I spent a few days with some members of the Watercolor Society on an art retreat at the Toddhall Retreat Center in Columbia, Illinois. While not technically an urban sketcher outing, it was still the perfect venue for getting outdoors and doing some late fall painting before winter snows set in.
Some people took advantage of the opportunity to try out new techniques.
Some were very prolific working on multiple paintings at once.
Others were more focused, concentrating on perfecting an individual painting.
There's a camaraderie you develop when you eat, sleep, paint, and socialize 24/7 with people that is different from our 2-hour monthly sketch outings. Everyone is much more relaxed, which I think is reflected in their work.
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