Spring? Maybe!

Our Monday sketch group met in Old Town today. It's was pretty chilly but the sun was glorious! I finally exerted some discipline and made myself sketch something a little different for me - buildings (well, building). The name of this florist is Green and its window expresses my delight that spring is finally getting to Chicago. I'm still loving working in my Stillman & Birn Beta series sketchbook.

Let the Sunshine!

Yesterday our Monday group met at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. We hoped the sun would be shinning and it would be warm enough to sketch outside. If not the spring flower show was going on inside. Some opted to sketch inside but I stayed outside in the glorious sunshine. I probably did more looking up at the sky and smiling than sketching. Today it's back to rain and gray. Ah, but yesterday there was sun!

This is done in a Stillman & Birn Beta series, 5x8 book. I love how the pencil feels on it and how it handles the watercolor!