Well, it looks like I'll be heading back to the Bay Area end of April because my daughter Cecelia is having her first art show there and I can't miss the opening! I'm SO proud of her!
I hope and trust the weather will be better than it was on this recent trip. It rained, rained, rained... rain with the weight of chicken soup... every day except my last.
So, here are some indoor sketches first from the rainy days, and then some from my happy, busy last day on the coast with my dear friend Kathleen, whom I've loved since we were freshmen in college.
I stayed in a charming, slightly quirky, but very commodious bed and breakfast place in north Berkeley. The decor was heavily Asian and very tranquil. Here's a peek:
Cecelia and I had lunch our last day at a Spanish restaurant on Shattuck Street. Inside: bright and dry. Outside: rain.
We went to Chinatown to an Asian art supply store so I could buy some BIG calligraphy brushes. Afterwards, we sketched on the staircase. Here is Cecelia:
Finally, three sketches from the day trip Kathleen and I took to the coast near Pescadero. I was in absolute heaven, witnessing this craggy magnificence and making attempts at capturing something of it. I can't wait to go back!
April is going to be a busy month, what with another trip to California, leading a sketching session at Duke's Nasher Museum of Art, finalizing plans for a very special trip to Alaska that I just got word I'd be making this year, and diving into my personal project for the year! More about all of this soon! A bientôt!
Thanks so much, dear Marly. I shall post photos and pass along your good wishes to Cecelia!
Posted by: Laura | March 30, 2016 at 08:13 AM
Kate, thank you! Yes, I'm thrilled and excited for Cecelia! I will post photos, etc. of her show here!
Posted by: Laura | March 30, 2016 at 08:12 AM
All sounds Laurelinean wonderful--hope we'll get to see some photographs of the show opening. Much good luck to your daughter. <3
Posted by: marly youmans | March 29, 2016 at 09:50 PM
Just a delight...but the one of Cecelia sketching is a TREASURE! So exciting about her show, too!
Posted by: Cathy Johnson (Kate) | March 29, 2016 at 09:32 AM