{"id":1527,"date":"2013-06-26T20:51:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T02:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2013-06-26T20:51:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T02:51:48","slug":"los-gatos-art-festival-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/los-gatos-art-festival-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Gatos Art Festival 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I participated in the Los Gatos Art Festival<\/a> as an ‘invited artist’. I always enjoy this show as it is close, don’t have to travel, and familiar with the area. But mainly, the sponsors always treat us artists well!<\/p>\n

I won’t go into many details of each day, but just a few notes and pictures on the activities…<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/strong>
\nWe stamped our canvases in the morning, and I took off for Stevens Creek Park, and did a painting of the stream, mainly for a ‘warmup’. There was a mandatory artists reception\/meeting that evening, so I didn’t want to stray far. I forgot to take a picture of the painting in progress, but a few scenes below for the day. (Click on any photo to see a larger version).<\/p>\n

\"First <\/a>
First scene I painted at Stevens Creek. I forgot to take a picture of the painting on the easel! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"We <\/a>
We had an artists reception and meeting Tuesday night. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Wednesday<\/strong>
\nThis was my big ‘travel day’. I literally painted from the mountains behind my house, to the ocean. In the morning I went up Quimby Road behind the house and did a morning view of the Santa Clara Valley and downtown San Jose. Early afternoon I was in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park<\/a> painting the redwoods and late afternoon at Sharktooth Beach near Davenport painting the ocean.<\/p>\n

\"Painting <\/a>
Painting by Quimby Road. My home is at the bottom of this hill, and it is a very steep and windy road! That is Silicon Valley in the distance <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Painting <\/a>
Painting in Henry Cowell State Park. <\/div> <\/div>
\"North <\/a>
North of Santa Cruz and just south of Davenport. There were a number of paintings of this cove in the show this year. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Thursday<\/strong>
\nAn artists luncheon was scheduled in Los Gatos, so I stayed around the San Jose area, McKean Road to be exact, and did a painting of a red barn right by the road. Little did I know, but the day before, a group of artists in the show painted the same red barn. I think there were about 8 paintings of that barn on exhibit!<\/p>\n

The luncheon was at a Los Gatos residence, catered by Togo’s Sandwiches. After eating, I headed for the bathroom, and found a painting I sold last year at this event hanging on the living room wall!<\/p>\n

My afternoon painting was a quiet spot on Coyote Creek right by Metcalf and Monterey Roads.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The red barn when I first arrived early morning. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"My <\/a>
My easel out painting along McKean Road <\/div> <\/div>
\"From <\/a>
From last year. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Coyote <\/a>
Coyote Creek at the corner of Metcalf Road and Monterey Highway. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Friday<\/strong>
\nI went out early on San Felipe Road close to my house and did a painting of a Eucalyptus. The afternoon was spent in touch-up and framing.<\/p>\n

That evening was a gala at a mansion in Los Gatos. It was a wonderful setting, and quite a crowd. The pictures below are before the crowds showed up.<\/p>\n

\"Friday <\/a>
Friday night Gala <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Friday <\/a>
Friday night Gala <\/div> <\/div>
\"Friday <\/a>
Friday night Gala <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Saturday<\/strong>
\nI delivered and hung all my paintings for the show… <\/p>\n

\"My <\/a>
My paintings at the Saturday exhibit and silent auction. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Another <\/a>
Another shot of the exhibits at the Los Gatos Art Festival <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Below are the paintings in the show (I didn’t show the first painting from Steven Creek, as I feel it still needs more work)…<\/p>\n

\"Downtown <\/a>
Downtown 16×20 Oil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pathway <\/a>
Pathway in the Redwoods 8×16 Oil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sharktooth <\/a>
Sharktooth Beach 8×10 Oil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Red Barn 12×24 Oil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Coyote <\/a>
Coyote Creek 10×8 Oil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Eucalyptus <\/a>
Eucalyptus Study 11×14 Oil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

It was a good show with many strong works, however sales were quite disappointing, at least for me. It’s always fun, though, to paint, meet old friends and other artists!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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