Two sketching friends and I recently went to Chinatown in Flushing. Although the area it isn't as concentrated as the Chinatown in Manhattan, you experience the same vibe...the markets on the street, vendors selling everything under the sun, restaurants with Chinese lettering, a lot of people, and a crazy amount of traffic. In area this Chinatown is even bigger than the one in the city. Anna, Susan, and I parked ourselves in our sketching chairs in what looked to be about half of a parking space. We were sandwiched between two trucks belonging to vendors, so we felt like we were pretty safe. CH Food Mart was on the corner and deliveries kept arriving while we were sketching. Luckily those delivery trucks didn't block the view for long.
Here are Anna and myself in our little spot. I'm in the red shirt.
The rich visual draw to this place is amazing. You captured a lot in your sketch! Bravo! I would like to sketch there one day.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It has a little more space in places to sketch and move than the one downtown.
DeleteBeautiful and full of info. Fun to see you as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. I strike quite a pose. lol
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