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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Graphite and watercolor in Moleskine on location at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I met up with the NY urban sketchers to see the famous cherry blossoms. Although the festival and peak is next weekend, it would have been impossible to move or see anything. As it was, the throngs of tourists were wall to wall. While we were sketching, there must have been a thousand people walking by, commenting on our sketches, and even taking pictures of us and our artwork! We were also joined by two very gifted sketchers from Oregon... neither of which knew each other. After lunch , we went next door to the Brooklyn Museum to see some extrodinary exhibits: John Singer Sargent watercolors, the museums collection of drawings and sketchbooks from mid 1700's to mid 1900's ( including Sargent and Homer), and the most amazing sculptures of Anatsui. It was a long and very inspiring day.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Graphite and watercolor in Moleskine on location at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I met up with the NY urban sketchers to see the famous cherry blossoms. Although the festival and peak is next weekend, it would have been impossible to move or see anything. As it was, the throngs of tourists were wall to wall. While we were sketching, there must have been a thousand people walking by, commenting on our sketches, and even taking pictures of us and our artwork! We were also joined by two very gifted sketchers from Oregon... neither of which knew each other. After lunch , we went next door to the Brooklyn Museum to see some extrodinary exhibits: John Singer Sargent watercolors, the museums collection of drawings and sketchbooks from mid 1700's to mid 1900's ( including Sargent and Homer), and the most amazing sculptures of Anatsui. It was a long and very inspiring day.