Dr Sketchy yaya

I have attended Dr Sketchys figure drawing sessions in the past and they were always pretty fun. This was my first at Julia's and I don't think i'll return for another there. The space is really cramped for drawing and on this particular Sunday the model "a contortionist" was unable to hold even a minute long pose and she seemed fairly uncomfortable on stage. I missed Ernie von Shmaltz and felt that I would have enjoyed drawing the announcer lady instead of fidgety lady. Anyway here are a few of my sketchys.

2.2.13

The former Sun Electric Building at 11th & Pine has been gutted and is ready for remodel, retail on the bottom residence up top.... like all the other current developments on the hill.

1.29.13

Had to spend some time at a laundromat this week to wash a comforter. "The Lather Daddy" is our friendly Capitol Hill laundry. Perfect time for sketching urban nouns.

1.26.13

Urban Sketchers puts out a theme every week, last week it was to draw the view from your kitchen window. Our kitchen doesn't really have a window although I can see a rooftop and the sky thru the sliding glass doors in the living room area, which I love. Anyway, Gina has been cat sitting for our neighbors in the building next door, so since they were away I took advantage of the street side view while standing at their kitchen counter. Morey the cat, was very vocal about the fact that I was not there to feed him, but we did have conversation.

1.27.13

Gina and I have been together 5 years this month, or six months depending on you ask. On one of our first dates we met here at fados on 1st & Columbia. They hold an Irish music jam session on Sundays starting at 4 pm, musicians just show up and play and if you like guitar, fiddle, penny whistle and bodhran drum it's a really sweet space to draw as well. We stepped in there for a short sketch last nite, there were a lot of folks playing and it was dark but I got one in.

1.20.13

Our monthly sketch was at Suzzallo Library on the UW campus. I had never been in this space before but I will definitely go back, interesting to have so much stained glass in a non-church setting. Pretty puny drawing for the day as I got so caught up in the eye candy here.

1.19.13

Saturday was a Worldwide Sketch crawl day, I spent the day shopping then met up with a friend at my favorite watering hole The Elysian Brewery, to squeeze in a sketch. I draw here quite often, so often that i'm considering dedicating a single sketchbook to pub drawings....