This is the drawing I did last Friday with Urban Sketchers Seattle. I completed only the building with all of its detail during the allotted drawing time. Then I stayed afterwards for an extra 1.5 hours to work on the bakery and street and parking lot and other such surrounding details. I penciled in a few thoughts on the towering canopy behind but haven’t done any background trees yet.
After sitting with it over the weekend, I’ve decided I’ll either go back and completely finish it on location, or it will stay as is. I really don’t want to finish it at my desk, as I extra especially enjoyed being on site with this lovely old building. After spending 4 hours with it and studying it, it feels like an old friend. One that I’d kind of like to go see again.
We will see if I make it back there in the coming few weeks to add trees and color. Until then, here’s my mostly finished black-and-white, which I also really love (and which is contributing to a little of my ambivalence about finishing it. I love it so much the way it is!)
Finishing it will necessitate a second meaningful experience (rather than sitting at my desk) or it will stay as is, to mark the first enjoyable experience already savored. I’m still waiting to see which direction it will go.
