Captain Whidbey Inn

Some of the characters in the bar at the Captain Whidbey Inn last week.

First day of plein air sketching 2012

What a Good day for sketching the Inn. This is the first sketch in my new Pentalic field book. As Kris says, it does take the watercolor well. Nice size, 7x10.

Captain Whidbey Inn

Captain Whidbey Inn

What a gorgeous day at Captain Whidbey Inn. Everyone there was so great...and a complimentary bowl of yummy Penn Cove Mussels!

On the Deck at the Captain Whidbey Inn

Ok.  Could this afternoon have been more perfect?  Don't think so.  Sketching, sipping chardonnay, sun, million dollar view of Penn Cove & Mt. Baker from the lower deck at the Captain Whidbey Inn, great girlfriends, lots of stories, laughing, and gabbing.  Perfection in my book. 


Ali sketching w/ Penn Cove in the background.

Captain Whidbey Inn

Dart board in the bar.

I liked this whisk broom at Captain

Whidbey Inn next to the fireplace.

Captain Whidbey Inn

It was blustery outside and cozy, comfy inside the Captain Whidbey Inn this week. Here are my attempts to capture a view towards Penn Cove, a warm corner in the Inn's main room and a quick sketch in the bar of the bear's head and dart board over swatches of gray.

Captain Whidbey Inn

Flowers on the mantle

Could the Captain Whidbey Inn  really be haunted? It felt as cozy as "home sweet home." I think the friendly ghosts kept the storm at bay for our sketching friends. We had a delightful afternoon with good company and good food.

Cozy Inside the Captain Whidbey Inn

First big storm of the season was promised, but the afternoon turned out to be cold but calm.  The fabulous Captain Whidbey Inn was the perfect place to tuck in for an afternoon of sketching inside its cozy confines.

pictures on the wall of the madrona log-lined lobby

looking out on Penn Cove

Captain Whidbey: Wind Storm Be Damned

The big wind storm appeared to be much ado about very little, so we decided to make the trip up to the Captain Whidbey Inn after all and had a most enjoyable afternoon of good company and sketching.

Our Lisbeth

Captain Whidbey Lobby