12/4/24 Northgate |
My retinologist’s office is a bit too far outside my
practical walking range, but if I drive and park at the Northgate Light Rail
Station, the rest of the way is easily walkable. The best part is that the walk
requires crossing the John Lewis Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, which connects
Northgate with North Seattle College. (I previously sketched from the bridge a couple
of years ago, and I sketched the bridge itself in 2021 when it
was brand new.)
Walking to my appointment in the early afternoon, sketching was fun; it was chilly, but the clear sky and sunshine felt great. By the time I walked back less than a couple of hours later, it was already the golden hour, and the sun was nearly below the tree line. Cold and with dilated pupils, it wasn’t quite as pleasant. I wanted to find something to fill that small vertical space near the center of the spread, but sometimes a blank space tells a story as well as a filled one.
Look at that lovely golden-hour light that turned my sketchbook from magenta to red! |