Day of sketching: Renee and Tom Forrestall and dear old friend Don Baker

After Renee's gala unveiling of the commissioned altar piece Renee designed for a new church, she and dad and dad's dear old friend Don Baker went on a sketching trip recently. Here are the two small paintings Renee made and the double watercolor dad created that lovely, sunny, joy filled afternoon.

Renee's painting of dad (right) and Don Baker (left) sketching a seaside scene.

Renee's smaller (warm up) sketch of scene. She pointed out a porcupine, far right, who entered and sauntered through the scene unexpectedly.

Tom Forrestall's watercolors that afternoon. He plans on these two being exhibited as one piece, 

framed together. Two views of one scene.

Renee says, "This is a journal sketch, in oil- I just sit & paint whatever comes

by, so a guy came along & took off his pants & jumped into the frigid ocean, some hikers walked by, others climbed the huge rocks in the distance, then a giant porcupine came along and looked at everyone, turned around and went back."

--Monica Forrestall