You mix a perfect day for plein air painting; an interesting paintsite with a burbling creek, fields, redwoods, giant sycamores, oaks, old ranch buildings, farm animals, bee hives, a huge sundial, flower & vegetable gardens, lots of lizards, ...; and a wonderful group of talented plein air painters --- and this is what your get....
For additional information about the McClellan Ranch Park, see:
http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=1006
September will be a big, big paintout month - join us for one or more of these upcoming events:
- Thursday, September 5, 2013 - Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
- Thursday, September 19, 2013 - Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto
- Saturday, September 21, 2013 - Santa Clara Railroad Depot & Museum, Santa Clara
- Thursday, September 26, 2013 - Moran Lake, Santa Cruz
- Friday & Saturday, September 27 - 28, 2013 - Annual Santa Cruz Paintout, Santa Cruz
Check the SCVWS website or September Newsletter for additional details
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| Some serious critiquing going on here ... |
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| And, after the critique we're all still smiling --- a good thing! | |
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(Photo by Yan Zunkel)
Here are some snapshots taken during the critique session - check back for the finished paintings....
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| Deborah |
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| Iris |
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| Linda |
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| Leslie |
Here are some of the finished paintings:
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| Dick Zunkel |
The quality of work produced today was remarkable. Bright sun and cool breezes made for a perfect painting day. Dick
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| Marilyn Perry |
There is so much variety to paint here, but I knew ahead of time that I
wanted to paint Stevens Creek, the little creek that gives its name to
that big street with so many car dealerships. While I was painting, I
was serenaded by the calls of the chickadees. Marilyn
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| Grace Tang |
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It was very educational
to visit an 18 Acre Natural Preserve Park where a densely wooded creek is running through. The Stevens Creek, originating from the Sta Cruz mountains, flows through the Stevens Creek Reservoir; runs north through
Cupertino, Los Altos, Sunnyvale and Mountain View before emptying into the San Francisco Bay! I did not know about the creek until Marilyn talked about the nature walk class she joined not long ago. Grace
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Liz Siegel
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Beautiful day to try and capture the trees along Stevens Creek. Liz
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| Brad Santos |
A great place to paint: in the shade, close enough to the creek to hear it, and lots to see. My intention was to focus on the Tank House but I soon got carried away with all of the trees, shrubs, and meadow grasses. Brad
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