The most memorable words we could have heard at the Notebook on Saturday would have been, “Hello, I'm Barack Obama. " But no, the vacationing First Family was rightfully spending its time recreating in Acadia National Park, so the sweetest words we heard were instead: "This was great. I feel energized."
That was the take from one of the 13 artists who took Margaret Krug's "Seeing and Drawing" workshop. It seemed to sum up the sentiment of all of them. Here are just a few photos from the day-long program.
On a hot day, the group first met in the Notebook's renovated basement, where we keep and sell our natural history books.
On the tree-shaded deck, each artist tested different drawing media.
After lunch and a demonstration of ink-making, many group members took the short stroll to Seal Harbor beach to work.
Others preferred the shade of the Seal Harbor town green, just a couple of hundred feet from the Notebook.
Chris, one of the artists, found a particularly beautiful spot.
Pamelia helped hold the paper for the youngest artist, Noah, as he did a rubbing on the Seal Harbor fountain.
There are way too many lovely drawings to show, but here's one.
O.K., here's another. You may have to turn sideways to look at it.
As previously noted, some people used natural elements to complement their drawing. I love the explosiveness of this.
The group, with Margaret (center): See how happy you look if you get out into nature and do something creative?