A panorama view of the lake and the fountain with downtown Los Angeles in the background. Echo Park reopened in June after being closed for 2 years while the lake was drained. Today it looks fresh and beautiful!
I fed the ducks here as a child...this fellow was clearly hoping I had a snack for him, and let me sketch him for a bit...
Two views of the "Lady of the Lake" who presides over the park...a 1930's WPA-era statue by Ada May Sharpless...
Around noon on a hot summer day you begin to hear the bells ringing--the popsicle sellers start making the rounds of the park with their carts. A great way to beat the heat--a mango chile popsicle!
Before the park closed, the garden of floating lotuses that practically filled the lake in late summer mysteriously disappeared. Happily, they are returning! On a very hot day, in spite of the "no swimming" signs, many just couldn't resist a dip in that fresh-looking lake...
I was preparing to leave the park, and a vision appeared across the lake...a Quinceanera arrived with her attendants and photographer in a magnicent turquoise float of a gown. Her damas wore paler shades of turquoise, and her chambelanes were elegant in black suits in spite of the hot afternoon...
And finally, a panorama sketch that was part of a step by step process of moving into color while thinking in values with a limited palette of complimentary colors...
Wow! Your work is amazing! I love It!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so easy, but your style is so special - I´m shure: I would not get it!
Best Wishes > darkest.heart
Hi Darkest.heart, thanks for that kind comment--and sorry not to have seen this earlier. Best Wishes in the New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteHi these works are amazing. I just want to ask for your permission if we can use the pictures as my cover photo to my ducks FB page? Thank you!
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