Phoenix, Arizona, USA [RESULTS]

Saturday October 16 2010
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Okay for the Phoenix Zoo. :thumbup:

Just as a side comment NOT related to the Sketchcrawl. For you participants that are on the far east side of "greater Phoenix" check out Schnepf Farm. It looks like a fun place for some Autumn fun. http://www.schnepffarms.com/ It's in Queen Creek.

But for this Sketchcrawl it looks like the Phoenix Zoo will be our meeting place. See you there at 9 a.m.
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Phoenix Zoo is good with me! See you all then. I'll be at schnepp farms with the kids the following day so maybe i'll get to make it a double header.
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I wondered about Schnepf's Farm. I couldn't tell from the website if it would be a good place to draw or not. I'd love to hear what you all think of it.

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Not looking forward to the long drive but I think is should be great there. We used to go to Young's farm each year and miss it since it closed. I am guessing it will be a great spot for sketching but with the little ones along I might not get much done. :)

I can't wait for the Zoo tomorrow morning! See you all there!

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The heat got me a bit more than I expected, but I got home with a ... not too bad.... little watercolor sketch. I may go back a bit later after a cool down.
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Should this be put in a results thread? Newbie, as you can tell!
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Just got back from the Phoenix Zoo - Annie reported that there were 18 of us there but it was so crowded I think I only saw 4 or 5 of them. Had a hard time finding sketching locations with all of the people but managed to squeeze in three today. I'll post sans and photos later tonight - my wife came along just to take photos and there are hundreds to pick through.

Great to see everyone again!! Can't wait for the next crawl!

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djstar: Beautiful watercolor - I really love it!
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I love both of your watercolors! The camels are especially cool.

Here's my pile of sketches:
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While we were having lunch at the zoo, two young admirers decided to join Craig to try their hand at sketching, too.

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As is my usual mode of operation, I photograph scenes I like and then draw from them. Photos don't move or walk away.
Koalas are just darn cute, what else can I say.

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And then there were the Warty Pigs.....also cute in their own special way, especially when they cuddle up like this. Like the saying goes, "Love is blind."

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And the anteater.....I didn't know they could roll around like this....and be playful no less! This one was playing with a piece of what looked like tree trunk and was having the greatest time.

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Here are the photos........

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Here are a few that I didn't get to sketch........

Tortoises in love.....can you believe it?

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This baboon seemed to do its best to ignore humans although it sat fairly close to the viewing window. Once in a while for a second or two it would turn and look. It looked so melancholy.

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Annie: Wow - you got a lot done after I left - these are all fantastic. Great perspective on the giraffe area!

Mossgate: great ones as always! Thanks for posting the photos, that was a blast.
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There are so many great water colors this time! The koala is really nice.

We have some additional Sketchcrawl posts at
http://www.meetup.com/SketchyDoodle/pho ... /18813887/

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Such cute sketches here, and nice pictures. You seem to have spent a great day ! 8)
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The animal sketches were great; glad you didn't let the heat get you down and persevered!
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Just a few pix. My wife took over 1500 photos so i just grabbed a few. It was still hot (upper 90s) but it had been over 100 for a long time so it could have been much worse - a beautiful sunny day in Phoenix.

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Great photos Craig! Many thanks to your wife. I love the puma, of course.

Annie

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