Urban Sketchers – Swansons Nursery, Seattle – 26 October 2023
Swansons is a scenic and accommodating establishment; in the past I have scored numerous plants there for my own vegetable garden. My original intention was to just go with graphite, a recently acquired (see the August 2nd USk posting) vintage Eagle “Chemi-Sealed” Draughting 314 pencil, to better familiarize myself with its capabilities. But later I decided to go further with the Bladimiro portrait, so I added substantial watercolor, colored pencil, and Photoshop chromatics at home. The photo shows me at work on the Buddhas. Fay had trouble tearing herself away from the sketching, and nearly missed the throwdown and group photo (which I have not yet gotten my hands on).
Pumpkins Center Stage
Fay
Parker & Kay sketching Buddhas
Buddhas, etc.
Bladimiro stringing the lights