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| 10/30/24 Downtown Seattle from Maple Leaf Park |
As I held up my sketchbook, poised to take my trophy shot, a
fellow Maple Leaf Park walker commented on the sketch, especially the colors. She asked about my medium. When I told her, she said she had been
wanting to try watercolor pencils but hadn’t yet. Of course, I heartily
encouraged her to, lauding their virtues as a sketch medium. We continued to
chat another minute or so about sketching, the darkening clouds, the visibility (or
lack thereof) of Mt. Rainier.
Even though I rarely strike up spontaneous conversations
with strangers in the park, it’s always a pleasure when my sketches prompt others
to do so with me.
Ditto! Initially I was self-conscious about sketching in public but was soon able to create a mental bubble to work in. So when someone stops and pops that bubble and brings me back to the wider world, I have yet to feel anything but pleasure at the conversations that ensue that quickly banish any lingering self-consciousness.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the best things about urban sketching! :-)
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