Harpcon

So, yesterday I'm in SoHo, hanging out on a break in the plaza adjacent to Donald Trump's building, when five or six women show up with harps. I don't know if it was a planned, sponsored thing, or if it was just a harp jam session. I did two quick drawings. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to do more.

I wish I'd had more time on these. The harps themselves are really beautiful objects. As for the music, it was nice, but harp music always reminds me of Star Trek. You know how every time the crew of the Enterprise goes on shore leave to some sort of vacation planet, there's always someone playing a harp.

 
Interesting harp trivia: according to Wikipedia, classical musicians refer to harp players as "harpists," while folk musicians refer to them as "harpers." I've never heard the term "harper" before, but I've never associated folk music with the harp, either. But I don't listen to much folk music at all, so maybe harpers are big in that world. Anyway, these ladies were definitely harpists.