This is the view from the coffee shop where we sat drinking coffee, reading and sketching on Sunday afternoon. What a luxury to be warm and dry, yet have such a lovely view into the park. This coffee shop has to become a regular!
This is done with my Lami Safari pen loaded with Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink in my Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. I just ordered a couple of those fountain pens that Noodler’s just came out with and can’t wait until they arrive so I can give them a test run. I hear they give a nice variable line width and are a lot of fun to use.
This blog is about my journey as a botanical artist--what I am learning, what inspires me and what I am currently drawing or painting. My desire is to continually hone my skills to better express my wonder and gratitude for the beauty of the creation around me in the Pacific Northwest (USA).
A lovely sketch! I can feel the cold outside… And beautiful detail that men with his dog!!!
Hugs!
Awesome sketch! =) I really like the style
Thank you for your kind remarks, Elena and Alex! I appreciate your visit here.
Wow! Sketching with ink is so brave. This is a warm and welcoming scene. Congratulations!
Hey, thanks Melanie! Sometimes I do just go for it in ink, but on this one I drew in a few preliminary guidelines in pencil first, then went to the ink. I hope all is well with you!
Wonderful drawing!
Wow! What a wonderful view and I love the composition! The lexington gray ink had me thinking this was in pencil! I really must get me some of that, and the noodler’s fountain pen!
Thanks, Ann and Raena, I think the gray ink is more nanced than the black. I found out about it from Nina Johansson at http://www.ninajohansson.se .
Janene–
This is an absolutely beautiful drawing. It really captures our March days!
It’s a great composition, too.
Thanks, Vicki! I am looking forward to warmer days to come.
That’s a great sketch.
Oh, I would be camping out at that restaurant just to be able to draw the park while drinking something luscious! Great drawing!! nancy
i’ve been looking for those new noodler’s pens. where’d you find them? you did a great job on the trees and the branches in this drawing. nice work!
thanks for the comment Janene =)