I had a leisurely Mother's Day yesterday and then joined my NYC children and their spouses for dinner! It was wonderful relaxing in my PJs all day. When we returned from dinner, I decided to draw my art mannequin in pencil (look closely) and then dress her in my PJs to remember this lovely day.
Yesterday was our monthly Saturday Meet-up Central Park Drawing and Art Group - and we met at Columbus Circle. It was a beautiful day but very windy. My eye immediately went to these purple flowers. I'll add several photos so I can get help identifying them. The entire circle was surrounded by these long stem beauties.
We then moved into Central Park to the area around the childrens' playground and the big climbing rock. It was much less windy and more pleasant for 30 minutes of sketching. I chose to do a painting of the top of the GM building over the park trees.
Finally we moved further into Central Park and climbed to the Chess and Checker House. There were only a few people playing, I was sitting too close to this couple, so I have a semi-caricature because I couldn't really stare at them long enough to sketch anything accurately.
This is a preliminary drawing that I did of an apartment building on the Upper Westside of Manhattan. I promised a larger painting and just wanted to play with the angles and perspective in my sketch book.
I'd love some suggestions for mixing a really good dirty brick color.
Three grandchildren came for dinner the other evening and Sydney brought me these flowers. They look like peonies, but are actually double tulips.
Our Journal Study Group met yesterday and we all made 3" by 5" books using a prototype that Gwen Diehn sent to me after she spent an afternoon with us in March. The stick goes through 3 loops, keeping the accordion spine closed. There are 8 pages of watercolor paper to use inside. I plan to put more of my pregnant model stamps on the pages inside and then have a surprise hidden on the spine. I'll take photos when I'm finished.
I just LOVE cute little books!
