Week 49 February 28- March 6, 2021

Nine Painters - Bill, Jane K, Jane S, Jayne, Susan BG, Claudia, Marni, Lora and Alison enjoyed a warm and sunny early spring day at Los Gatos Creek County Park. Birds, foliage and reflections along the creek and percolation ponds provided a variety of subjects ~ Alison

New: Check out our Paintsites Homepage. We updated it to include links to presentations on plein air painting by SCVWS members Dick Zunkel, Uma Kelkar and Edward Rooks. All three links were used as references during the SCVWS Zoom Q&A session on February 28, 2021.  

See below, for this week's photos and artwork posts, details on our plein air safety requirements and upcoming events.   

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 

Blog Submission Guidelines

If you choose not to attend the organized SCVWS plein air events, we invite Paintsites' artists sketching/painting on their own to 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.

Upcoming Events

• Thursday Paint Site, March 11, 2021 - Sunnyvale Heritage Orchard, Sunnyvale
• Registration is Open for 53rd Annual Show

Photos from the Los Gatos Creek Park Paint Site

Los Gatos Creek Park, Campbell

Susan B.G.

Lora

Birds of different feathers flock together!

Lora's watercolor of Canada geese at 
Los Gatos Creek Park 

Jayne's watercolor sketch of reflections on the pond

Reflections on the creek by Claudia 

A panorama of the percolation ponds with rushes
painted by Alison

Susan B.G.'s sketch of the first percolation pond and tree
lined trail in the distance 

Susan B.G.'s closeup of the trail

Other Paintings by Members

"Austrian Farmhouse" by Dick, painted at home from
 a personal photo

"Calero County Park" by Indira, painted plein air 

Toni wasn't able to attend the Los Gatos Creek
Park paint site, but she had a nice morning
painting this Manzanita bush in her front yard
(painted plein air).

Toni's watercolor of a giant lemon tree and shed
 (painted plein air)

"Los Altos Heritage Apricot in Bloom" by Jane S.
(painted plein air)