Sketching the Doggy Diner Heads

I had a great time with the SF Sketcher's Meet-up group last Sunday sketching at the 'Fiesta on the Hill' in Bernal Heights.

I spent most of the time drawing the 3 Doggy Diner heads on display.  It was a lot of fun watching peoples reactions and hearing people reminisce while sketching.  They all received lots of kisses on their noses!

This is as far as I was able to take the sketch on location but am thinking about adding some ink and
color.

I love how the different amounts of wear gives each head a unique personality, which would be fun to express with color so stay tuned!

Where have I been? (Part 4)

...enjoying a foggy day and sketching off the coast of Mendocino...

SF Botanical Garden

It's a beautiful day in SF today so I went to the SF Botanical Garden and painted this small sketch. 

Painted using my Charvin travel palette in a Moleskine watercolor sketchbook.

Where have I been?

Buying art supplies in Paris...

Sutro Tower

The following sketch of San Francisco's Sutro Tower was done from the 'Japan Peace Plaza' in Japantown.  It was an overcast day and the tower was barely visible through the fog.

I just love Sutro Tower in the fog, especially on days when it skims along the top of the clouds like a frigate pirate ship.

New York City

I was recently in New York visiting my family for the holidays and Day #1 was spent museum hopping in Manhattan.

First up, the Metropolitan Museum of Art! The top sketch was completed while enjoying a very yummy strawberry & banana smoothie in the American wing cafe. Just enough time left for a quick trip through the period rooms and visible storage!

Just a little further uptown is The Museum of the City of New York. My sister works in the education department where she teaches history programs to school children on field trips. In the afternoon, I was fortunate to be able to sit-in on "From Wigwams to Windmills" along with the visiting 2nd graders. The second sketch captures one of my favorite moments from the presentation.