4/16/16 inks, colored pencils, Zig marker |
Yesterday when
Greg and I caught the light rail at UW Station, we saw some massive parts for
the tunnel boring machine (which will eventually dig the light rail tunnel
northward toward Roosevelt Station)
standing crosswise like giant wheels in front of Husky Stadium. A couple of
construction cranes were there, too. I wanted to sketch them then, but the
morning was chilly and windy, so I decided to come back today when the weather
promised to be warmer.
Indeed, today was warmer (64 and mostly sunny this afternoon!),
so I went back. I’m sure you all know the rule about antique shopping: If you
see something you like, you’d better get it now, because tomorrow it may be
gone. It’s exactly the same for sketching. The massive wheel-like structures
had been laid down flat and covered up with a plastic tarp – not very
sketchogenic anymore!
But the trip wasn’t a waste – a huge yellow crane was still
there (and you know how I am about heavy equipment!). I crossed the pedestrian
overpass to place Husky Stadium as a backdrop to the crane. If you look really
closely under the crane’s boom, you can spot the bronze statue of the Huskies’ mascot, which I sketched last summer
for my niece’s wedding card.
Construction views change so quickly. Nice sketch!
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