Play Date at US Bank Centre

1/27/25 US Bank Centre

As mentioned yesterday, Roy, Mary Jean and I had an art play date at US Bank Centre, where lots of comfy tables and chairs are available to spread out materials, and no one else seems to use them (at least on weekdays). One of my intentions with indoor play dates is to use chunky materials that are hard to use in the field, especially while standing. This time I also wanted to take my turn in the Seawhite of Brighton concertina book for our round-robin exchange because I hadn’t made any sketches in it since the last round. I was afraid the page size would be a bit too small for chunky materials, but I gave it a shot using Caran d’Ache Neocolor II crayons (top of post). The book worked out fine when I opened up several panels.

Later I stepped back from the room and sketched them sketching (below).

The best part was our throwdown when we all spread open our concertina books before the next round-robin exchange. All three books are full on one side, and one is already partially full on the second side. It’s so much fun to rotate the books and see the latest sketches the others have made in them.

Our round-robin concertina throwdown!

Maybe that wasn’t the best part of our day; it could have been lunch at Urara Japanese Cuisine, where I had (and sketched) the most beautiful chirashi I’ve seen in a long time! It was as delicious as it was colorful. Since I didn’t sketch it in full color, I’m including a photo for your heart-eyes emoji reaction. Even if you don’t like sashimi, you must appreciate the artistry in this meal!

1/27/25 Urara Japanese Cuisine

Edible art!