Sunday, March 20, 2022

Alviso Marina County Park, Thursday, March 17, 2022

Everybody is Irish on Saint Patricks Day and 14 lucky painters were full of blarney on a blustery day on the bay! A wee Leprechaun pinched artists that were not wearing green. There was a request for a pinch of Irish Spirits!

Iris, Lisha, Helen, Masako, Sal, Salinda, Dick, Brad, Lora, Jane, Jayne, Sharmin, Candy and Alison used their watercolor pots of liquid gold to paint a variety of subjects including the still green hills near the Alviso County Park.


Upcoming Events (see paintsites details for full descriptions of painting sites)


MARCH 24 - THUR PAINT SITE: Mission San Clara, Santa Clara

MARCH 27 - WKND PAINT SITE: Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara 

MARCH 31 - THUR PAINT SITE: Hidden Villa NOTE: Hidden Villa would like an estimate of the painters planning to attend.

Please contact Paintsites @scvws.org if you plan to attend this site. 

APRIL 7 - THUR PAINT SITE: Overfelt Gardens Park, San Jose

APRIL 14 - THUR PAINT SITE: Santa Teresa County Park: Pueblo Day Use Area, San Jose

APRIL 21- THUR PAINT SITE: To Be Determined

APRIL 28 - THUR PAINT SITE: Chateau CharMarron Peony Gardens, San Jose


For additional information about the monthly events, go to the SCVWS Newsletter or Website www.scvws.org



Photos of Artists and their Artwork


"Val's" by Brad

Vahl's holds memories from both my childhood ('50s)  and '80s & '90s parties with coworkers.  It was always a bustling place. Revisiting it brought back those happy memories.  I set-up across the street from the restaurant, next to the railroad tracks, and was almost blown off my seat when an ACE train roared by.   I was prepared when an Amtrak came thru and crouched down next to a concrete abutment.   Who says plein air painting can't be an adventure?


Salinda's watercolor of the old cannery building 
at Alviso

Dick's gouache painting of the cannery building

Sal's watercolor of Alviso, San Jose 

Alviso Marina County Park, San Jose

Jane's watercolor sketch of the view from the levy

"Blue and Yellow" by Alison

"Alviso Boat" by Iris

"Alviso Yacht Club" by Jayne

"Alviso Boat Launch" by Lora

Helen's sketch of Alviso homes

"Boardwalk Gateway" by Masako 

"Alviso Slough" by Candy 

Alison came dressed in green and as 'luck would
have it', Alison had a spare hat for Jane! 





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