Catch up...

It's been a while since i've posted. I have been sketching but haven't had so much as a moment to scan. Here are a few. My plan is to post on a more regualr basis.. Here we go :)

Rochester SketchCrawl

We had a sketchcrawl here in Rochester yesterday. This is one of my pages.

The Berkshires

Took a quick trip to the Berkshires aA few weekends ago. This is a page of random sketches.

Rochester Public Market

a quick sketch at the public market. painted the next day at home. And the back of a few people at church.

Java's SketchOut

Lately i have been copying a sketch a few times to try out different things. This is one of those times. Depending on time i may do another. This was the result of the first weekly SketchOut. Turn out was slim... ok really it was me but i am hopeful.
Going to do another next week. This time there will also be great music.
Either way at least it's a block of time set aside for sketching.

more details on the sketchout here.. http://rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com/

random sketches

Some random sketches from the other night. Seems i am doing alot of that lately.

Sketching at Jemnetat

I met a friend to sketch on Wednesday night at a cafe / gallery/ shop. They have a large range of African art and jewelry. It is a great place to crab a coffee and sketch. But, I got hungry before I could add color so I went home ate and then copied my sketch a few times to play with color, hatching etc. Shown are the original sketch and two of the one I experimented with.

Hanging out on a Sunday evening

Saturday evening with friends

Hanging out wih some great firends on a saturday night. Eating chili, chatting and a bit of sketching.
Life is good.

Rochester Sketchcrawl results

We had the first Rochester Sketchcrawl of the year and a GREAT turn out. (This would explain the lack of sketches. ) There were quite a few new "crawlers" who met us at the conservatory. I always forget how great it is in there. It's like a little summer when you need it most.

So below are a few sketches. Switching mediums every sketch which is usual for a sketchcrawl.

The littlest things

You know how every once in a while you do a sketch and it's one you really like? Well this is not much of a sketch in the sense of size , detail etc. But this is one of those sketches....

I was at friends house helping out with her son's project and did this quick while he worked.

lecture sketch

Boulder Coffee

and a bit of sketching.....

Back in Cooperstown

Back again at Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park. They have beautiful log cabins in the woods. #5 has a great view!

10.16.10-2

I stopped to sketch on the way to Meg's show tonight. The trees in the darkness caught my eye. I added the color when i got home that night.

Still using the new Hero M86

10.16.10

Looking out the window in the morning while waiting for the coffee to finish perking....

Playing with the new pen again and with the red onion that's now starts to sprout.

Below is a random little sketch while I was waiting. As I wrote I LOVE the Quin Gold. The scan does not do it justice at all!!

08 October 2010- There's no place like Gnome...

We've got this gnome in the den. He just hangs out in the corner and was begging to be drawn. I didn't have all the lights on which is why he has a stump for on arm. I didn't know you could actually see his hand.
Oh, also tested out my new Hero M86 pen on this and the next bunch of sketches. The more i use it the more i like it. you get such a variety of line widths from one pen. This is what the pen looks like.

03 October 2010 at the First Unitarian Church

Home again

random sketch

Garage Sale

14 September 2010 Java's

12 September 2010

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Last night at Java Joes

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a few sketches from the other day

05September2010- my brother

My brother and freidns were up visting for the holiday weekend...this is an attempt to get him om paper. He moved in the first one so the out line was all i got. The second i just used the brush and paint

Rochester Sketchcrawl

Two of my sketches form the Rochester SketchCrawl back on August 14th.
We were down at Genesee Valley Park near the boat house, which i had to sketch. The othe is art of Bob, who was sitting in the grass next to me.

First Friday Rochester

These are a few of my sketches from the First Firday event at ROCO. Check out the Rocheter Sketchcrawl blog for more info and photos from the night.
( rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com )

St.Croix 2010- and this is my 300th post

It's been two years since I had been to St.Croix and how it was nice to go back. Two weeks of rest, relaxation and great weather.

AND... this is my 300th post... wow, i can not belive how time has gone by. I've been a little lazy this past year but have plans to change that. I am intent on giving myself more sketching time and have also signed up for the sketchbook project. Check it out here - http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject once all of the books are turned in they go on tour!!! I can't imagine how great it will be to go to one of the locations and be able to look at over two thousand sketchbooks....IN PERSON.... i better give myself a few days :)

Hospital Visit

Sketching with a friend

Trevor Flynn workshop

Hey out there..... I've been a bit lazy with regards to posting lately, but i havent stopped sketching.

I attended a kickin' workshop this past weekend by Trevor Flynn, at the Memorial Art Gallery. These are my sketches from that. ( I also went to the lecture on Thursday evening)

This link http://rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com/2010/04/trevor-flynn-at-memorial-art-gallery.html will explain lecture and workshop a bit.... once I get a few more mintues , i will go into detail. There were two days of the workshop and each was a little different.

Oh and there are so many cool thing coming up here in Rochester for us sketchers.

More soon.....

25 May 2010 Highland Park

22 May 2010-2

22 May 2010-1

15 May 2010-1

15 May 2010 -2

Boulder Coffee sketching 1 of 2

sitting at boulder again sketching with Rachel... the second skech will follow soon. Top left are syrup bottles i saw at the counter when ordering my vanilla chai.

pinapple and the new pen

My GF went antiquin with her mother last week and bought me a great old shaeffer fountain pen... it happen to have a cartridge in it still and i was able to find replacements for it. Being so excited about a new pen i decide i am going to draw with it. It writes well has a great line and nice weight (all this for only 2 bucks) now...the only thing is that the ink as you can see is not water proof. So the parts of the pinapple i did get to sketch (had to cut it up before i could finish) obviouslt bled and ran. I do not mind i but had i done the whole thing it would have been a mess. Now all i have to do is find a converter so i can fill it with some noodlers.