Hanging Peppers and Purple Statice
(watercolor, micron 02 pen, sketchbook)
While in Seattle last weekend, we went to the world-famous Pike Place Market. It was a riot of colorful fruits, vegetables, and flowers. The shop with the hanging chili peppers was especially vivid:
Hanging Chili Peppers
(please click on photo to enlarge)There was an endless sea of tulips:
Tulips at Pike Place Market
Even the roofs were blooming with bright yellow daffodils:
Daffodils in full bloom
(please click on photo to enlarge)I love Seattle in the springtime!
5 comments:
OMG I went to Pikes Place years ago and I loved it! Wonderful sketch and painting!
Hello Christine, like you I am a newcomer in the world of art and drawing, painting...
I see here a very nice sketch!
Greetings from Belgium!
hi christine!
what a beautiful post! i love your painting and photos!
:) melissa
The icon for Making a Mark appeared in my blog list just above your lovely drawing -- a nice pair of pictures! Congratulations on a beautiful sketch of an overwhelming display. You make it look so easy.
Sheila, isn't Pike's Place the best?
Annie, thank you for visiting from Belgium! I left a comment on your lovely blog (in English — I couldn't find an online English-Belgian translator)...
Thank you, Melissa and Emmitt!
Charlene, I have that same Making a Mark image on my blogroll today. Those Bauer Brothers were so amazingly talented!
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