The day before on Wednesday I walked down town and had lunch at Pure Grain Bakery where I drew these two young women finishing up their lunch. They each had a rather large purse up on the table.
It was fun to add the spring blooms on the vines and leaves on the trees outside big the windows.
After they left I eyeballed this young woman a table away working hard at her computer and looking like she might be writing in a journal. I liked the whole feel of this drawing. She was both relaxed yet busy.
After lunch on Thursday I walked down town again to our town square where I sat outside on a rod iron bench like the one you see a young lady sitting on here and quickly sketched the people near and far walking around and past me.
To me sketching is drawing quickly like this picture below, and drawing is drawing more slowly like the pictures up above.
If you'd like to see something in color go to the post below this one. I may paint these drawings later, but for now this is a post in Black and White. I hope drawing without painting still qualifies for posting on Paint Party Friday! ;-)
Happy Paint Party Friday
without the paint
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without the paint
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How awesome that you capture snippets of your outings in this way! So much life in your drawings - love them!!
ReplyDeleteThese are all great drawings. I love them all. The two women are just chattering up a storm there. :)) Happy PPF early. :)
ReplyDeleteOh how great! How I wish I could do sketches like these. I really have a hard time going out and trying to do what you just did so wonderfully. Awesome pieces. Thanks for sharing. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful slice-of-life sketches! I'm so impressed that you do this on a regular basis. I always feel like I'm "too busy."
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic. I would be too scared to go out in public and try to do what you do. I'm hopeless at perspective and people always end up with huge heads.
ReplyDeleteVon.
These sketches are awesome! I love just sitting and sketching what is in front of me. I do this alot at the beach!
ReplyDeleteI always love to see your detailed drawings. Marvellous!
ReplyDeleteI love these random people sketches of yours. :) It's a fantastic way to document your day.
ReplyDeleteLoving your observation drawings. Look forward to seeing them every week. Happy PPF and enjoy the weekend, Annette x
ReplyDeleteThe drawings of the daily scenes are cool and fun, especially your you can translate your impressions here and not copies a picture.
ReplyDeleteSaludos
You get so much sketching done at lunch, I wonder if you actually eat, or just order a drink and get busy. I am afraid in a fight between sketching and eating a big old burrito, the burrito would win with me. Your little snippets of busy people caught in their day are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI so look forward to your drawings each week. I really want to know what the two young girls are talking about. How much fun you must have observing people. I am a great people watcher but I have not yet found the confidence to draw them as I observe. Maybe I'll try soon.
ReplyDeleteOh I love your observations, they are great sketches and memories caught! Kim
ReplyDeleteThis certainly qualifies for PPF, so also for art, for history of Americana in our day. Wonderful drawings. I like the girl with her laptop. You put in enough detail to take us there with you!
ReplyDeleteYou have certainly been busy observing people Lynn....each of your drawings tells a great story. Oh, and welcome to Painting Friends, good to see you there - hope you will put in some of these drawings. There is a Sketching section, you could start a Thread of them, and there are lots more besides. It took me a while to get the hang of the site (still working it out), but I am enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteObservation skills are excellent and rendering what you saw is fantastic ~ Wow! ~ thanks for sharing ~thanks, namaste ^_^
ReplyDeleteColor, or no color, these are always fun to see.
ReplyDeleteThe large purses, so typical, huh?
One just never knows when one might need something in it, do one?
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I love sketches with no color! Very nice! I love your style.
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches, so full of life and interesting details!
ReplyDeleteWell, now I want tacos!
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches!
You're excellent at this. Inspiring.
ReplyDeleteLoved your sketches Lynn...that's quite something! I love these observations :)
ReplyDeleteHPPF!
Man, I just love these sketches! So free and really a great posterity document for the future - I used to do this in cafes and places all the time - I like to look back and think back to when....
ReplyDeleteLove your drawings and sketch! Your drawings have such a unique style that is very eye catching with a little bit of whimsy tossed in! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteYou're good with these quick sketches. It's fun to see what you see going on all around you.
ReplyDeleteWow! I can't picture myself still drawing when I meet up with others...I would normally chit-chating.....
ReplyDeleteGood to have a balance:) And the essence of sketches come to live when you put your concentration in it! this shows and I can totally agree with you that you enjoy the party so much!
Take care Lynn!