Only three of us plus two guests turned out for the paintout at the National Cathedral. This was the first time WSLP had tried a Saturday paintout. It’s a good thing there weren’t more of us. When I arrived at 8:30, the Cathedral lawn was jammed with people in their Sunday best clothes all turned out for a big event. After asking a priest, I learned that the event was the confirmation of the Virginia bishop! There were bishops, priests, and other members of the Episcopal clergy from all over the mid-Atlantic region, plus hundreds of others. It was quite a fancy do!

The Bishop’s garden was lovely, the roses had just finished blooming and their fragrance kept wafting by me as I painted. The cathedral bells rang from 10:00 to 10:30 when the ceremony started. It was over about 12:45 and the bells rang some more! It was a beautiful day, but we certainly didn’t have the place to ourselves.

At noon, I wandered over to the green where we were to meet for lunch. There were buffet tables laid out, and I thought, “Oh, Ed, you shouldn’t have fussed!” (Ed Cooper is the paintout chair.) But alas, they weren’t for us. So Bernie, Ken, the two guests, and I huddled in the gazebo next to the green for the lunch and critique. As I say, it’s a good thing there weren’t more of us.

Three Members present at the critique: Ken Petrie, Bernie Dellario, Barbara Nuss, and two guests: Jeanean Songco Martin and Paul Salmon.

Paintings Critiqued Inside the Gazebo