Some sketches from my travel east

Just a few of the sketches in Portsmouth NH, Eliot ME and Bristol RI...more on my blog.

Portsmouth NH- Market Square

Eliot ME - Farmstead B&B

Bristol RI - British Motorcars

More Cement trucks and construction

Thought I'd post these to go along with the other sketcher postings of our day among the giants...ie cememnt trucks and pumpers amid the construction at the Fields.

sketch with multi colored pencil...what fun!

This first was to get my head around the active scene...as soon as one cement truck was emptied of its load it left and a new truck moved into place. A ballet of movement across my stage.

same view as above but with my usual non waterproof ink and watercolor

non waterproof ink and watercolor

This last view is of the street after all of the trucks have left and this last pumper truck is set to go too.

A wet day in Multnomah Village

A surprisingly great number of sketchers turned out on Saturday sketching in Multnomah Village despite the forecast for heavy rain.

I was lucky to find the perfect spot on a very convenient bench that I had to share...(but more of that later) and under an awning.
In this first I am looking across the street and to the left at the SW Capitol Highway bridge. I tried to get the feeling of wet but it dried out just looking like shadow.....which there was not! I will have to study some of the Paraty (Brazil USK Symposium 2014) wet street sketches to get some pointers.

Watercolor and non waterproof ink

After, I switched to an opposite view looking down SW Capitol Highway at the street cars and shops.

Non waterproof ink

And then finally I just had to sketch my bench companion. He ( I am guessing?) was a perfect gentleman and didn't flinch or hesitate when I asked that he pose for me.

watercolor and non waterproof ink

So despite the weather it was a pretty good sketching day! Yea, Portland Urban Setchers.