Inktober 2022 - Days 14 & 15

 My car needed to be services and had a recall that needed to be taken care of, so I headed over to the Nissan dealer in Patchogue. I knew I would be there for a while so I brought along my sketchbook and my iPad to keep me busy. It seems like I end up sketching the same view each time since there isn't much that you can see from the waiting area. The style of the car is slightly different and this time I used a ballpoint pen to sketch. It gives a softer look...almost like sketching with a pencil. The ballpoint pen isn't good for filling in solid areas so I was lucky in this Inktober Day 14 sketch.

 

Today I went into Sayville to do a few errands and stopped at Lands End down by the water. I did a sketch of the dock over near the catering & florist area of the event venue for my Inktober 15 sketch.

Service Area

 The other day I needed to have my car serviced and a recall repair done, so I headed over to Nissan 112 in Patchogue. I got a seat in a good spot with a view from the service area into the sales area. There was a lot there do draw.

Nissan Service

 Yesterday I didn't get a chance to sketch outside. I needed to bring my car in to be serviced and inspected. So I sat in a very boring Nissan Service Center for a few hours while they did a 60,000 mile service, checked my brakes, checked for a rattling sound, and installed new tires so it would pass inspection. I did a quick sketch from where I was sitting looking into the showroom. I've sketched that view before. There were people in the waiting area but I didn't think I could sketch them without being obvious. I think I'm losing my mojo for stealth sketching after not doing it for so long.

Waiting at Nissan

Rain was forecast the other day so I figured it would be a good day to take my car to Nissan in Patchogue for service. There are always a few willing models in the waiting area to sketch...even a lady with tattoos on the right. They told me I would be there for about an hour and a half...but I was done in about 40 minutes and barely got this sketched and painted. I'm noticing I didn't add color to the hand or face of the lady with the tattoos. lol 

Fellow Sketchers and More People

After the Rubin Block Party those of us that remained (about 20) headed over to a bar to have a drink, food if we liked, and to share our sketches and stories of the day. As soon as we sat down people start  to sketch each other. I did 8 of the sketchers that I could see from my chair at the very long table. This sketch is what made me think about doing the challenge of the 100 people. It got me in the mood. lol

#oneweek100peoplesymposium

My people sketching continued today with a few sketches outside CVS and then inside the waiting area of Nissan Service while my car had routine maintenance. #66-80 There was a guy painting the wall but he didn't stay put long enough to sketch him actually working.

Then I left and went to Smith Point Beach. It was hot but I was perfectly content sitting under my umbrella sketching the people around me. #81-86

#OneWeek100People2017 - Day 2

This morning I had an early appointment at Nissan to have my oil changed and tires rotated. In the past the service center has been a great place to sketch people because everyone checked in at the counter when they got there. However, they changed the process so everyone is seen in an individual cubicle. Then only the people who are waiting for their cars come in and sit down. That limits the number of models.

#OneWeek100People2017

These two men above were on the other side of the room so I did them first using my Elegant Writer pen so I could add a bit of shading. The pen wasn't writing so well so I abandoned it after a while. 

These two were in a cubicle and I could see a bit of them through the window.

After my car was finished I went over to McDonald's for breakfast and started sketching the cast of characters there. I switched to my platinum preppy pen.

I was almost ready to give up because everyone left...but in came a new group.

I will probably end up there again this week. Next time I'll just have coffee, not their egg white sandwich (which is pretty good by the way).