Yesterday when my sister, Michelle and I went into NYC to see the American Watercolor Society show we made sure to get there early enough to sketch. It was a cold, windy day and was too cold to sit outside in the morning. A friend had told me that there was a Whole Foods store right by Union Square Park. On the second floor they had a place where you could sit and have coffee or lunch with big windows that overlooked the park. We got there about 10:45 and found a table right by the window. We got some coffee and sketched away. A woman came over and asked if she could share our table and chatted with us for quite a while, enjoying watching us sketch. We were there sketching until about 12:15. You can see that spring has actually arrived in NYC and there are leaves on the trees. Of course when we woke up to go into the city on Wednesday there was an inch of snow and ice on the ground again. Luckily by the time we got to the city it had melted.
This is the view down into Union Square Park. There were people on cell phones, sitting on the steps, sitting on the benches, and just hanging out in small groups. It is usually guaranteed that whoever I start sketching moves two minutes later. LOL
