12/9/23 Wallingford Center |
View of N. 45th Street from Chocolati |
“All-day rain, 100% precipitation” said my weather app. Ya think? For once, it was accurate. Despite the downpour outside, USk Seattle stayed dry inside Wallingford Center, which has become a winter mainstay for us. Although it’s technically a retail center, it’s deserted all year round, even during the holidays. Nicely decorated with trees, wreaths and stockings, it was quiet except for the music, and we enjoyed having the place to ourselves.
Before settling in there, though, I took a short, soggy walk through the Wallingford business district and then ducked into Chocolati, which makes the best mochas in town. Grabbing a great window seat, I sketched the buildings across the street and a man in the opposite window seat (at left and below).
Fellow patron at Chocolati |
Nourished by the mocha, I made my way back to Wallingford Center
and wandered around a bit. I don’t usually attempt large, interior views because
I don’t want to work on all that perspective, but I thought I’d give it a shot
this time (top of post). Without getting fussy with measurements, I just
eyeballed the perspective and focused on values. Despite the obvious
complementaries, I’ve never blended red and green together this way, but the
color mixing I’ve been learning with watercolors has made me more adventurous
with watercolor pencils, too. Ho, ho, ho – a festive combo!
It is nice to have an indoor location to sketch when you have such wet days. You did well with the interior perspective. I like the sketch of the buildings from Chocolati...which sounds very tempting right now.
ReplyDeleteOh, you'd like Chocolati! ;-)
DeleteYour lovely sketches and descriptions made me want to get back to Seattle--my late husband and I used to get down there whenever we could manage it. It's been decades!
ReplyDeletePlease visit! But wait until July. ;-)
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