by Deb Shaw
By Arnold Gatilao – originally posted to Flickr as Root Beer Float, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5644549
I know, it has nothing to do with botanical art, but it’s been so hot and humid, that I felt duty-bound to let you know that today, Saturday, August 6 is National Root Beer Float Day.
A Root Beer Float might be a refreshing incentive to keep working on your art. I usually have tissue down to protect the areas of my artwork, and I wear light cotton gloves with the fingers cut off. It’s been so sticky and humid, however, that I’m now also laying a folded cotton tea towel under my arm and hand.
Add your tips to working in hot, humid, sticky weather in the comments section please. And enjoy a Root Beer Float and your art!
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August 8, 2016 at 3:47 pm
dbshaw
The Root Beer Float was my favorite growing up, a special, occasional treat at the drive-up where they came out to the car on roller skates and put your order on a tray that attached to the window. There was also a “Brown Cow” (chocolate instead of vanilla in root beer); a “Purple Cow” (grape soda + vanilla); and an “Orange Cow” (orange soda + vanilla). As an adult, I’ve also had a “Beer Float” (Kona Coconut Ale or Guinness Stout or a Chocolate Ale + vanilla ice cream. I might have to head out and get the ingredients for the traditional Root Beer Float!
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August 8, 2016 at 2:42 pm
Nancy Grubb
Now you are pushing my buttons, Deb. What better than a RB float on your left and a colored pencil or paintbrush in your right? Sounds perfect to me!
Nancy Grubb
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August 7, 2016 at 8:27 am
Estelle DeRidder
What do you mean? “Nothing to do with botanical art” …. it is super inspirational !
1. Sassafras tree (sassafras albidium)
2. Sarsaparilla root (Smilax ornata)
3. Caffeinated- optional- Coffee (Coffea arabica)
Thank you for inspiring me to illustrate new species, and also for making the summer a lot more enjoyable ! Yumm-e-e-e-e
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