After the Blizzard of 2026

The combination of a blizzard and Nor'easter started coming on Sunday evening.  By Monday morning, we received at least 15" of wet, heavy snow on the ground.  Most of the snow fell overnight with some strong winds, too.  Glad I can work from home.  After clearing the snow off my car, I went back into the apartment building and checked the mail room.  Through the window, I saw a young boy sledding down to his waiting mother just below the slope at the corporate offices across the road from us.  I had to sketch the scene!  They also happen to live in the same apartment building as ours.

  

The Met Exhibit

On Valentine's Day,  Anne and I went to the Met Museum to see the Paintings of Helen Schjerfbeck after our lunch date at Saperavi UES.  Her paintings are so inspiring!  When Anne told me she saw some other artists making a study, I had to get my sketchbook and try it out for myself.  I chose this "Portrait of a Man, 1880"

Sketching at MoMa PS 1

Last Saturday, the NYC Urban Sketchers went sketching at MoMa PS 1 museum in Astoria, Queens.  It was my second time to visit there in two years.  The boiler room I wanted to sketch this time was closed off to the public due to weather related issues.  There were other exhibits but it didn't capture my interest.  I like the first sketch I did in the coffee shop when I first got there.

Jenny making a sketch of Len.  I sketched them both,

The Bridge way in Grand Central Terminal

I’m always on the lookout for something new to sketch inside this very iconic building that is the Grand Central Terminal. This was one of those instances.  It was an accidental sighting once I looked up over my left shoulder.  Originally, I wanted to do a sketch of the Oyster Bar as seen from the walkway window on the lower level concourse. It’s the big window to the right in this picture.  I saw three silhouettes on the bridge that was just right to include in the sketch.

The Essex Market Sketch meet

The NYC Urban Sketchers event last weekend was held in Essex Market but I still remember last year's event hosted by Tina and Josh.  I came in late to the event last Saturday so I just focused on getting something done before the throw down.  I was trying to figure out the composition from where I was seated and decided the pizza place would be it.  Finished adding the colors at home.

Subway commuter sketches

I started the sketch on the left side with a figure of a man waiting for the 7 train to Queens but you hardly see it anymore because I overlaid it with the sketch of a lady.   The man on the right was most likely a musician.  I'm guessing it was a guitar hard case propped up between his legs.  I had a good look at him given the more defined features.  Soon, he stepped off the train.  Now, I was looking at the bigger sketch size of him than the man I sketched earlier.  To "fix" this sketch, I drew the lady's outline over the old sketch but her placement came out a bit off compared to him.  It's okay.  It's just a sketch practice anyway. 

Weekend Sketch meet at Tanger Mall

The NYC urban sketchers showed up at the Tanger Mall in Flushing, Queens last Saturday and had fun sketching the many interesting and diverse subjects inside the mall.  I didn't mind the long hour and forty minutes commute to this location using the public transportation. I found the neighborhood to be quite interesting and lively.  Although it was a very cold day, that didn't deter a good number of sketchers to be there.  The two sketchers, Zeya and Jay were directly in front of me so they became my quick sketch study.

A sketch of Zeya and Jay using the Brass Kaweco FP.