I drove the backroads just drinking in the beauty of the sky, the leaves, the mountains - breathtaking! Then I'd find a spot and pull over and sketch. The sketch below was done before I went home to get a decent brush, a water container and the palette with fresh paints. The Niji waterbrush used below frustrated me so bad! I find that it clogs and I have to squeeze and squeeze and still can't get enough water out to even wet the bristles. I used the needle to clean it out, but apparently not well enough. I think the problem is I leave water in it all the time and rarely use it, so it clogs. Anyway I don't like it.
But the sketching trip is something I want to do again and again. Terrific therapy and the perfect way to spend some time alone with my art - although some company would have been great too!
