He proceeded to explore the shiny metal portion of the brush. Eventually I figured out what he was after… my paintbrush.
He spent a good twenty minutes dive bombing and screeching from an overhead tree. While painting in the Arroyo a bluejay became obsessed with me. A cat snatched my sketchbook strap and took off in a dash up the block only to return fifteen minutes later looking for something else to take. I’ve had dogs drink my paint water and try to eat my paint. Animals always add a little entertainment. Sometimes we must suffering for our art (wink). Not only did I ended up with a sketch but two serving of gelato. When I looked back my gelato was GONE! The shop keeper saw the look of surprise on my face and brought me another gelato. Instead of waiting for him to move I stood up and walked a few feet to my left. Within a few minutes a large delivery truck pulled up in front of me and completely blocked my view. I ordered a small gelato and set up to sketch from the comfortable view of the table. There was only enough room for the shops tables on the narrow sidewalk. The best view was directly in front of a gelato shop. I spent a couple weeks in Prague sketching many of the historic sites. It was delicious! When we finished he welcomed us inside, gave us two new mugs with his restaurants logo and offered us a show at his restaurant. He went back inside and proceeded to bring us two hot mugs of fresh tomato bisque soup. He was delighted to see us sketching his restaurant. Suddenly I spotted a man walking very quickly towards us. We stopped in the small town of Los Olivos for a quick sketch. Judy Schroeder and I were on a sketching trip to central California. Sometimes an unexpected surprise comes your way.
Who would have thought that while visiting Stone Henge I would share the solitary location with a man armed with a weed whacker, but he found me! Most of the time I’ll wait out the noise and debris but sometimes it’s not worth the dirt in my eyes and art supplies. I usually stick it out until they move on. Countless times I've painting to suddenly find myself surrounded by more gardeners and machines than you'd believe. It appears I am a weed whacker magnet along with other gardener tools (lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, and chain saws). Plein air painters must have an adventurous and flexible spirit. Without a doubt painting on location has its advantages, obstacles and amusing experiences. The Perils & Pleasures of Plein Air Painting
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