Continuing my day of sketching with the NYC Urban Sketchers I moved to the English-style garden where the Burnett Fountain is located in a lily pond. It is a memorial to the children's book author Frances Hodgson Burnett, known for her novel The Secret Garden. The two figures, one a boy playing the flute and the other of a young girl holding a birdbath resemble the main characters in that book. It is a very popular spot. Everyone comes there for photos and a couple got engaged right in front of us while we were sketching.
This is lovely! It must be an inspiring spot for a lot of people!
ReplyDeleteIt was a very busy spot...inspiring people in lots of ways. Thanks!
DeleteGreat info. I like the sketch/painting it is very natural and welcoming.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to sketch there. Thanks!
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