Yesterday was the 27th World Wide Sketchcrawl. My sister, Michelle, and I went to Boscobel near Cold Spring, NY. It is a historical site overlooking the Hudson River. On the property are several buildings, a hiking trail with a waterfall, and views that are to die for! I decided I had to work small or I would end up with only one or two paintings...so I used masking tape to make small areas on each page. I painted in watercolors and ink and was able to do 2 views of the Hudson River from the lawn and a painting of the waterfall on the first page. I decided that drawing the entire house would take me until next year, so I concentrated on just a part. I also did the orangery (which I'm still not sure excactly what it is) and the herb garden.
There were a number of other artists painting on the grounds while we were there. I'm sure we will go back again. One Tuesday a month they offer free admission to artists to come and paint while the grounds are closed to the public.
4 comments:
What a neat experience that had to be, Joan! You are so lucky to have those opportunities. I love the paintings, too! Great post! :)
These are all gorgeous sketches, Joan. I cannot believe how many you were able to do!
ABSOLUTELY STUPENDOUS! MY GRACIOUS GIRL YOU MUST PAINT LIKE LIGHTNING - WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE THESE!
Beth - Thanks so much. It is fun to do a lot of paintings in one day.
Sherry - Thanks. The little ones are only about 2 1/2 x 4 inches, so I was able to do them quickly. I'll go back at some point and do a larger one.
Lin - Thank you. They are all really tiny paintings, and the smallest ones probably only took about 30 minutes each.
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