Slabtown New Seasons Opening!

We are so happy to have New Seasons blocks from our studio!
No more driving all around for groceries!  YAY!

We went opening day before we opened the studio.
Mostly they were setting up and greeting their new customers,
and everyone was in their best duds.

Later in the day music was played, and the band was setting up.
The neighborhood is in transition, and the old houses
(which we love) all brightly colored are sitting next to high rises.

The produce is heavenly.
We will still go to Farmer’s Market, especially during berry and peach season,
but so far (keep fingers crossed) New Seasons still is mostly organic.

Drawn onsite, some watercolors onsite.
I picked up the wrong pen, filled with Heart of Darkness Noodler's ink --
which is NOT waterproof.  I kind of liked the runny ink mixed with the watercolors.
Strathmore mixed media journal.
Finished in studio.  First time using my new chop! 

St. Honoré Boulangerie, Lake Oswego

I am so much more comfortable with objects, not people!  But pushed to include a couple in this sketch as I am working on it with Marc Holmes class.

 

I spent 90 minutes at St. Honoré Boulangerie.  I took the time to setup, studying the overhead lighting to see how it aligned with the front counter and how the odd angles aligned with the counters.  This assisted in showing me I needed to flatten the lighting in back a bit and saved my proportions overall.  Later I used the set-up to test mixed watercolors.

The waitress took an inordinate amount of cleaning (several times) at the condiment stand next to me and finally admitted she was making excuses to watch me and could she simply look over my shoulder.  No problem with that for me.  The set-up also allowed me to take some notes on colors so I could add color in my studio -- and I took images with my old phone but have NO idea how to remove them.  Hardly worth it; I have an exacting eye for color.  The paint is the color of yellow split peas.

I wrapped up about the time Mitchell was to pick me up.  I decided to move to the bar and sketch the big oven.  No set-up -- no time!  Finished the rough sketch in about 15 minutes (color added in  studio.)  They were just starting to fill the coffee eclairs in front of me when Mitchell called!  Yeow!  I added my meal.  I really do not like white plates!  Boring!

 

Drawn in an Strathmore Mixed Media journal with a Platinum Carbon pen, a Sailor Pen (new pens, getting used to), with De Artramentis Document ink (black), and Daniel Smith / QoR watercolors.