Holland's Centennial Park has a floral sculpture dedicated to The Wizard of Oz. L. Frank Baum spent summers vacationing at Macatawa Park on the shores of Lake Michigan in Holland. It's believed that this is the place that inspired the story and that some parts were written there.
It's not as bright as I've sketched here. The parks department was in the process of removing things that need to be removed for winter. This floral sculpture will come down and the metal framework will be put in winter storage. In the spring it will go back up again with fresh flowers.
My group decided we definitely need to go back next summer. The park is lovely, this sculpture will be much more colorful and there are several more statues dedicated to the story on the lawn of the library across the street.
Next week we're heading up to Whitehall to see the Urban Sketchers of Michigan exhibit at the Nuveen Center. A couple of us in the Tuesday Painters group have joined Urban Sketchers of West Michigan. It seemed appropriate given that we do much the same as they do. Well, the rest of our group does, I usually just zero in on one thing rather than a full scene. This will be good for me -- trying something a little different when I'm sketching on site.
2 comments:
Always enjoy your sketches. This is very nice. Have fun with the Urban Sketchers. I miss sketching out with friends. Maybe now it is cooling off in Texas.
Thanks Jo, I do enjoy the outdoor painting and the fellowship. We continue indoors, coffee shops, when the weather gets a bit colder than we like.
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