#Inktober Day 22: Yesterday, my husband and I ate at Rione XIII, known for their Roman inspired cuisine, for Seattle Restaurant Week. It was amaaaazing.
Tag: watercolor
Sketching the boys
Painted the sketch of my parents’ chihuahuas on my plane ride back to Seattle #chihuahua #watercolor #sketch #urbansketchers
Beach Doggos
Drawing doggos at the beach-o #beachdog #doggo #watercolor #urbansketchers #kaimana #honolulu #hawaii (at Honolulu, Hawaii)
Drawing Jam 2017
Karl and I rolled in a little later for Drawing Jam this year, but it worked out as we were able to find some good seats in the Costumed Poses room. I tend to rely a LOT on my lines, so I practiced with my color/value shapes instead.
I’ve hardly painted people with my watercolor kit, so this was good practice!
Inktober 2017: Day 21
#Inktober Day 21: A couple days ago, we went to mkt. for Seattle Restaurant Week. We’ve been wanting to go before but the reservations always fill up for SRW. Happy we finally snagged a spot!
Inktober 2017: Day 15
#Inktober Day 15: Today’s Inktober is for my cousin, Missa, who just got married. We grew up together in NJ, and I’m so lucky to still have such a tight bond with her even though we have moved to different places. She’s always been my role model for running, one of the funniest people I know (next to her mom, my aunt), and can slice anything with her sharp wit. I am so happy that she’s found someone equally hilarious and kind! Congrats you two!! <3
A Visit to Chicago
Chicago is such a beautiful city. The bridges, waterways, and trains against a historic backdrop make it all very enchanting. A quick rundown of the sketches I managed while we were doing our whirlwind tour there:
– I drew the watercolor sketch of DuSable Bridge from the Ghiradelli Cafe,
while waiting for my sister and her boyfriend to drop off the rental car. I started at sunset, but by the time I got to blocking in the colors it was already twilight/night. That’s what I get for being slow.
– The sketches from The Field Museum were from the mammals section. I was so impressed by the artistic taxidermy. Their poses were very dynamic (not captured in these sketches, hah.)
– The Goddess and The Baker is a cafe where we had a much appreciated breakfast after flying a red eye from Seattle. I loved the view of the ‘L’ / trains as they zipped across the skyline.
– The gesture drawings of passengers on the train are on the Blue Line from Chicago to the airport. There was one passenger I captured (top left with the mustache) who completely embarrassed himself the whole ride by fulfilling the whole loud American tourist stereotype. I felt so sorry for the poor British couple he was bothering. (At one point he said that he watched ‘Braveheart’ as a way to talk about Europe, yikes. My husband also noted that what that guy was drinking out of his Mountain Dew bottle didn’t look like Mountain Dew.)
The Ocean Sunfish
My favorite fish of all time: the ocean sunfish a.k.a Mola mola. I’m really enjoying the De Atramentis Document Brown Ink I picked up from Goulet Pens. It’s waterproof and quick drying, perfect for left-handers and watercolorists. If you’re shopping for fountain pen supplies, I highly recommend them.
Mantis Shrimps
Mantis shriiiiiiimps
Anniversary watercoloring
A watercolor sketch I did while on our wedding anniversary trip to Yakima valley. We stayed at a wonderful B & B, Birchfield Manor, where we had a view of the mountains right outside our window.