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!"

Dance Party at Bryant Park

There were two instances of the Dance Party tutorial sessions held this month at Bryant Park.  This was a quick sketch practice before catching my train ride home.  It was a good exercise to capture and learn how to sketch such a complex and fun scene in a short period of time.  Unfortunately, the Dance Party session was declared over for the (spring?) season as of yesterday.  Looking forward to discovering what Bryant Park has in store next for the summer season.

This was done on May 18, 2023.

This was done on May 10, 2023.

 

Japan Fes in NYC

The 2nd Japan festival in NYC was held last Saturday at W 71st St and Columbus Ave. There were plenty of food vendors and things to see. This year's festivity Grand Marshall was Kristi Yamaguchi. The food I tried was a Spicy Chicken Misukastu Bun at Wasan Brooklyn food stall. There was a wait line but "sketch waiting" was my companion until it was my turn at the register. Three men working the stall: Toshi at the register, Kaku and Marvin manning the "kitchen". Shortly after, I took a walk toward the grandstand and I was happy sketching the scene before me.

At 101 Park Avenue public area

I like this street corner scene by the 101 Park Avenue address.   This was looking toward west of Park Avenue.  Made the black marks on site one day and little by little, I added more to the sketch each time I come back to view the scene.  Today, I decided to finish it.  Sort of.  If I don't come back to it again another time.

A Cello Performance at the Yale Art Gallery

We went to see a free music performance at the Yale University Art Gallery last weekend.  I had a good look of the museum patrons and visitors waiting for the show to start.  Soon, the cellist (Miriam) started playing beautiful music.  I partially finished the sketch sans the music piece stand just before she went on a set break.  I showed her the sketch and she was delighted to see it.  She also draws and she's happy that someone made a sketch of her.  "No one has sketched me before." she said.

A Weekend Getaway

A week ago, Anne and I drove up to Falmouth, MA for a weekend getaway and celebration.  We left house early Saturday morning for brunch at the Mystic Diner before heading toward our final destination.  We stayed at a nice B&B place, took an afternoon walk at the Spohr Gardens and had an early dinner at an Italian restaurant on Main Street.  The following morning, we ate the included Continental Breakfast at the Frederick William House before checking out of the B&B.  We made two stops along the way before driving back home.  The first one was at the Nobska Lighthouse and the other was at the Edward Gorey House Museum in Yarmouth, MA.  So glad we had a fun getaway trip.

Sketch at the Ukrainian Museum

I've never been to this museum before so I joined the NYC USk group last weekend for some sketching fun.  Glad to find the collection of Pysanki Easter Eggs at the basement level where they have them displayed in glass showcases among other cultural things from Ukraine.  When I got tired of sketching the Easter eggs, I went for the other Urban Sketchers in my line of sight.