SPRING in ARLINGTON

with WISkrs @ Elliott's house

 We were invited to a wonderful high bank "cabin in the woods" overlooking the water in Clinton.  In fact, it made me very nostalgic because Elliott's view is the same one Mom and Dad had for years out their front windows - straight out over the water to Everett and the Cascade range. 

 The house is full of little nooks and crannies that are in turn full of interesting "stuff", like seashells, feathers and skulls.  It was quite a sketchers paradise.

 

 I sat in a chair with my back to a HUGE tree propped up so I wouldn't tumble down the embankment into the briers and nettles on the way to the swamp at the bottom.  Except for being VERY CHILLY it was lovely to sit and sketch among the twittering birds and the delicate aroma of skunk cabbage.  Ah, spring!

 THIS IS MY SKETCH OF THE HOUSE

At the Bailey's Corner Store Art Studio Paul Petersen blows beautiful glass to take to his shop at Pike Place Market on equipment he built himself.  I am impressed with ALL of that, and with Paul!

WISkrs @ Studio 106 for First Saturday Art Walk

 

Last night was the "First Saturday Art Walk" and the April gallery openings down in Langley.  Museo and Brackenwood both had new shows and Artist's Open Houses for them.  And artist (and Sketcher) Phyllis Ray opened her studio both to the art walkers, and to us to sketch while they come through.  Her son's girlfriend agreed to pose for us, modeling Phyllis's Easter bonnet.  She was a GREAT model - holding her pose for at least 1 1/2 hours, never moving and never taking a break!  She is missing a bet financially.  If she did this professionally, she would be in HIGH demand.

It was a great night of art and fellowship.  Phyllis even sold some art (one of my favorite pieces of hers - the painting of The Braeburn Restaurant in bright blue).