Meetup Sketching Group
Our Meetup Drawing Group met in Battery Park yesterday in spite of the heat wave and threats of thunderstorms. It is at the tip of Manhattan, and the site of the piers for the Long Island Ferry and boats to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The views across New York Harbor are magnificent.
I did 3 sketchbook pages, each in about 30 minutes. Our leader selects a spot and we are free to wander and select anything we want to draw. The group then meets back after each sketch to lay out their drawings for all to see.
Here are my 3 sketchbook pages: a view across the Harbor, part of one of my favorite statues, and a single flower.
Comments
Very nice, Shirley. Love your sailboat.
Posted by: Donn | July 16, 2012 4:44 PM
Hi, Shirley,
Love the texture on the wooden part of the pier!
Nice grays on the statue.
The flowers are lovely! Our lilies here in Wisconsin have dried up and even watering them did not help! Terrible summer for flowers1
Elsie
Posted by: Elsie Hickey Wilson | July 16, 2012 5:11 PM
I just love seeing your drawings that show me things I've never seen before. They never disappoint and these are no exception! nancy
Posted by: Nancy | July 16, 2012 7:35 PM
I like all of these! The unique view on the first, the interesting subject on the second, and the beautiful, almost abstract shapes of the flowers. Very nice.
Posted by: Dan Kent | July 16, 2012 9:53 PM
These are lovely, Shirley. I especially like the detail on the wooden piling.
Posted by: teri Flemal | July 16, 2012 10:01 PM
Great sketches as always =) Love to see things from your perspective. I really like that sail boat!
Posted by: Alex Tan | July 17, 2012 6:24 AM
I could certainly imagine myself sitting next to you and watching the sail boat!
Posted by: Sandra Torguson | July 18, 2012 4:20 PM
I really like these sketches, the first two especially.
Posted by: Cathy Holtom | July 19, 2012 12:13 PM
I love your perspective. I like that your sketches don't look overdone. My favorites were the elements you sketched from the Klimt paintings. Oh how it miss NYC but you make it a happy reminiscence for me.
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Carol Berger | August 13, 2012 9:41 PM
Hi Shirley:
Just wanted to know that I love your perspective. I like that your sketches don't look overdone. My favorites were the elements you sketched from the Klimt paintings. Oh how it miss NYC but you make it a happy reminiscence for me.
I was wondering how much "formal" training you had when you started sketching or did you bravely dive right in?
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Carol Berger | August 13, 2012 9:45 PM