Another 10 minutes to spare in between before catching the 6:39 PM train on the Lower Level at Track 102A. Countless times I've passed by this arched window, part of the Oyster Bar and Restaurant food preparation area, by the passage way. A diner caught my attention, framed by the narrow window pane. Some solid metal window structure to add and there we have a sketch!
Earlier this evening, after work, I had 10 minutes to spare before catching my train. I stood outside the Oyster Bar & Restaurant by the door entrance inside the Grand Central Terminal. I sketched what was visible from my spot and finished working on it on the train. Glad I finished it before reaching my destination.
I brought in my car for a quick oil change job at the next door gas station and repair shop. They were very nice to accommodate me without a prior appointment. They had booked several jobs for the day but due to the snowy weather on Tuesday, only one have shown up when I got there. I asked if I could just wait until they finish the job, not to rush them. I just wanted to peek into the vision window and get a nice sketch of the repair bay area. The red-painted tire machine caught my attention so I started the sketch from there. That upper right corner was the rear under pinning of my car. Once Benny got into the scene, I had to add him in as he worked on the other car. The office manager checked me out, curious at what I was doing. Soon, Alex finished working on my car. Before I left the shop, I showed the sketch to Alex and Benny. They both liked it.
Last weekend's sketch-meet was at the American Museum of Natural History. It's one of the interesting museums to visit in the city. At first, I parked myself in the North American Mammals Exhibit but it was too dark to work there on my blue tint pre-marked page. Soon, I found my way to the Ocean Life Exhibit where I tried sketching the Blue Whale hanging from the ceiling until it was lunch break with the group at the food hall. Later, I came back to the same spot in the hall and continued working on the sketch with a Posca white brush pen that was running out of ink. I kept pumping the pen for more ink flow to the brush but it was slow and semi-dry. However, I managed to lay down some ink on where it matters most on the paper. One pump too many and it dripped a blob on the paper. Luckily, it landed at where I wanted it to happen. That became the alcove on the far right side. A happy accident!
