Mostly Subway Sketches

I just returned from a full and wonderful week with my son and his family in Brooklyn.

Two fun filled grandchildren, along with hours of free time to wander and explore.

There is so much to choose from, but I spent little time just sitting and sketching, except for riding on the subway into Manhatten and back. So much material to attempt in the bumping and lurching....and sometimes very tight space. Several times I got so involved in my sketch I didn't notice we had  passed my stop!

I travelled lightly, only a small sketchbook, brown Noodler's Ink and a little color.

It's good practice for trying to not be noticed...I often just

looked away, or just down... at feet. Interesting feet, I could

fill a sketchbook with subway feet.

But people get up and leave.......

Faces and heads everywhere, all ages.

But they leave too.

One day I walked across Manhatten through the

West Village over to the subway stop on 6th.

It was raining, and as I stopped for coffee I looked out on

this blooming tree in front of an umbrella

store.

Another day began at Union Square with breakfast on the

second floor of Whole Foods looking out at the spring trees.

The square had a Farmer's Market already

stocked with vegetables and plants.

Back on the R Train, standing room only...

Train change at Canal Street

This little bit of color was from the snack bar

at the Guggenheim Museum looking out at

Central Park. The current show is

The Great Upheaval, Modern Art from 1910-1918.

And then, time to come home. Only two little

airport sketches.

Much Merriment at Studio 106

This week, the sketchers gathered at Studio 106 in Langley and

sketched a local citizen volunteer in her full spring color.

She was great! Thank you Sharon!

And a hat to match!