I mistyped Sunday twice, so I decided each week needs a Sinday. After finishing my first sketch at Lake Eola, I realized it was too early to check in at the next Thornton Park Air B&B I was going to stay in. I was homeless for the day and decided to get a bite from a food truck and then do a second sketch.
This sketch shows all the food vendors and people relaxing in the grass. This location was just a few yards from where I did the previous sketch. I wasn’t trying to find the perfect view; I just needed to keep my hands busy while I watched the world go by.
While doing this sketch, I noticed a guy and girl sitting just past sketch right. She was petite and he was super muscular and fit. He lay on his back and then she did a handstand on his up stretched arms. They did several more positions that defied gravity. I really should have tried to sketch them, but I was just slack jawed and in awe watching them. There is a yoga class that happens on the Lake Eola lawn each week and these two must have been from that yoga group.
A large family was having a picnic on a blanket in front of me. They were also moving quite often but they were an easier bet to sketch. One girl was wearing Easter Bunny ears. That was the only visual hint that it was Easter Sunday.
I then started to notice the many beautiful people who were relaxing on the lawn all around me. This is actually a perfect way for any artist to spend their Sunday, by sketching as life rushes by. When this sketch was done there was still several hours to go before I could check in to the Thornton Park Air B&B.
I heard music in the distance, so I walked towards the music to do another sketch. I usually limit myself to one sketch to document any particular event but on this day, I had no studio to return to and I just kept documenting Lake Eola Park. It would be so nice to live near Lake Eola and I decided to make that a goal as I searched for an Apartment to rent or a home to buy. Home prices near Lake Eola are insane so I would likely instead find a rental to start.