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Saturday, July 05, 2025

Plein Air Hunting

 We are trying some respite care.  For the first time to use it I went to get the car washed and sketch a little.  Well, the car wash was closed and it was a bit rainy early so it was cool enough to sit in the shade at the food truck court in Bastrop.  There was a coffee/drink trailer open and a Mexican food place open, just the two.  I had a latte from the huge menu at the coffee place and a gordita from the food truck.  Pretty good.    

I sketched the coffee truck and the foundry show room across the street for Scavenger Hunt 164.  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-164-jul-01-jul-13.8061/

Number 3 animal - the sculptures.  Left to right the bear seems to have wings and had some turquoise color on it, maybe rock art drawings.  The next I couldn't really see ... maybe an  odd shaped unicorn.  The rounded animal may be a bear or pig.  It looked like an elephant with no trunk.  The last was an abstracted longhorn.  I ran out of space to do it justice and was using pen with too large nib for my small drawing.  All I could see on the sign was Found so not sure if I was seeing all the name.  The showroom is for the foundry in Bastrop and I haven't been in to check it out.  Looks very nice.  There was a red Jeep parked there, too.  Jeep was on the list last Hunt.  I need to get closer and check it out.  Maybe next day out.

Number 4 pink - the coffee truck had lots of pink on it.  I should have sketched in a customer or two but I'm out of practice catching action, next time!

Number 5 building - as I got in the car I saw I was right across from the fire station.  I only had a few minutes so I sketched  and put the color this afternoon at home.

These are in the Canson Mixed Media large sketchbook, half page each.  I used some Ohuhu pens and watercolors. 

Gene was worried about me leaving him but he liked the lady that came so we will try again next week.  Medicare pays for a few hours.  My idea is to have emergency care arranged in case I have to go to the ER or something and who will be with Gene?  This place has emergency care to come stay with him for a few hours or days.   

2 comments:

  1. Glad you got a bit of a break, although I know you must have had mixed feelings leaving him behind. I'm glad it worked out well. It is a good idea to work out something for emergency care too. How close do your kids live?

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  2. Joan, it was good. Still more to schedule, though! Not spontaneous so a little like getting ready for an appointment. Ha.

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