As the weather warms and the light shifts it has been possible to head outdoors with the Saturday group several times since the beginning of the year. Last Saturday we met as usual and went to Waterworks Park. I spent a bit more than an hour sketching from the open door of my car. The sun was warm but the breeze was sharp and uncomfortable. Happily, the sun emerged and lighted the scene.
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| "The Bank of the Raccoon," wc and ink on paper |
The first sketch I did was of the northern bank of the Raccoon River where it bends and almost touches the road. This time of year what color there is hasn't much punch. Instead the landscape is nuances of greys and ochres. This particular painting is about 8x10 but because the colors are muted and very close in values it took less time than usual. I pulled out a small pocket sketchbook and did a second much smaller study of a dead white tree a bit farther downstream. The bark had fallen away and the white of the heartwood stood out starkly against the darks of the woods.
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| "Dead Tree Study," wc and ink on paper |
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