Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wednesday's Outdoor Art Class


These days my Wednesday mornings are spent hunched over flower beds, doing botanical drawings outdoors, as part of Kerri Weller's art class.














Last week we met at a different part of the Experimental Farm, in an area popular for taking wedding pictures.














We saw no wedding parties -  just crews of volunteer gardeners as well as people taking pictures of flowers.














The area also has its share of wildlife: A roaming ground hog kept popping up amid the flowers, then disappearing. But by the time I pulled out my camera, he was gone.















Half way through the morning, we took a coffee break and discussed our sketches.













 Then we grabbed our folding chairs and art bags, hats and sun screen, and headed out in search of a new flower to sketch.














After an hour in the sun, this shady patch of lily of the valley looked appealing.














It's always harder than it looks!














Drawing in a park - a peaceful new way to study and appreciate flowers!

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