Linda, Susan BG, Jane, Claudia, Lora, Chris, Valerie, Brad, Helen, Caroline and Alison took a step back into History -San Jose style. We had 32 original and reproduction homes, businesses and landmarks reminiscent of Santa Clara Valley’s past. Warm breezes and plenty of shade provided a comfortable day to paint the buildings.
For more information and a virtual trip of San Jose History Park
https://www.historysanjose.org/wp/plan-your-visit/history-park/virtual-visit/
https://www.historysanjose.org/wp/?s=Building+descriptions+
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.
Upcoming Paint sites:
- Saturday, May 2 - WEEKEND PAINT SITE: Redwood City Civic Center, Redwood City
- Thursday, MAY 6 - Alum Rock, San Jose
- Thursday, MAY 13 - Holbrook Palmer Park, Atherton
- Thursday, MAY 20 - Vasona Park, Los Gatos
- Thursday, MAY 27 - Santana Row Rooftops, San Jose
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| "Vintage Gas Station, SJ History Park" by Valerie |
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| "Water Tower" by Alison |
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| "Old SP Locomotive" by Brad That's me waving at the engineer just like I used to do c. 1950 --- that's what everybody did then ~ Brad |
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| "Zanker House" by Jane S. |
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| "Empire Fire House" by Susan B-G. |
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| "A Sentimental Journey" by Caroline (San Jose History Park Train) |
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| Claudia's watercolor of the lower facade of the Chinese History Museum |
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| Helen's watercolor of the Nelson-Deluz House at the SJ History Park |
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| Vintage pickup truck a the SJ History Park by Lora |
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| "Safeway on 1st Street, Los Altos" by Tanvi |
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| "Yellow Roses" by Dick (painted plein air at the SJ Heritage Rose Garden, in pen and ink with a watercolor wash) |
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