Morning coffee and a toasted bagel at Jake's Bagel Shop. It's Thursday and the questions, answers, and other problems are on the table at Jake's. Nothing is out of bounds for the artist meeting there on Thursdays. Problems with a car? Melissa and Dan take a look under the hood. A possible new scam is discussed and it turns out to be an old scam with a new twist. Is the figure right? Arm looks wrong. Too strong a blue is the problem for another. Compositions and Plein Air painting vs studio work and good drawing. Sometimes it is hard to follow along when an interesting caricature walks in.
A subject for a painting and a switch in my thoughts… just the morning light streaming in through the east windows can turn one's ears off to the problems on the table. An eagle flying up the river grabs everyone's attention. The island across from Jake’s has been captured in different mediums by all in the group. If just a color outside captures one's attention, five minutes of discussion and the tree that holds that color is praised and drawn, if only with words. Then it's onto why one at the table isn't showing anywhere, and another is turning to abstracts while our abstract artist is trying a figure drawing class.
A second cup of coffee and a second stranger is welcomed into the group. Problems with the internet are solved with the help of the first stranger while the second asks if any of us ever had a real job... Silence comes over the table while Melissa fixes George's phone.
