Caramoor

About one mile east of the John Jay Homestead in Katonah, NY is the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.  We discovered it on our way to John Jay two weekends ago.  We recently had a chance to revisit Caramoor again for an afternoon of exploration in its beautiful setting albeit a chance of a thunderstorm.  

We had just finished our lunch picnic at the tranquil Sense Circle when the thunderstorm rolled in.  Fortunately, the covered Garden Courtyard was nearby and provided shelter with this very nice view of the courtyard.  Got to sketch it!  I drew the lines in pencil, two page spread, and vowed to come back to color it another day.  That second opportunity materialized last Friday.

Next sketch project in Caramoor is the Rosen House but that will have to wait another day.

Note: It's free to get in Caramoor and hear free concert music playing in the background (if any).  No need to pay for concert tickets except you just don't get to see the artists performing live.  I don't mind that.  Oh, I've seen other picnic goers having their glasses of wine, too!

My pencil sketch of the building.

I was there sketching the courtyard.

A painted mural on the far right wall of the covered Garden Courtyard.

One of two murals depicting the use of the courtyard.