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| 2/7/15 Iroshizuku Take-sumi ink, Zig markers, Canson XL 140 lb. paper |
After last night’s deluge, the Pineapple Express gave us a
brief reprieve this morning. We took advantage of it by dashing out to the Chinatown-International District to see
the Lunar New Year celebration outside the Wing Luke Museum. Unfortunately, we were a little late, so the firecrackers
started blasting away just as we got there, and with a huge crowd in front of
me, I could hardly see the lions dancing! I had a slightly better view of one
of the drummers, but I had to sketch the lion mostly from memory of the tiny
glimpses I was able to see by standing on my toes. (I’d had a slightly better
view two years ago when I met up with a few Seattle Urban Sketchers there.)
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| 2/7/15 Iroshizuku Take-sumi ink, Zig marker |
After the lion dance, we went inside the museum, where more festivities
were taking place in celebration of the Year of the Ram. We shied away from most
of the hub-bub, though, and ducked into a quieter area of the museum showing an
excellent exhibit of Bruce Lee’s life.
I sketched a bronze bust of Bruce that was conveniently close to a corner,
where I could stand without getting in the way. (“No Photography” signs were
everywhere in the exhibit, so I felt somewhat smug being able to sketch it!) I
know the classic bust form is usually armless, but I found it sad and ironic
that a man whose arms and hands were such an important part of his martial art
form would be portrayed armless. Maybe it was a metaphor of his life being tragically
cut short (he was 32 when he died in 1973 of cerebral edema).
The rain was already starting again on the drive home, and
now the deluge is back. As we like to say around here, at least we don’t have
to shovel rain.
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| 2/7/15 Diamine Chocolate Brown ink |
From the news reports the rain out there was pretty bad. Glad you were able to get out and go to Chinatown and the museum. Looks like a fun time sketching.
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches, TIna. I particularly like how well you captured the weight and balance of the drummer. I've only done a couple bronze busts and I found them hard to do. Maybe it was the lighting but shadow/form seemed elusive. Your rendering is great.
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