop if needed, and submit  to paintsites@scvws.org according to our Weekly Blog submission guidelines.  

Blog Submission Guidelines

We invite Paintsites' artists to paint or sketch during the week, pick one painting from that week and submit it by Saturday of that week. Here are some guidelines:

• Submit a digital photo of your artwork to paintsites@scvws.org. Cropped photos are preferred.
• Include your name, the date and comments about the site or unique media notes.
• Be creative! Some of your best subjects are in or around your home. You may want to paint from personal photos of your travels.
• Submissions after Saturday midnight will appear in the following week's blog.
• One submission per member per week, please.

Artwork

Joe's painting of Santa Cruz cliffs (painted from a photo)

"Low Flying Birds, Capitola" by Dick

"Party Boat, Seacliff" by Salinda

"Golden Thistles and Goldfinches" by Alison

Alison's photo that inspired her painting

"Bass Lake (near Yosemite), looking across a cove from where I beached the boat" by Rich

"San Pedro Valley Lion" by Caroline

Week 22 August 9 - August 16, 2020

 Our Paintsites coordinators have decided to resume Paintsites! We recognize that the COVID pandemic is not over by any means, and understand that some members will choose not to join Paintsites at this time. With this in mind we will continue to publish the Weekly Painting Blog for all our members using the same blog submission guidelines we have used since March 14 . 

Paint site Guidelines

Check the Paintsites website for details including directions and possible cancellations. To keep our members and guests as safe as possible during the COVID-19 era, we must change how we do things. Some of the paint sites have visitor limits. When this occurs we will post the information in paint site details on the SCVWS website. Participants must wear masks and observe the 6 ft. distancing rule. We no longer take photos of paintings on site. Please take your own photo, crop if needed, and submit  to paintsites@scvws.org according to our Weekly Blog submission guidelines.  

Blog Submission Guidelines

We invite Paintsites' artists to paint or sketch during the week, pick one painting from that week and submit it by Saturday of that week. Here are some guidelines:

• Submit a digital photo of your artwork to paintsites@scvws.org. Cropped photos are preferred.
• Include your name, the date and comments about the site or unique media notes.
• Be creative! Some of your best subjects are in or around your home. You may want to paint from personal photos of your travels.
• Submissions after Saturday midnight will appear in the following week's blog.
• One submission per member per week, please.

Week 21 August 1 - August 8, 2020

 Our Paintsites coordinators have decided to resume Paintsites! We recognize that the COVID pandemic is not over by any means, and understand that some members will choose not to join Paintsites at this time. With this in mind we will continue to publish the Weekly Painting Blog for all our members using the same blog submission guidelines we have used since March 14 . 

Paint site Guidelines

Check the Paintsites website for details including directions and possible cancellations. To keep our members and guests as safe as possible during the COVID-19 era, we must change how we do things. Some of the paint sites have visitor limits. When this occurs we will post the information in paint site details on the SCVWS website. Participants must wear masks and observe the 6 ft. distancing rule. We no longer take photos of paintings on site. Please take your own photo, crop if needed, and submit  to paintsites@scvws.org according to our Weekly Blog submission guidelines.  

Blog Submission Guidelines

We invite Paintsites' artists to paint or sketch during the week, pick one painting from that week and submit it by Saturday of that week. Here are some guidelines:

• Submit a digital photo of your artwork to paintsites@scvws.org. Cropped photos are preferred.
• Include your name, the date and comments about the site or unique media notes.
• Be creative! Some of your best subjects are in or around your home. You may want to paint from personal photos of your travels.
• Submissions after Saturday midnight will appear in the following week's blog.
• One submission per member per week, please.

A warm South Bay day did not deter our artists from their outing in historic Alviso. The sky and the bay were bright blue, but there was little shade to be had. Still they turned out some fine artwork. Others ventured out to other locations for a day of painting, or painted at home.

Artwork

"Lain's Baits" Gouache, by Elaine

"Classic Alviso" by Mary

Value sketch, "South Bay Yacht Club" by Tanvi

"And put some color on it" by Tanvi

"Alviso Hiker" by Alison

"Mount Hamilton Meditation" Palo Alto Foothills Park by Caroline

"Boat in Alviso Slough" by Joe

"Green Boat" by Susan BG

"Kids at Play"  Wildwood Park, Saratoga by Salinda

"Wade in the Water" Wildwood Park, Saratoga, water-brush by Dick

"Floral" by Indira

"Artist and Onlookers" Alum Rock Bridge by Annie

Next plein air paintsite, August 13, Los Alamitos Trail, San Jose

Week 20: July 26 to August 1, 2020

Our Paintsites coordinators have decided to resume Paintsites! We recognize that the COVID pandemic is not over by any means, and understand that some members will choose not to join Paintsites at this time. With this in mind we will continue to publish the Weekly Painting Blog for all our members using the same blog submission guidelines we have used since March 14 . 

Paint site Guidelines

Check the Paintsites website for details including directions and possible cancellations. To keep our members and guests as safe as possible during the COVID-19 era, we must change how we do things. Some of the paint sites have visitor limits. When this occurs we will post the information in paint site details on the SCVWS website. Participants must wear masks and observe the 6 ft. distancing rule. We no longer take photos of paintings on site. Please take your own photo, crop if needed, and submit  to paintsites@scvws.org according to our Weekly Blog submission guidelines.  

Blog Submission Guidelines

We invite Paintsites' artists to paint or sketch during the week, pick one painting from that week and submit it by Saturday of that week. Here are some guidelines:

• Submit a digital photo of your artwork to paintsites@scvws.org. Cropped photos are preferred.
• Include your name, the date and comments about the site or unique media notes.
• Be creative! Some of your best subjects are in or around your home. You may want to paint from personal photos of your travels.
• Submissions after Saturday midnight will appear in the following week's blog.
• One submission per member per week, please.

Artwork

From the Vasona County Park paint-out July 30, 2020

Bridge at Vasona Park by Joe

Vasona Lake County Park Journal Page by Jayne S
"Today was a perfect day to sit and watch the activity from a distance." 

Vasona Boat Dock Fun by Alison

Alison's second painting of the Vasona Lake boat dock
  "My first painting was trying to capture the activity!
  The other is far more calm and includes our bird friends."

Vasona Lake County Park by Annie 

Vasona Lake County Park, View Across the Water by Caroline

 These four Paintings are from our other artists from various
sites at home or elsewhere

The Old Winery by Dick

The Vineyard by Salinda

  Los Gatos Cornerstone Fountain by Helen

Switzerland by Indira (painted from a personal photograph)