Tulip Time Across the Water

I love our sketching field trips.  Thanks to the Anacortes Sketchers for organizing our joint outing where sketchers from 3 islands converged on the Skagit Valley yesterday.

Work caused me to miss the tulip fields yesterday morning so I included a watercolor sketch I did at home last night looking down into the middle of a fading tulip from last weekend's visit to the fields.

I joined the group at Hellams Vineyards' wonderful tasting room in LaConner.  What fun to sketch and gab and taste wine.  Cheers!

La Conner Field Day

McLean Road Tulips

Yesterday was the much awaited - Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and joint summit of Anacortes Sketchers and Whidbey Island Sketchers! The wind and rain put a bit of a crimp in our tulip field sketching plans, but we each got in a sketch or two from the shelter of our cars.

House plants at Christianson's Nursery

We moved on to Christianson's Nursery for some indoor sketching. Being a lazy sketcher, I settled into a comfy rocking chair in an out-of-the-way corner and just drew what was before me. I was comfortable, but missed out on all the vibrant colors everyone else was capturing. Green with envy, I guess. Nyuk, nyuk.

Wine display at Hellam's Vineyard

Onward to Hellam'sVineyard where we enjoyed the hospitality of the lovely and talented Anacortes Sketchers. We love our sister sketchers to the North!

"Slice of Lisbeth" at Hellam's

The lovely Faye!

Pat drove us home.