We spent another couple of nights in a campground. First we stopped at the Washington Square Park in Ottawa, Illinois and I sketched these two statues, one of Lincoln and the other one of Douglas. They had a political debate for the seat of the Senate.
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| Pencil, pen&ink and watercolor on A6 Hahnemühle watercolor book |
Our destination was the Campground of Starved Rock Park State. A favorite park of locals and visitors out of state. We managed to score a reservation in mid of May, quite busy here. Since we had visited the park several times before, we opted for staying surrounded by trees and bushes in the campground watching and listening carefully to Mother Nature, breathing peace and resting.
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| Pencil, pen&ink and watercolor on A6 Hahnemühle watercolor book |
At night, not later after we turned the lights off the lights, we could hear an animal sniffing so close, we were just separated by the thin wall of nylon (or polyester?) of the tent, both nights.
I asked the person at the register cabin an the entrance of the grounds if there were any recommendations, he said beware of raccoons, they know how to open coolers, they are very smart. So here it was, what I think it was a raccoon, looking for the food that it was safely locked in our car.
I sketched the tent and the surrounding trees yesterday, then I added the strawberries and what was left of a raspberry cookie tart from brunch this morning. I thought the sketch needed red and it would go well with all that green of trees.
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