DAY 16

 The prompt for #30daysketchbookchallenge is "Footwear."  I took my hiking boots up to the studio and did a blind contour drawing while attending the Monday Sewcial on Brave Patch.  I added watercolors and a dark background in Indigo - I love indigo.

Before the meeting started I managed to get the backing for Wildflowers done and inked the label on it.

I also got the next little 6" block for Art East Quilting Mini-block Sampler made.  This is block number 3, Crown.

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29 FACES - DAY 1

Here I go again.  I've committed to the 29 Faces in February Challenge again.

This time the challenge for me will be to draw a face from the Seattle Times every day.  I'm going to try to do one from the front page, even if I don't like it.  

This one is a blind contour drawing of the face using my ink pen.  Then I looked while I filled in the rest of the drawing.  I used Derwent watercolor pencils and then applied a little water to blend it all.

This was drawn from a photo on the front page of the February 1, 2014 Seattle Times.  The photograph is credited to Mike Siegel.  (it doesn't look anything like the poor man in the photo).

SKETCHES IN BOSTON

ZIPPY'S BURGERS OLD PLACE

Had to get a sketch of the old Zippy Burgers before it moves to it's new digs.

The place is camp, crowded and frenetic!  You place your order, then stand around until it's ready because there are only two tables, and they are always filled.  Consider yourself lucky if there's even room to stand!  The staff is on the ball and going full bore.  So...I didn't have time to paint it in - maybe next time we'll be able to get a table.

Best burgers in town, too.

OUR ANNIVERSARY

Darrell and I spent the day out for our 10th Anniversary.  [Congratulations to us!]  We had lunch at the Antique Sandwich Shop in Tacoma, near the Port Defiance Park.  We went later to Wild Wheat in Kent for dessert, but it was sooo good, I didn't sketch it!

But, they were so rich we couldn't finish them and took them home.

TODAY'S SKETCH

At our usual lunch place, I quickly sketched these guys.  The man was one of the fidgety-est  people I've ever tried to draw!

DINNER OUT

With nothing in the kitchen, we started discussing our options.  I suggested Mike's BBQ, or Proletariat Pizza which is just down the street from Mike's.  He agreed to Mike's BBQ, saying he's pizza-ed-out.  So, off we went to Mike's. 

After parking a half a block away and walking up to it, we see the lights are out and there's a sign reading, "Closed for Repairs".  Dang.

So, we went for the pizza, a little ways further up the block (my favorite anyway).

While waiting for the pizza, he checks his Facebook - Mike's BBQ just posted that they were open and a warm place to stop into for dinner.  Ha!  Darrell commented back, "We stopped by to warm up, but you were closed.  Brrrr."

The clincher - as we walked back to the car, Mike's lights were back on and there were people inside.

I guess it was my night for pizza.

I love Proletariat Pizza.

DAY OFF!

We played hooky today and went to SAM to see the Picasso Show before it leaves town. 

Picasso - Portrait of Dora Maar - 1937

 Then we went out to lunch...

then, a little shopping before we came back home and I went up to the studio to play with the leftover pattern I used for my last project, Winter Stand, and messed around with collage (which I hardly ever do)!  

SAME SKETCH DIFFERENT DAY

Same setup, different day, different restaurant - Luna Park.

NEW NOODLE PLACE

PEOPLE AT JOE'S

BREAKFAST AT SALAL

NOODLES FOR LUNCH

HUDSON CAFE FOR LUNCH

NOODLES FOR LUNCH

BEFORE AND AFTER WESTHOME

SATURDAY INSTEAD

HANGING TRUCK