A favorite bonus (or downside, if you’re shy) to sketching in public is the curious visitor. Kids are the best because they just bound right up asking questions — no sideways glances, no quiet slow stepping to get just close enough for a peak (wouldn’t want to disturb the artist). This day, “Troy” came flying over in his awesome orange and blue monster shirt. I showed him what I was painting and what the names of the places were.
“You need blue there,” he blurted out. Well, yes indeed — I was just getting to that sky! And so he supervised my blue wash for all of 2 seconds and was off again — then back again (you know kids). I told him the best thing about sketching things is you remember that moment very clearly forever. “So every time I look at this painting, Troy, I will remember you and your monster shirt.”
Indeed I shall.
View north from Daybreak Star Cultural Center toward Golden Gardens park with Mount Baker’s peak in the distance.
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These were my other visitors that day.
Triangular crabapple tree with mucho abundant fruit.
(3 x 5″ watercolors on paper)
Displayed artwork © 2016 Kim Reading. All rights reserved.
(3″ x 5″ pen with watercolor)
