I had to work today until 3pm and decided to go to the Harvest of the
Arts in Carlisle. My husband dropped me off around 3:15 and I roamed
West High Street with backpack on my back and all the painting equipment
I would need within it. The light wasn't especially strong when I
began to draw the Old Courthouse; but by the time I started to put the
paint onto the paper, the light was bright and colors were vivid. This was done along the alley next to the historic church near Line & Line Jewelers.
This
was drawn in pencil then in ink adding watercolor to the painting.
Needing a steady hand, I waited until I got home to put in the fine
lines in the trees; the rest was done on site. I stood in the alley on
the sidewalk talking to people as they walked by and handed out cards
too. Several people were from out of state. The Army Band played rock
music for an hour; and I gotta say they were really good too.
This
is a painting of the Old Courthouse, dome and some of the courtyard
beneath it. By the time I completed the painting for the day, there
were ten pigeons sitting in a row on the weathervane and the time was
5:45pm.
Linda Young
Watercolors
P O Box 941
Carlisle, Pa. 17013