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Urban sketchers Symposium Day 2

The sketch subject below is on Congress Pkwy just East of Michigan Ave.  This sculpture is beautiful.  It is designed as a trellis for vines so that her skirt will fill out with plant life…so far, she just has a few leaves. I moved on to the Plaza where the native American sculpture was holdingContinue reading “Urban sketchers Symposium Day 2”

International Urban sketchers Symposium – Chicago Days 1 & 2

So here I am in Chicago, sketching with 575 other artists from 34 countries around the world. I am sitting at Congress and Michigan Ave while I am typing this, before I start another sketch. Here are a few photos of some of the sketches that I did.  I am meeting people from all overContinue reading “International Urban sketchers Symposium – Chicago Days 1 & 2”

Sketches from Memorial Ceremony

There is a group in the Patchogue area that maintains Lakeview Cemetery on Main Street.  It is an old historical cemetery and comprises (historians believe) 5 separate cemetaries of various faiths.   The committee has been restoring and maintaining the graves.  There are several graves of significance which were being commemorated on Wednesday.  At theContinue reading “Sketches from Memorial Ceremony”

Goodbye Red Baron

First off, this was a sad week because we buried my father.  Last weekend, at my father’s bedside I lamely spoke to him about how the grandkids and great-grandbaby were doing.  I expressed sorrow about time lost but I am grateful that I was able to good-bye.  We both loved to read and I regretContinue reading “Goodbye Red Baron”

Last but not least….

This sketch was the final sketch for this sketchbook.  It was a humid day and we found a shady pavilion on the East side of the causeway.  I saw this Jeep in front of me with an open hatch and sketched it. They had a lot of stuff in that car.  The trash can blockedContinue reading “Last but not least….”

Another sketch from Stuart, FL

Here is another sketch that I did from the waterfront park in Downtown Stuart.  It’s blissfully quiet this time of year.  I like that there are lots of different types of tropical palms and plants, there were lizards running around, and the ibis who was a little “put out” that we took over the picnicContinue reading “Another sketch from Stuart, FL”

Sketching while boating

While we were in south Florida, we visited with my sister and her family.   She and her husband had gotten a new boat and invited us to come out for a ride.  We stopped at a sandbar and I sketched this while sitting on the front of the boat.  There were storms around usContinue reading “Sketching while boating”