Highway 525 Sketch Rally (& Poetry Reading)

Here are my efforts for the Highway 525 Rainy Day Sketch Rally Challenge:

Animal

Vegetable(s) at The Goose Grocer

Minerals? In the silverware tray at Cozy's?

Another mineral! (Because the Gnat is a real gem!)

And for some post-sketch-rally poetry, I made a stop at the Unitarian Church (just off Highway 525) for Natalie's poetry reading and art show. You must stop by if only to see Natalie's piece entitled "Beetle Dream." My favorite piece in the show. Wonderful!

Highway 525 Sketch Rally

The challenge was this:  Highway 525 Sketch Rally

"Grab your sketchbook, get in your car and head for the highway. Make at least 3 stops and sketch something you can see from the side of the road.  The Challenge: 3 sketches: 1 animal, 1 vegetable, 1 mineral (interpretation entirely up to the sketcher)."

I had a ball with this challenge.  Thanks, Sue, for thinking this up.

Animal

Vegetable (The PICKLES Deli sign @ Ken's Korner)

Mineral (my diamond wedding ring) while sketching in the car!

And, we met up at Cozy's in Clinton to compare results.  Fun time!

Cozy's Characters and Timbuktu

This was too good at Timbuktu. Cary and I shared one to eat, and one to sketch. Pumpkin, pecan, cranberry and orange glaze.......

Phyllis in color

Cozy's customers

Cozy's Characters

Bowler Hat at Cozy's

 We discovered another great sketching location yesterday - Cozy's in Clinton! Lots of room, good lighting, great characters, card games, pool players. And last night, a great bowler hat - nothing gets me more excited about sketching than a cool hat!

Some of us had never been there and others hadn't been in 30 years. This is one of the great things about our group - we discover places we might otherwise never go. And we ended up there last night only because Faye had a hair appointment in Clinton. I'm adding Cozy's to our list of indoor sketching venues.

Card Players at Cozy's

I've heard that Whidbey real estate has changed hands in poker games. This looked like it might have been a serious game.