Chippewa Square in Savannah

Pitt oil base pencil, watercolor and color pencil on HP watercolor sketchbook 10 in x 7 in

One of the many square parks in Savannah has a statue of Gral. James Edward Oglethorpe. He was a philanthropist with commonwealth ideas ahead his time. His name is all over the city. This monument is in Chippewa Square (yes that one of the Forrest Gump film, btw the bench is there no more). The azaleas are full bloom, in February! People gather here to chat, rest, enjoy, sketch of course and to marry! It was late afternoon and I managed to finish the sketch with pencil. Believe it or not, there were mosquitos, and I cannot stand mosquito bites. I included a couple who just got married there, as Oglethorpe as a witness, it was just them, the judge and the photographer and his assistant.

We stayed in Savannah for 6 days, now that we are settled in the next city, I added color.