Cafe du Monde

With all the people sketches to post I am behind a little. Last Saturday the NYC Urban Sketchers did a virtual event for Mardi Gras and New Orleans. I thought back to when Jerry and I visited New Orleans (pre Katrina) and had such a wonderful time. We stayed in a quaint inn that didn't serve breakfast, so in the mornings I would throw on my clothes and run over to Cafe du Monde to pick up biegnets and coffee. I loved the biegnets so I decided to sketch Cafe du Monde as well as the tasty biegnets. Every time I look at this my mouth starts watering.

 

Mardi Gras House "Float"

 Mardi Gras is such a fun time and the people of New Orleans had a brainstorm when they heard that due to Covid 19 the Mardi Gras parades would be cancelled. Instead people decorated or had their homes decorated to represent parade floats. People were able to follow a map to the locations of the houses that were participating. I went through a lot of images and videos to find a house to sketch. I think this idea was genius!!!

I was driving through Sayville the other day and saw this house. I just had to stop and paint it.

This is 5 x 7.

April 17 - New Orleans, LA

Smith Point View

I hadn't been down to the beach for quite a while, and was feeling an urge to get down there. I drove over to Smith Point which is part of Fire Island. I didn't go over to the ocean side but painted on the bay side instead. This is 5 x 7.

April 16 - Mobile, AL