Sketches and thumbnail sketches of salt marshes viewed from Magnolia Cemetary. The mosquitoes were horrendous that day - sketched some standing up - had to keep moving - seriously, the mosquitoes were many and relentless. Finally had to head back to my car and sketch from there with the windows rolled up and the a/c running. A lone mosquito made it into my car and feasted on me repeatedly...good times...
3 comments:
sounds like a horror movie (these moskitos!"!!) I really like your "from magnolia cemetary" sketches
make me want to go out and sketch, haven't done that for quite some time...
Thanks for the comments - this is such a beautiful cemetary - it really is more like a park than a cemetary. It is famous for having many civil war soldiers buried there.
Nice plein air marsh sketches. I agree with you that the marshes a constant source of artistic inspiration.
About the problem of fighting mosquitoes while on location in the marsh - I use a gadget called the "ThermaCell" Mosquito Repellent appliance. I got mine in the camping section at WalMart. It uses a small propane cartridge to heat a repellent infused material that keeps biting bugs away for hours. It works great if it's not too windy.
Kay
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