It was a blooming week for Paintsites! We had a beautiful day at Cummins Iris Garden. Dale, newcomer Tiina, Jayne and Alison were joined by the Santa Cruz /Monterey Urban Sketchers leader Anna to paint poppies, tulips, and early blooming irises ~ Alison
New: Check out our web site 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 painting per member per week, please.
Upcoming Events
April 22 – THURSDAY - Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP, Morgan Hill
April 29 - THURSDAY - San Jose History Park, San Jose
May 2 – WEEKEND PAINT SITE – Redwood City Civic Center, RC
May 6 - THURSDAY PAINT SITE – Alum Rock, SJ
May 13 - THURSDAY PAINT SITE - Holbrook Palmer Park, Athnerton
May 20 - THURSDAY PAINT SITE – Vasona Park, Los Gatos
May 27- THURSDAY PAINT SITE – Santa Row Roof Tops, SJ
Artwork and Photos from Paintsites
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| One of many special varieties at Cummins Iris Garden |
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A beautiful multicolored variety
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Tiina and Jayne |
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Alison's watercolor of an iris
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Dale's irises painted at Cummins on Saturday
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| Dale's watercolor painted from a photo taken at Saturday's paint site |
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"A View from Cummins' Iris Garden" by Tiina
I attended my first SCVWS Paintsites event today at the Cummins Iris Garden in Scotts Valley. This was also the first time that I used a new sketchbook from Cottonwood Arts. It turns out that this cold press paper is quite different from Arches which is what I typically use. I definitely need more practice to learn how watercolors behave on this new surface as it’s much smoother. We enjoyed a gorgeous sunny day at the iris garden surrounded by hundreds of blooms. The Iris farm looks out onto a beautiful view of the fields and woods which inspired my larger sketch ~ Tiina |
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Tiina's watercolor of a single iris from Cummins' Garden
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