Sketchcrawl in the tropics, sorta

As Joan said in the previous post, we spent Sketchcrawl at the Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay , Long Island. The location was a wonderful cure for the 24" of snow we had this week. The only thing missing were the drinks with the little parasols!

Bromiliad and orchid.

This plant is appropriately called Lobster Claws.

I was sitting near this entrance to do my sketch. Valuable lesson learned. Everyone that came in either took my photo, or stopped to talk. I met the plumber that wanted to retire and spend the rest of his life as a photographer. Then Heika, a delightful 6 year old came to talk. She told me how lizards can camouflage with the plants. (I was impressed with that). A French speaking woman complimented my painting and took a photo. The best incident was the two Chinese ladies that came over. They were nodding, smiling, pointing at my painting, and talking to me in Chinese! For all I know, they could have been telling me this looked like s*^#%. They also took photos. There were others as well. I tried to send them over to annoy Joan, but somehow they wanted to bother me. So next time I go sketching I need to sit near the exit!

Joan hiding in the jungle avoiding the humans!