Our condo is not quite what we expected. The deck area is much smaller than last year and we don't have much of a view. We thought it was in an end building but is the second one in. I can see some trees and mountains that I sketched when we first got here for the Scavenger Hunts. We love it here in Angel Fire, though, so we can live with this condo. The weather is excellent and plenty to do for us.
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| What I see from the deck. |
Last week, Sue Modrak, my painting buddy from Michigan was here. I have posted a bit from her visit and will add some sketches and photos as I catch up. We picked her up at the Sunport and took her back to Albuququerque on Monday.
Last Tuesday, my blogging friend and artist, Lou Baggett (Bag Blog) was in Red River so I went over and spent the afternoon with her. What fun it is to meet in person again. We have met now three times I think. We just can't talk fast enough. I had lunch with Joy, her friend that was with her, and Lou and then we went looking around RR which is where Lou spent many years. Every where we went we ran into someone she knows. We even sketched, from the car as it was sprinkling. A very pleasant afternoon.
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| Lou and I at the foot of the ski run. |
This is the sketch I did. We sat in the car as it was sprinkling. Lou painted a little watercolor. I had lovely ink lines but the sketch was lost as I added pastels on the watercolor paper. If you stand back from your screen it looks better .. really!
We were right by this lake. Very pretty.
Gene spent the day here in Angel Fire (AXX). He packed up some things we have to mail for Sue and David. He didn't get out on his bike as it was rainy off and on with lots of clouds. He was probably glad to have a day off on his own without much to do. He is great to put up with Sue and I and our painting and gabbing. It is very quiet here this morning.
Scavenger Hunt 232 sketches:
Number 3, thermometer and Number 4, phone. Both in the usual sketchbook with a Pilot ball point pen.
Maybe we will be off to try a little golf for the first time since we arrived. We will go to Escondido and see how the prairie dogs are doing.
We stopped an ate lunch at Chimayo. Such a great restaurant. Looks like we will go there for my birthday like we did last year. That post has a couple of slide shows of the scenery. Beautiful.
I feel sorry for those of you in the heat wave. Our area at home is going into something like 30+ days of over 100 degrees. Yikes. Stay cool!
7 comments:
Seems like you're having a nice summer. Lots of visiting and sketching and fun. How significant that you drew the thermometer!
I hate the heat!!
It's cool here in NE right now. In between heat waves ;}
It was fun to see you and paint with you. I would love to have seen Gene,too, but I'm glad he had some time off from paint buddies. We are a talkative bunch!
Did Gene go rafting yet?
Not yet, I plan to go with our two youngest next Friday.
Mary, you are so right. Lots of fun and cool here. Texas is still on 35+ days of over 100 with little rain. So hard on the water systems, vegetation and general living.
Bag Blog, it was great to see you. Maybe we will all get together before too long. Gene answered about the rafting.
Gene, hi!
Not sure why you don't seem to like the sketch. I like it. :-)
Joanna, we are talking about the cabin sketch, I like it, but I had a really beautiful ink sketch and I thought I had lost the feel, but when I stood back away from it, I could see the depth again. Interesting.
Joanna, the cabin sketch is about 9 x 12 so couldn't see it well in my lap. Ha.
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