We are very grateful for the opportunity to return and paint at Nola's Iris Garden. As with our past visits to the iris garden, we had a wonderful day wondering among beds of gorgeous iris and admiring the breath taking views of the East Bay Hills. One of our Paintsites member summed it up in her following comment:
Grateful for the spot-on directions to Nola's hilltop "heaven!" Could we have asked for a nicer day? Clear weather and views for miles, the sounds of a lone wild turkey, woodpeckers, California quail, a rooster and row upon row of colorful iris. Most importantly, shared time with fellow artists ~ Laurie B
A short survey relating to the planning of Paintsites was sent out to members earlier this week. We would appreciate if you could take some time to fill it out and help plan for the coming year. Thank you ~ Jane S.
Scroll down and enjoy this week’s photos and artwork posts, details on our plein air safety requirements and upcoming events.
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.
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.
- Saturday, April 17 – WEEKEND PAINT SITE: Cummins Iris Garden, Scotts Valley
- Thursday, April 22 – Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP, Morgan Hill
- Thursday, April 29 - San Jose History Park, San Jose
For more on the these sites go to Paintsites Detail
Artwork and Photos from this Week's Paint Site at Nola's Iris Garden, Provost Ranch
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| Artists amongst the blooms |
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| Susan BG's watercolor of the iris garden and spectacular view beyond |
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| Susan B.G's close up of a bearded iris |
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| Alison's watercolor (painted from the garden) of the view of the east bay hills and ranch horses grazing |
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| Alison's closeup of the irises, inspired by her visit to the immersive Van Gogh show in SF |
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| "Laura and Nola's Iris Garden" by Laurie |
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| Lora's watercolor of a yellow bearded iris |
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| Claudia L's watercolor of a multicolored iris |
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| "Nola's Iris Garden Delights" by Caroline (painted at home) |
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| "Horses on the Mountain" by Dick |
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| Jane S's painting of a bearded iris |
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| Brads' watercolor of the view of the iris garden and the ranch hills beyond. Perhaps not as many iris in full bloom as past visits (actually a blessing as it made the decision as to what to paint simpler) but those that were blooming were simpler ----hence we tended to cluster around those that were: here depicted Paintsites co-Coordinator Alison and member Dale, painting a lovely purple variety. |
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| Linda B's watercolor of her view from the iris garden |
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| "View of Nola's Iris Garden" by Karen F |
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| "Poppies" by Helen (painted at home) |
Artists at Work
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| Jane, Dick and Brad |
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| Linda B |
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| New paintsites member, Dale |
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| Alison |
The Irises
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in San Francisco. March 18 - September 6, 2021 (photo by Alison)
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