Riding the 522

Went into town on Tuesday to visit the Columbia Tower Gallery. Had the best seat for sketching! People were so busy mostly with books, and phones, it was as though I was in a privet studio.

If you are in the area, stop by the gallery. I have three paintings in the show this month.

Columbia Center Building   |   701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310

Seattle WA   206-624-0543   |   Monday-Friday  11am -4pm

Mostly Moving

 Day 30 #stradaeasel

Sketching people again today.

Outside Yi Fang Tea Shop

Day 28 #stradaeasel

Went to the mall today. This Taiwan tea shop has so many choices! Salt cream teas, fruit teas and more. My Green Tea Macchiato was so good! Same for my husband's the Black Tea Macchiato.

Hair Cut

 Day 28 #stradaeasel

Got a hair cut today. Such great "models" and they mostly stay put, not moving out of sight.

Evening Sketching TV

Day 27 #stradaeasel
Sitting in the living room this evening sketching people on evening tv and husband, who was writing. He moved so I sketched my paint box.

Flowers for a rainy day . . .

Day 26 #stradaeasel
They were a sweet gift from a friend so I sketched them today.

Waiting . . .

Day 12 #stradaeasel
The first person left almost as soon as I started to sketch her. The others didn't last very long either.

Goin' Down

Day 24 #stradaeasel

 Found some people not using cellphones! They are going down the escalator. The folks on the left are going down too, but the paper wasn't.

Bus Line II

Day 23 #stradaeasel

When the bus actually arrives, the people and the space between between them is not so relaxed.

Bus Line

Day 22 #stradaeasel

My new sketchbook does not like watercolor. It beads up, rolls around and goes through the paper.

Taking the 312 into Town

Day 21 #stradaeasel
On the bus with new small sketchbook. 

Daily News

Day 20 #stradaeasel

A little news and a comfy chair today.

Tree and Sky Patterns

Day 19 #stradaeasel

These are the under lying patterns in the woods I wanted to catch for today. However, it rather quickly it became to dark to see the rest of the forms I waned, so this it it for the day.

Phoenix Tea

Day 18 #stradaeasel
Spent the day with great friends. Sketch is from this evening's tea in the living room.

An Experiment

Day 17 #stradaeasel

More of the same woods only I set a time limit of 45 minutes for today's painting. The idea being when the time was up, the painting was finished — no matter what it looked like, so here it is.

A Favorite Place

 Day 16 #stradaeasel

Over night the snow slid off the trees and bushes, the hemlock lifted back to where it used to be, and the bamboo is almost back to normal. What a difference 8 hours can make. Now we have blue sky, sunshine, and just a little snow on the ground in the front garden.

Posted yesterday on fb. Just noticed I forgot to hit "Publish" on this site. Today's image will come a little later.

Light and Shadow

 Day 15 #stradaeasel

More new-falling snow joins that in the trees and on the ground.

Snow Patterns

 Day 14 #stradaeasel

Snowed lightly this morning. By late afternoon a little windows of golden light came through the trees. I tried to capture some of them in my sketchbook.

More Sonw

Day 13 #stradaeasel

Impressions from the kitchen window today.

A Little Snow

Day 12 #stradaeasel
This morning's rain became afternoon's softly falling snow.

Sea Shells

Day 11 #stradaeasel

Shells from barefoot walks at Second Beach, along the coast in Olympic National Park.

Tapestry in Rain

 

Day 10 #stradaeasel

Since it was raining today, I chose to paint the tree patterns in front of our house.

Morning Mist

Day 9 #stradaeasel
The woods near by in the early morning mist.

Afternoon Flowers

Day 8 #stradaeasel

Sketched in watercolor in the living room again today. 

Under Evening Light

Day 7 #stradaeasel

Sitting in the living room this evening, this view is under the floor lamp at the end of the couch.

Shelf Life

Day 6 #stradaeasel

An experiment with loose paint.

A Cup of Tea

Day 5 #stradaeasel

A pencil sketch with watercolor in one of my leather sketchbooks.

Several More. . .

Day 4 #stradaeasel

One of my favorite characters hangin' in there.

Cheers!

Day 3 #stradaeasel
These cheerful folks hang above the fireplace in the living room during the Christmas Season — and often a bit longer.

Hangin' in There

Day 2#stradaeasel

An old friend relaxing in the living room. It's been a long day.

Evening Light in the Woods

Day 1 #stradaeasel

This is the evening woods on the first evening of the new decade. Wishing you a blessings and joy — Happy New Year!