The Whistling Mystic

April Ducharme, aka the Whistling Mysti,c spent the afternoon delving into our pasts, presents and futures with much insight and humor.  Thank you April for a fascinating & fun day!

The Whistling Mystic'

Sketching at Faye's Life Drawing class

Sketching at Maple Ridge

Django Fest sketching

Jam session at the Commons

This colorful character walked by Firehouse Glass.  I asked him to pose for us & he kindly agreed, standing patiently for several songs.  He's not a musician, but a "musician of life"?

Tahoma Zen Monastery

 

Inside the shrine room at Tahoma Zen Monastery - most complicated still-life ever!

Grace Lane

Phyllis and I painted on the breezy, cool upstairs patio at a unique & beautiful Langley home. Here's a birds-eye view of the garden and greenhouse. On the right is the initial value study in brown watercolor pencil.  On the left is watercolor over the value study, and finally ink on top.

Greenbank Farm

This is my first Sketcher's post!  I found a sunny bench in the Master Gardener's area at the Greenbank Farm with a view of a lush rose arbor.  At home I finished with white acrylic to add some highlights, as the Titanium white watercolor wasn't enough.