October
Against the vibrant backdrop of autumn in New England come all the seasonal chores that must be finished before the cold months arrive. I’ve spent hours glazing, priming, and painting windows; climbing up and down ladders; clearing gutters; and mowing and raking—and there’s still more to do. All of this is to say that my regular sketching habit has fallen off. It took me two weeks to finish this modest page. In that time, the once-fresh leaves dried and crumpled, the crabapples shriveled on the trees, and scarcely a nut remains; the squirrels have also been busy with their pre-winter work. Still, it’s October. There are glorious days ahead, and I hope to get back on track with my sketching.
Join me today 10/25 for The Empty Nest: Ink and Watercolor Sketch Demo at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern. Part of Autumn Art in Action at Winslow Art Center, you can sign up for free to join the session and take advantage of other live demos, interactive work-alongs, and engaging artist talks. Video recordings are available to watch afterward.
Jean! Despite your (still) busy ‘chores’ schedule, you’ve brought back to life your beautiful collection of Autumn ephemera! And I dare say it’s you who are modest, because this collection and your thoughtful composition is “anything but”!! May your Fall season be long and creatively productive. Hope to see you this afternoon for your Empty Nest workshop! Can’t wait!
Hi Barb- Thanks as always for your thoughtful note. I hope you were able to tune in for The Empty Nest– or watch it later!
I was there drawing my own Empty Nest right along with you! It was a great workshop, and I plan to rewatch a few times to soak up more of your nest techniques!
I agree with Barbara (above comment), another inspiring sketchbook page. I also hope to join you this afternoon for your Winslow Art workshop❤️
Thanks so much! I hope you tuned in– I had fun and appreciated the opportunity to participate.
I admire your willingness to pitch in with the hard stuff, even when it pushes your work aside. It took me 2 weeks just to keyword my trip photos(so I can search particular places, subjects, etc) because of jet lag, medical appointments and just getting back to life at home. Now cataract surgery is stealing a few days but I can already tell it’s going to be worth it.
D’arcy spice, I’ve never heard of that one but I know there are thousands. I was just reminiscing with a friend about a man who was growing obscure apple varieties back in the 1960s in northern NJ. We lived about 20 min from his farm. It was an important introduction to an intriguing world. I remember he grew Esopus Spitzenbergs. A little searching turned him up as pomologist “Harold W. Schroeder, who grew Black Gilliflower and Fall Pippins”. I remember those now, too. There was even a golden one with a faint aroma of bananas.
Good luck with your surgery! Kind of important to take care of your vision as a photographer, eh?!
And those apple names– aren’t they great! It’s fun to find farm stands and markets that sell them. I bought a variety in VT recently and the flavor has been great on all of them.
Yes, kind of important…the first one was last week, the other one (I only have two, gee!) is Tuesday. I think I can already see brighter, clearer colors out of the one that’s fixed. 🙂
I love the names, definitely. The northeast has way more farm stands with things like interesting apple varieties than we do here. I’m enjoying lots of veggies from our farmers’ market though. Did you see nice color in the trees in VT?