"Mimsy" to be sure

To continue from yesterday's post---It was something of a fantastical morning, painting in the intermittent rain at Gasworks Park and Marina.

"A beautiful pea green boat"

A few of us wound through a narrow wooded path from Gasworks Park to a tiny houseboat marina for the last half of the outing.

And what should I see? A beautiful peagreen boat (house), apparently just sailed back from the sea by the owl and the pussycat! See what looks for all the world like a vintage Evinrude motor attached to the hull? I am told that these are true house BOATS, because they are capable of being navigated out on the water.

Kate posed us for a great group shot at the end of the outing and check the USk Seattle Flikr photo pool for photos of our work (Nice work, Tina and Peggy). Regardless of being a bit damp, we were all proud of ourselves for braving a few little summer showers. I, myself, looked a bit like a borogrove when I took off my hat.

"All mimsy were the borogroves," What is the meaning of the adjective, mimsy? Flimsy and miserable. "When I make a word do a lot of the work like that," Said Humpty-Dumpty, "I always make it pay extra."
A shabby looking bird. "...And a borogrove is a thin, shabby looking bird with its feathers sticking out all around- something like a live mop." - Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carol.

Sketching in the rain can be like that.

Rain Along the Coast

"Rain Along the Coast"
by Michele Cooper
5x7" Original Watercolor
$60  (Includes S&H)

We have lots of atmosphere here in the Pacific NW this winter. A walk along the coastline gives you plenty of drama.

Looking across to Whidbey Island

Rainy Day on Camano Island
Original Watercolor by Michele Cooper
14x11"

Painted this on location......from the car while it was raining. I think I really did get the feeling of a rainy day without painting actual raindrops.

Winter Rain

Original Watercolor by Michele Cooper
5x7" Image, 8x10 Framed

Well, I got a whole new palette once I returned to the Pacific NW. And 40 degrees colder!