Color Does the Heavy Lifting

 

2/11/24 Maple Leaf neighborhood

There’s an oft-quoted art adage that goes something like this: Values do the work, but color gets the credit. Looking back at these walk-taking sketches from the past couple of months, however, I’m struck by the simplicity of high-contrasting hues adding interest to otherwise ordinary compositions and mundane subject matter. The dynamic combo of Uglybooks and Posca paint markers makes me lazy: They do most of the heavy lifting to make these sketches sparkle; all I have to do is draw.

2/17/24 Roosevelt neighborhood

2/18/24 Line out the door at Macrina Bakery,
Maple Leaf neighborhood

2/22/24 Maple Leaf neighborhood

3/4/24 Maple Leaf neighborhood

3/4/24 Maple Leaf neighborhood

3/23/24 Green Lake neighborhood

3/23/24 Green Lake neighborhood

3/27/24 For this one, I took the term "sketchwalk" literally: I walked
slowly behind this pair as I sketched. Northgate.