Procreate at the Pool

I haven't done too much sketching at the pool this summer because I've been too busy kicking for exercise. I had my iPad with me the other day and rather than read when I got out of the pool I decided to sketch since there were people close enough to me to use as models. The problem with sketching on the iPad at the pool is there is a definite glare and it is hard to see what I'm actually creating on the screen. When I get home I always see the areas I should have improved before exporting the sketch from the program. 

At the Pool

Today we have had a heat advisory all day. The temperature was in the mid 90s with high humidity. I decided to head to the pool to try and keep cool. It was fine if I was in the water, or wet from the water and sitting under the shade of an umbrella. Here are a few people who were keeping cool in the pool.

I have been packing. I am heading off to the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam on Monday. I will be adding a few days to that part of the trip and then taking the train to Paris for 5 nights before I fly home. I hate packing! I don't know which is worse...deciding what clothes to pack or deciding what art materials to pack.