Sketchin' at the Louvre

Sennelier

We had some free time to spend in Paris on our first day so I dragged Ed to Sennelier--a very old, and famous art shop in Paris. I just had to visit since this was where Degas, Picasso and Cezanne shopped when they lived in Paris! 

I couldn't walk out empty-handed, I snagged a Sennelier sketchbook, and crazy cool Pentel mechanical pencil and a Uni-pin pen. The upstairs was setup--what looked like--a urban sketchers paradise of pens and pencils! They had every type of pen, marker and pencil you could think of! Paradise! 

even Ed (teacher) was captivated! 

Bluegrass jammin'

Well, I wasn't jammin'--other folks were, I was just drawing them.

We had a sketch meetup at Coffee Connections. Every few sundays they have a jam session and between 15-25 musicians show up! We had 11 artists who sketched and sketched and sketched. 

[Pilot Falcon with DeArtramentis Document Black ink, D+S watercolors all in a S+V Zeta sketchbook]

Toned sketchbook catch-up

It's been a while! So here are some sketches from my Strathmore gray toned sketchbook. Previously I had blazed through the tan toned paper sketchbook, and thought I would give the gray a try. I am not absolutely in love with this gray paper. It seems just a tiny bit too dark. The paper also seems like it can't hold up to water as well as the tan toned paper. Both books come from the sam company, so I assume the paper comes from the same factory or paper recipe. Either way, this one is, meh--okay. 

 [pilot V5 pen, PITT cool gray markers, and a white gel pen in a gray toned Strathmore sketchbook]

Sketch Meetup--Library

Not much to say. 
-met at the Pittsford library
-sketched
-sketched some more
-went across the street and had a cinnamon roll with 14 inches of frosting on it 
-sketched
-went home

[pilot falcon w/DeArtmentis document ink, Lamy Safari w/noodler's lexington gray, D+S water colors all in a S_B Zeta sketchbook]

sketchin' some students

Sometimes the best medicine for students who are more concerned with conversation than art-making is to become the master example. So I will sit with the students who are being distracted and sketch a few other students in the room. At lunch I will take time to add color and/or shadows or other details I may need to add. 

[pilot falcon w/DeArtementis document ink, J. Herbin pearl noire in an water brush in a S+B Zeta sketchbook]

Rochester Museum and Science Center

We had a sketch meetup this past sunday at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. There was a record breaking 12 sketchers there to partake in the festivities. Not really that festive, but it is a fun place to sketch. I gravitated to the Mammoth/Mastodon display and the other animal dioramas. Eventually I tucked myself away into a family and kidless area and basked in the peace and quiet of the Native American mask displays. 

[pilot falcon with DeArtementis Document ink, D+S watercolors in a S+B Zeta sketchbook]