Boston Public Garden

Footbridge at Boston Public Garden

Two Swans Avisiting

Footbridge Boston Public Garden Stage One

Ten quarters in a meter on Charles Street got me two hours to enjoy a paint-out at the Boston Public Garden.  I walked with my painter's bin on wheels into this mini mecca in the middle of the city.   The huge old trees were beginning to change color, a spectacular scene for tree novices, let alone true horticulturalists, who are treated to a label with full botanical name.  The roses were still going strong and I thought about working on one.   I did not want to paint a postcard, but once I got close to the duck pond and footbridge, that iconic scene was irresistible.  I found myself setting up underneath the bridge to capture the "postcard" that typifies the Boston Public Garden.   I even had a visit from a pair of swans who took particular interest in me.   Maybe they presumed my art bin was large enough to contain lunch?

The wet paint in the photo is causing a bit of glare.  Check this one out on my website in a couple of weeks.

Boston Public Garden in Autumn