Last weekend the NYC Urban Sketchers met at the High Line, an elevated park in NYC. Our goal was to sketch a structure called "Old Tree" by Pamela Rosenkranz. I brought along my water-soluble red pen figuring it would help catch all the small details on this red tree. I combined it with my red watercolors. It reminds me of the tree of life. This is a temporary exhibit and the sculpture will be replaced with a different one soon. Next up is a sculpture of a giant pigeon.

Next I moved to a location where I could see a real view of the High Line and the beautiful plants that were incorporated into the park made from an elevated train tressle. I love that the train rails are still showing in the garden areas. Also you get a nice view of the surrounding buildings.

Next to the High Line in Hudson Yards is a unique structure called the Vessel. It was open for a few years and you could climb all the way to the top. However several people jumped to their deaths in a short span of time, so the structure is now closed to the public while they do something to make it safer. I did this mostly with direct watercolor and a few raindrops kept falling on the painting, but I was able to make to work even with the wet paints. Looking at it I'm sure I will never climb up on it if it reopens.