I had a fairly crazy week last week with a Saturday show and family in town, but I managed to sneak a few sketching opportunities in along the way. First was Thursday night dinner (steak special!) at Ecco with my fellow sketcher Christina. We both had fun drawing from the patio in the midst of the 1920's neighborhood. Predictably she focused on a building, and I focused on a tree, but we both had a ball.

Friday the weather remained perfect, so Henry and I walked to the pharmacy, and the clouds behind Crosstown were perfect as I rounded the corner. One thing about lingering fatigue is that walks are easier with breaks, which is a perfect opportunity for sketching. We sat for a while, picked up necessities, and headed back home.

Finally I sketched the interior at Muddy's Bake Shop while I was their featured artist at a Saturday pop up. I love the space (any place is happier with a disco ball!) and also the whole crew of kind people working there. Another fellow sketcher Jan came and hung out for a while to talk palettes and travel and other fun things. Unfortunately I had refilled my paints and forgot to tuck them back in, so I worked instead with fountain pen and three watercolor markers (gamboge, cobalt blue, and paynes grey). I tend to go all paint everywhere as my default setting, so it was a good exercise in restraint for me.