Tuesday, April 8, 2025

First Robotics

 A few weekends ago I joined my friend @suzala at Hoffstra University for the First Robotics Competition. We've gone a few times in the past since she and her husband were involved with the local groups for a long time. Rick still works at the events here on Long Island. The competitions are quick moving and not easy to draw, but I try to find people that are officials that are usually standing pretty still. It is loud and full of energy.


A woman who was sitting near us came over to look at what I was doing and noticed that I had included a small image of her adult daughter who was some kind of a master-of-ceremonies. She is wearing the bright yellow jacket and has some kind of decoration on her head. She took a photo of my sketch.

After the lunch break was over the competitions resumed and the woman who was master-of-ceremonies came closer to our side of the floor. I sketched her with all her decorative buttons as well as a referee and a few other people. When I was finished sketching I passed my sketchbook over to her mother and told her she could take a photo if she wanted. She was thrilled! The event is a lot of fun to sketch, although I don't really watch the competitions because I'm concentrating on sketching.





3 comments:

  1. I remember when you've sketched this event in the past! Looks like a lot of fun action!

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    1. Thanks, Tina. It was fun to sketch the action.

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  2. This made me smile. We used to go to the Pow Wows in Austin and once I tried to sketch. I didn't see much of the dancing! It was fun, though.

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