I attended my very first official sketchcrawl this past Saturday. We started at the Maine Avenue Fish Market, then moved a little way down the shoreline to the Capital Yacht Club.
Drawing objects from a distance is very hard for me; I’m used to drawing still life mere feet away, or even photographs right in front of me. Plein air sketching is a new challenge. So because I have a tendency to over-explain/defend my drawings, I’m just going to present them without comment.
In conclusion: I had a good time and enjoyed the company of the artists very much, even if I felt more than a little bit intimidated when we all shared sketchbooks at lunch. Oh well – everybody has to begin somewhere!
Awesome! Seafood City is my favorite. Love the crab.
Thanks! Here’s an amazing sketch of the whole place by one of the folks there with me that day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwinstead/10380443416/
Is that watercolor? Man.
Yep. A lot of urban sketchers use watercolor. I’m not sure why, but it certainly does look amazing.
I agree I love the Seafood city one. All the curly shrimp and other sea bugs. And I certainly couldn’t criticize as you got alot further than I could. :oops: