I went to Mt. Dora on the last day of my 4th of July vacation. Despite living less than an hour away from Mt. Dora, I’ve never actually visited it before. I was inspired by my sunset beach painting to try a sunrise painting of the Mt. Dora Lighthouse. Surprisingly, this was more challenging than painting a sunset. The colors in the sky and the shadows cast from the sunrise shifted faster than the sunset. I typically wait until I completely finish inking my sketch before I crack open my watercolor set, but this time I was simultaneously inking and painting in a flurry, trying to keep up with the sun.
Date: 7/7/18
Time spent: 1.75 hours
One Flight Up is a cozy, two-story café in the Mt. Dora historic district. After finishing my sunrise paint, I walked around the historic district to look for another interesting subject to sketch. I saw the café’s balcony and thought it would be a fun, new challenge to draw the street from above. As I worked on this sketch, one of the waitresses stopped by to watch me work and told me about how impressed she was with my sketch. Soon, other patrons in the café started walking up to see me work, telling me that I was “getting rave reviews” from the staff.
Date: 7/7/18
Time spent: 3.5 hours