Well, they have started a new scavenger hunt, so I'm off and running. I got 16 out of the 26 items done last week. I sketched #1 - coffee cup, and #2 - landscape. Both are in the Canson sketchbook with the ZIG pen. The coffee cup was this morning out on the patio, it was cool so I tried to show the condensation on the inside of the cup. Then I went to pick up Gene on his bike ride, 28.6 miles or so. We ended up in Cliff, NM, so I sketched while waiting for Gene, it was across from the Post Office and I didn't think to sketch that with the flag. Oh well. Both quick, twenty minutes at most. There is a "well known landmark" on the list. I told Gene I should sketch Wal-Mart, every little town has to have one. :)
I also finished the Val Verde Patio II, it is pastel on Art Spectrum paper, 9 x 12 inches. Framed in a dark wooden frame with double white mats. Looks pretty good, if I do say so myself. I don't know why that hotel and fountain are so fascinating to me. I guess I like arches and patios. The restaurant there has been closed for about a year I think. It is in Socorro, New Mexico. Hope they open again. The hotel part is apartments and offices. There is a small coffee shop and a book store I think. We used to eat at the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque, it was at the train depot. Sooooo fancy and it had the same look. I don't remember if there was a fountain, but I imagine so. Gene framed it this evening and we will take it to Magdalena tomorrow and put it in Peppers Gallery.
Blogger didn't upload the photos, I will add them later, we are on the road.
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