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| 10/25/19 Swansons Nursery |
A big reason why USk Seattle meets at Swansons Nursery
at least once (and often more than once) a year is that it’s ideal
for any kind of weather. And a big reason we like to sketch there in the fall
is orange. It was a predominant color in the palettes of many sketchers
yesterday, when we had a wide variety of weather conditions.
While it was still dry and not too cold (if one were dressed
in down as I was), I found a mandatory pumpkin display and steer skull to
sketch outdoors. Near the hay maze, children were invited to plant and water flowers
inside pumpkin shells, so I tried to quickly capture one such child . . .
though a 10-second “pose” is a challenge even with life-drawing practice.
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| Inside Swansons' Barn & Field Kitchen cafe |
The eventual rain and wind drove most sketchers indoors to the nursery’s café, which is filled with a lush jungle of greenery and even some pink anthurium. Noshing on my scone as I sketched, it was a relaxing way to warm up and chat with other sketchers.
So the coats have come out on your end of the Earth too, I see. I'm also on a pumpkin-drawing kick - tis the season :-)
ReplyDeleteThe coats have definitely come out! Only 36F on my weather app when I woke this morning!
DeleteGee, that's our weather right now. We're a bit warmer than usual for this time of year but so far we're still above freezing but just above freezing.
DeleteThat's quite a turnout. Thank heaven for indoor spaces. For a while yesterday I was wishing I had brought along my down jacket. I was fairly comfortable in two layers most of the day but for part of the sketching time I was sitting in what felt like a wind tunnel because the street was elevated above the surrounding area with nothing blocking the wind off the river.
ReplyDeleteOur group is growing so large that it's getting difficult to find indoor locations big enough to accommodate us!
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