Monday, June 15, 2015

Summer Island Vignettes


A view of Mt. Baker and Jerlyn sketching in Bonnie's Garden
Today, I spent a wonderful afternoon with the Anacortes sketchers at the home of one of our artists. The summer air was fresh and warm, the garden bountiful and the hospitality warm and welcoming. After roaming the house and garden, I found a shady spot with a view of Mt. Baker. Cloud shadows played across the mountain's shapes, creating a variety of undulating rhythms.

After a meander through the glade with its own pond and tiny island, we came back to the table where fresh flowers and chocolate tempted us. Everywhere you looked, there was another path, a grouping of potted blossoms or a place to sit and muse.

I spent a lot of time today just soaking it all in. I think you would have, too, if you had been there.





4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful place. Your sketches always inspire me to get sketching and painting.

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    1. Thanks, Sharon. Great to know that another artist gets encouragement from these posts. I appreciate your comments. Sometimes I wonder I'd anyone is enjoying my blog.

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  2. What a pleasant way to do plein air sketching! Lovely location and sketch page!!

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    1. Thank you for your kind words, Joan. You would have loved it there.

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