A Midtown Street Scene

Earlier in the week, I scouted an area where I'm planning to do a workshop next month.  Mainly, I was looking for subjects and several views that could be of interest.  After all, it's about doing something fun!

The Garment District Iconic Sculpture

Last Friday, I took the time to sketch this iconic sculpture on 7th Avenue.   I was already in the area anyway post-work-get-together event.  This sculpture has been on my "to sketch" subject list.  Glad to see it has been fulfilled.

 

A view from the 24th Floor

Two weeks ago, I met up with my visiting relatives from Nashville, TN and joined them for their weekend stay in the city.  The view from the 24th floor hotel room was so nice and appealing, I had to sketch it on one of my pre-marked pages in my sketchbook.

A view North of 36th and Madison Ave

I've wanted to sketch this scene for sometime and the opportunity to do it came last week.  I like the One Vanderbilt Tower in the background and the terrace like structure of the middlel buildings.  The  terra cotta rooftop and the one way street sign caught my attention.  I thought it would fit into this pre-marked page and effectively transform this scene into an interesting sketch.

A view from the South Cove Park

A Sunday sketch outing with the NYC USk group.  We met at the South Cove Park in Lower Manhattan.  It has a nice view of the Hudson River and the One World Trade Center tower.  Here is my attempt to play with a pre-marked page and making the scene fit into it.

A view near 45th Street and Vanderbilt Ave

I ended up sketching this view three blocks north of the Grand Central Terminal instead of joining the group at the MET Museum outing yesterday.  The weather was cool and sunny so it was just the perfect weather to be outside.  Made the random marks on my sketchbook and carefully integrated the scene before me.

The Harrison Train Station

I started to "sketch wait" this scene sometime back in March and, on occasion, would fill in some more as I wait for my morning train to the city.  I like the blue sky and what came out of this "random pre-marked" page.  Today, I went back to the spot and picked up a few more details before saying to myself, "It's done!"