Saturday

While it is fun to sketch or paint the same subject in a group--similar to being in a workshop or class--our Saturday group doesn't always agree on subject matter or location. So we often split into smaller groups for the session. Last Saturday some of us went to the Iowa capitol grounds east of downtown, but some went to the local park along the Raccoon River, and a few scattered into older residential areas. 

"Monuments on Capitol Hill," watercolor in a sketchbook

I sketched the capitol grounds but turned my back on the enormous Capitol and instead spent some time on the monuments to its south. I sat on the steps of one monument and set up a composition including the dome of the Supreme Court building. The result shows two memorials, the lush trees and a bit of the grounds.