Here and there in the neighbourhood

It’s great to be doing errands in my neighbourhood, stopping here and there to sketch outside. That’s what the summer is all about, right? Yesterday my errand was in Hudson, so I took the time to sit outside with an iced coffee and paint the beautiful planters at Mikko Coffee Roasters. What you don’t see is the row of cars behind the planters because I chose to leave them out and focus instead on the foliage, the flowers, the pots and their long shadows.

I also joined Urban Sketchers Montreal and Urban Sketchers Ottawa at Stewart Hall on Sunday. It was a scorcher of a day, and with the humidity it felt like 40C. I found a spot in the shade and sketched the geese who were pecking around near my chair. There was one aggressive one in the group but luckily it was another goose he was after and not the sketcher under the tree.

What have you sketched this week? Hopefully you’ll find a bit of time too!