Downtown

9/26/2011

I had a lovely, nostalgic day drawing downtown recently. My dad used to take me down to the office with him pretty regularly. I'd draw on the legal pads, watch the fish in the waiting room, and play with the staplers. Then we'd walk to Court Square, visit a magical second-hand bookshop, and buy popcorn at the Kress drug store to feed the squirrels and pigeons.

Kress's isn't there anymore, but the lovely old building with the intricate terra-cotta tiling is. And I found I could buy a small paper bag of "squirrel food" at the also venerable Peanut Shop. So I had caramel corn while I drew and fed the squirrels afterwards.

Then I headed over to Front Street, right by Dad's old office, and did another piece.

(And on a more recent nostalgic note, you can see the rooftop of the Madison, where Elmore and I were married five years ago, peeking over the top of Kress's.)

2 Comments

benjamin j link

9/26/2011 06:13:24 am

I must say I love the mornings I go out and draw the town. I love to do it in the mornings. I stop at a local coffee shop pick me up my latte and go draw. The coffee cup keeps me warm as I await the sun to warm the day.

We have some very beautiful architecture but nothing with crazy tiles like the first image. None the less I like the line work real crisp and clean. As always I'm feeling the colors. And the way your sky came out adds such a nice atmosphere to everything.

Great work

Martha

9/27/2011 12:10:42 pm

Thank you, Benjamin! I haven't been getting out quite that early lately (I used to drive out before dawn to the family farm to be there for sunrise, but that's a few years ago.) I'll try to take your challenge and be up and ready.

Martha Kelly Art

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