Gordon's Skagit Farm is such a pumpkin palooza that we just had to go back this week. It was fun to again have a friend from the Bellingham Urban Sketchers to join us. As you can see, several of us couldn't resist the fabulous old red truck surrounded by pumpkins. What a great sketching subject!
Gordon Skagit Farms puts on one of the most spectacular Fall pumpkin sales anywhere. Yesterday it drew us, along with a Seattle Sketcher, some Painted Ladies Sketchers from Mount Vernon, and even a sketcher from Bellingham. That was a treat!
It was all the warm side of our palettes today, mixing oranges and yellows all afternoon.
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Few things are more fun to sketch than bright Fall pumpkins and Schuh Farm sure delivered the goods today! It may have been overcast, but the yellows and oranges of the pumpkins and gourds brightened up every sketch.
This week's sketching meet-up began well before our Monday at 1:00 convening at - what proved to be the enigmatic - "West Lot".
Texts flew, phone calls ensued, all with the single question:
"Where the heck is "the West Lot"?
Followed by the compass-based answer that proved to be of absolutely no use:
"Oh you know, it's West of the buildings that are West of The Cabana."
"You mean by the umbrellas?"
"What umbrellas? No, I don't see any umbrellas. You know, it's the lot by the marina South of Cap Sante."
"Where they launch the boats?"
"No, no. Way West of there - down just East of the W.T. Preston by the Mermen placard."
"Excuse me?"
"Close to the life-sized driftwood giraffes."
"Ok, now I know where you're talking about."
"Seriously?"
"See you at 1:00."
Suffice to say, we found each other and, while it was a bit breezy, we had a ball sketching there. So here you go... our pics from sketching at the ubiquitous West Lot:
Welcome back , Jerlyn, and see you in the spring, Betty Ann and Sally!!
Several sketchers in our group love to garden and sketching in Carolyn's (almost) secret garden tucked in on a hillside is a true feast for the senses that we always enjoy. Today her luscious roses were particular favorites as we head into Fall.
