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| 11/6/23 Roosevelt neighborhood |
An errand in the U-District gave me a new neighborhood for
my leaf-peeping tour. I don’t like to drive there because parking is scarce,
but the residential streets are worth seeing anyway, even if I can’t stop.
Coming home through Roosevelt, I fell upon some more colorful streets that were
close enough to walk to, but not on this morning – it was another day of
non-stop rain.
Pulling over to catch this street of color, I didn’t even bother to turn on my wipers. When I finished, I stuck my sketchbook out the window to give the sketch some local DNA. Rain is here for the long haul – might as well embrace it. (When I start whining in January, feel free to quote me.)
In fact, rain has a benefit for both sketching and photography: It makes colors look richer and brighter.
Wow! Just...WOW! The colors... Anne HwH
ReplyDeleteDitto - I was about to say the same. Stunning with the rain.
DeleteIt's enough to make you want to take a walk in the rain (almost)! ;-)
DeleteI like the way you added a little DNA to the sketch. Sometimes the colors get brighter in the rain which is nice to see. Today we had one of those overcast, dismal days...no shadows, no sun and no brightness. Although there is some color the lack of all three just dulls the color.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know what you mean.... we have a lot of those kinds of days ahead. :-(
DeleteWe can always use Ian Roberts' techniques on the dull days?
DeleteYour photos are AMAZING, to say nothing of that brilliant sketch! How I love fall!
ReplyDeleteMe, too -- my favorite sketching season!
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