Erickson Water Garden Inked

I have a couple of pieces of paper that are in a long format, and this location was the perfect spot for this composition.  Unable to get out and paint until the hottest part of the day, I was looking for the deep shade!  I nestled in between trees behind a bench to do my drawing.  Water was misting my way from the garden behind me, like a cooling breeze, so I worked in comfort!  My favorite pen was out of ink - so I used a back up!  Really, I need to keep ink in my bag for these pens!  I never know I'm out until I am in the middle of a drawing!  I love listening to the music of the waterfalls as I sketch.  Peaceful music indeed.  Painting number 1952 in 1952 days.

ink on paper, 6x12
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Waterfall at Erickson Water Garden

First PiYo, then painting class, and next I raced to the Overland Park arboretum for the sketch crawl that ran from 10:00 - 4:00.  I was looking for sunflowers to paint, but I didn't find any!  I fully expected to find a glorious field of them! I needed to find a place in the shade to paint from, since I had left my hat in the car - and  was a long way from the car!  As I passed the Erickson Water Garden, the wonderful, cascading water called out to me.  I walked on a bit further, then returned to this location.  As I prepared to attach my paint box to the tripod, I realized I was missing the quick release plate which had been attached to my box!  Oh no!  There was no way to attach it without it!  The last place I know I had it was deep into the brush along a creek, acres across a tall grass field from where I had parked the car - yesterday. So, I had to sit further back in the shade on a wooden chair, with my paintbox on my lap to paint!  I was not going to leave this luscious place in this perfect weather without a painting, no matter what hoops I had to jump through!  An hour and a half later, this is what I came away with.  So glad I didn't throw in the towel!  Painting number 1347 in 1347 days :)