Tuesday, March 29, 2016

To the City and Back

Last Saturday I joined the NYC Urban Sketchers in the city. We weren't meeting until 11, but I wanted to go in early and sketch somewhere. I took the LIRR from Ronkonkoma and had a view of this man and his son/grandson.


This sketch I did in pen but I find that there is a bad vibration on the LIRR as we travel, and it makes it difficult to get smooth ink lines. It doesn't seem to matter so much with pencil.


Once I got to Penn Station I stopped for breakfast at Central Market. My friend, Pat, always eats there and there is a great view if you sit all the way in the back. I sketched the people in front and behind the counter.


This man came and sat down between me and the counter. I had a little more time so I sketched him on my iPad using Art Rage.


 I'll save the sketches from the day for tomorrow's post. Before I caught the train back home I stopped in Penn Station and had coffee. Of course I couldn't resist sketching the people.


 My final sketch of the day was a woman on the train.


5 comments:

  1. Looks like we've both had fun lately sketching on public transportation! I can relate to jiggly lines on buses and trains!

    Tina

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  2. Hi Joan, just catching up on your recent posts. Love all your sketches - particularly your Easter card! Beautiful! Reading about all your outings is really whetting my appetite! Can't wait!!!!

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  3. These are fun and so well done. Great day!

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  4. Thanks, Tina. It's strange how the LIRR is harder to sketch on than the subway here. I haven't tried sketching on a bus.

    Wendy, thanks. I hope you are ready for NYC!

    Thanks so much, Jo.

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  5. So very cool. Thanks for the glimpse into NYC life. I haven't been on a train for 30 years and a bus even longer. - I enjoyed this a lot, Joan.

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