For the May sketchcrawl we met at the Luxemburg Youth Hostel
in Pfaffenthal valley.
The weather was really gorgeous for this first weekend of
May. Our group of eleven passionate sketchers - two sketchers got lost in another part of
the valley, the Grund, but found the rest of the group eventually! - headed out
to admire the beautiful views in Pfaffenthal , one of the oldest parts of
Luxemburg city along the Alzette river.
The warmth of the spring was quite welcome after some very
long winter months.
But soon the May sun became merciless and Isabelle was so
kind to invite the whole group in her beautiful architect studio nearby. Here
we could combine all the pleasurable things: a coffee, cool water, shade and
protection, the splendid views from the windows and, last but not least, the
company of fellow sketchers.
Here is my Pfaffenthal version looking up. I tried to render
the heavy sun/shadow contrast, but was not very successful and my sketch
doesn't pay tribute to the sunny day it was.
And looking down: a playground in the valley
And this is the way we were sketching, sitting inside in the
cool shade, with a beautiful palette of May greens in front of us.
