Regular listeners will recall that often, in the summer time, it gets quite hot here in Davis. A hundred degrees, pah that’s nothing. It was at least that today, so I didn’t venture out into the oven world to sketch. I stayed in the stairwell, sat on a very dusty step, and looked out of the big window. I have drawn this view before, the UC Davis skyline, the tall water-tower dominating events. However, the stairwell in our building isn’t air-conditioned, so it started to feel very sauna-like after a short while. It gave me a headache. I’m not designed for hot weather, I’m red-headed and freckly. I got this finished during lunchtime though, and in the incredible dry heat the paint dried as soon as it hit the paper.
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I can relate to that. I got a headache out sketching in the sun the other day myself. Pretty normal for my paleface genes too. Great handling of this panorama, and like how you even included a guy in the parking lot.
I just can’t handle this central valley heat!!! It’s been in the 100s all week
I’ll be trying to endure it next summer again. Ice cold lemonade, air conditioning, swimming pool- that’s the only way I can deal with it.