Just Like That at Green Lake

 

5/24/26 Green Lake

After walking around Green Lake with a couple of friends, I stayed behind after we parted to make a sketch. Standing just off the path near the water, my presence prompted two conversations. One was with a woman, a watercolor painter herself, who saw from a distance that I seemed to be using a brush, she said, yet she stopped for a closer look because she couldn’t believe I’d be painting standing up! I showed her that I was using water-soluble pencils and crayons, and she thanked me for inspiring her. She seemed eager to get her paints out.

The second conversation was with a couple who seemed astounded. “You just did that standing here? Just like that?” That question again.

I’m always amused. Yes, just like that.