Back in June the Saturday sketch group made our way to Waterworks Park to draw. The afternoon was grey and felt damp, but the group is seldom discouraged by weather. But by the time I was motoring along in the park fat droplets were hitting the windshield. The rain sputtered, starting and stopping, sometimes a brief shower but mostly just drips and drops. It didn't look promising, but I pulled off the park road at a pedestrian/bike bridge (actually an old, converted railroad bridge).
Although painting in the car isn't a favorite of mine, I spent about ninety minutes making a sketch of the bridge, a steel framed trestle that must date back nearly a century. It spans the Raccoon and the bike trail goes off into wild growth woods to the north before winding its way to a city park a few miles away. The open structure was a fun challenge.
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| "Waterworks Park Bridge," wc on paper, about 6x9 |
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