DUMBO Sketch #2

 My next sketch was of the classic restaurant, The River Cafe which is perched right near the Brooklyn Ferry and just below the Brooklyn Bridge. I was a bit behind another restaurant and I think that helped keep the crowds away from the spot where I was sitting. I had a great view, a bench to sit on, and a place to rest my art supplies while I worked...and no crowds getting in my way. Success!

Brooklyn Bridge

 A sketch trip to the South Street Seaport definitely needs the Brooklyn Bridge as a subject. I found a (fake) grassy area by Pier 17. People were lounging on the lawn and the bridge was right there! It was a perfect spot to sketch before we all met to share our sketches.

Inktober Day 5 - At Domino Park

Today the NYC Urban Sketchers met at Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was built on the grounds of the former Domino Sugar Refinery. Some of the buildings and structures were renovated and incorporated into the design of the park.

Of course I had to do one sketch for Inktober, so I focused on these tanks that once contained syrup. In the background is the actual building that housed the Domino Sugar Factory. It is being restored and converted into apartments/condos. I used my Elegant Writer pen, my Lamy filled with permanent platinum carbon black ink, and an orange micron pen.

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At the end of the promenade under the Brooklyn Bridge there was a view of a restaurant, the skyline, and an area with some utility trucks and equipment. How could I resist those yellow trucks?

For my third sketch I focused on what I think are cranes and conveyors that must have been used to load and unload the sugar or the raw materials off boats that came up the river. In the back is a tank used in the refining process.

DUMBO

My first weekend back the NYC Urban Sketchers went to DUMBO which is short for Down Under the Manhattan Beach Overpass. It is an area that right now is a big tourist destination. This first sketch that I did of the Manhattan Bridge had so many tourists standing in the middle of the street taking selfies. I think the street will eventually have to be a pedestrian only street because the people posing are an accident waiting to happen.

After lunch I went a few blocks away and sketched this view of the Brooklyn Bridge.

In the park in front of me was an interesting couple so I sketched them too.