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| 12/18/12 Platinum Carbon Black ink, watercolor, Hand Book sketchbook |
After driving around with the heater on full blast, my small
car will stay comfortably warm for about a half-hour after I’ve turned off the engine,
which is just about the length of time I need to make a sketch like this. Like
many Seattle urban sketchers at this time of year, I’ve resorted to sketching
from my car. Fortunately at Green Lake, it’s relatively easy to find a parking
spot right near the path and facing the water.
It’s not the most exciting sketch I’ve ever done at Green
Lake, but it’s worth using as a progress report: The guy taking a walk looks
like he might actually be walking (OK, I’m still working on figure proportions).
Last spring, I sat on a bench at Green Lake attempting to sketch the walkers,
and I realized how difficult it is to capture the motion of walking – something
we see every day. I’ve sketched a lot of walkers since then, and I think the
practice is finally paying off.
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