On the Sunday, we finally got consistent sunshine without showers.
I started near our hotel, at Place des Jacobins, using my three new acrylic markers in crazy colours. Life is too short for all those windows, so it was very convenient to have these trees in front of me. And yes, everyone else was sketching the fountain. I turned my back to it.
I then went over to Place Bellecour and felt the need for some direct watercolour. I decided to omit most of the hill and the big cathedral on top. I'm probably the only sketcher who didn't draw that cathedral. I just wasn't interested in it
After a social tea break and lunch, I walked towards the big buildings of the city, la Bourse, l'Opéra, l'Hôtel de Ville, but I would have needed more time to do them justice. I just did a small part of this building from a side street. It was quiet. I was in the shade. I was happy.
Caught up with a few sketchers. I saw Le Patineur (à roulettes?) and decided that's what I wanted to sketch. The others went on.
Then it was time for the throwdown. Chatted with Anne Rose. Met wonderful Suzanne from Montreal. The Irish gang got all a bit dispersed. But it was great to catch up with everyone.
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