A Rainy Day in Langley Town

A couple of friends, from my old watercolor days in Seattle, came over the other day to sketch with me. To get out of the rain we sat under the awning in front of The Commons, drank coffee, got caught up on each other's lives, and sketched what we could see from there. It was a sweet, cozy, comfortable kind of day. 

Hanging my Braeburn Sketch Show

Looking insane after hanging my show at the Braeburn

I look (and was) completely crazed after 2 hours of hanging my first show. Truth be told, Sherryl did most of the work while I got stressed out fussing with tape measures and calculations and worrying about keeping the staff late. She finally perfected the "Goldfinger" method of marking the spot for the nail hole with her finger while holding the art in place with the other hand. It was effective, but reportedly caused much pain and suffering that she just wouldn't shut up about. As she points out, I now owe her BIG.

There are 19 framed prints of some of my favorite sketches from the past year -- most of which depict people and places on South Whidbey. The show will be up through April 11. 8 pieces have sold so far - including 2 to people I don't even  know!

My sketches at The Braeburn

What a journey this has been for me - from Faye's sketching class to my own show in a year-and-a-half. I never would have gotten here without the support, encouragement and friendship of the Whidbey Island Sketchers. Thank you all. Thanks also to Lisa, the new owner of The Braeburn for offering me this opportunity to share my sketches. And a special thanks to Sherryl for all her expert help with hanging the show. I'm just giddy.

Braeburn Sketches

I didn't get a single sketch finished at the Braeburn on Wednesday. So I'm posting some I did there a few weeks ago.

The Braeburn: Inside and Outside

Eating hearty soup and sipping tea in the Braeburn Cafe, it felt warm and cozy as the snowstorm approached Langley. By contrast, this bare tree outside the window seemed cold and lonely.

Braeburn, and a Hula Fish?

The curry chicken sandwich and salad at the Braeburn in Langley was delicious. Did this sketch pretty fast knowing they were closing at 3.

 

Sherryl was kind enough to invite us over for snacks and wine afterward. She's particularly fond of her hula fish which she set in the middle of her dining room table for us to sketch. It's one of those hula girls, but a fish head with large lips, sparkles and a grass skirt. A colorful character!

Then I got in a sketch of Sue sketching the hula fish.