Sketching People with Books and Coffee

Day 28 #stradaeasel

Another beautiful sunny day to be out and about. These folks are visiting local favorite places.

In Bright Light

Day 27 #stradaeasel
An experiment in oil sketching—having fun, still too wet to add any more at the moment.

Light in the Woods

8 x 6 inch  |  oil on panel

Day 26 #stradaeasel
Today was cold and sunny. I loved the light and shadow patterns. While I was gazing into the trees, trying to decide what to paint, a bald eagle flew by. I got out my gear and painted the view down our driveway.

Late Day Patterns in the Woods

 

8 x 6  |  oil on panel

Day 25 #stradaeasel
I love looking into the woods around our house. The large tree-fork is a cedar tree that grew out of a stump years ago. The stump gradually rotted away allowing some of the roots to from arches in midair.

Back Stage Chit Chat

6 x 8 inch  |  oil on panel 

I have just learned that Back Stage Chit Chat has been chosen as one of DPW's Picks of the Day for 25 January 2019. The painting is available unframed on DAILY PAINTWORKS website.

Black Scottie Chai Latte

Day 24 #stradaeasel
I ordered Black Scottie Chai at the coffee shop where I have been sketching this month. I liked it so much, I looked them up online and learned it is made by a small company near me—in Snohomish, Washington. I ordered some of their concentrate and one of their mugs. The box was waiting on my door step when I returned home today. So you guest it, I had to make a cup and paint it! Drank it as well.

Window Seat

Day 23 #stradaeasel
It was gray and raining this morning. The day did get brighter, but chose to paint the morning feeling.

Early Morning Patterns

Day 22 #stradaeasel
I love the early morning light in the woods. I see it every day and often wish I could capture what I love about it. This attempt captured a bit of the feeling I love.

Busy Morning

Day 21 #stradaeasel
This fellow was very busy making omelets constantly. I loved watching him. Painting turned out to be a different story. I decided I was finished when the panel fell off the easel and landed face down in my palette. Posting it anyway.

Coffee and a Good Book

Day 20 #stradaeasel
Another patron at the coffee shop down the hill. I'm thinking it must be a good book.

Deep in Thought

Day 19 #stradaeasel
An oil sketch - I don't see how anyone can read anything when their face is so close to the book. Seems like so many students read that way at the coffee shops. Perhaps they are really falling asleep.

Catching Up

Day 18 #stradaeasel
Painted because I liked the light and the way detail disappears into shadows.

Coffee Shop Texting

 

6 x 8 inch  |  oil on panel

Day 17 #stradaeasel
The sun was shining and she had total focus. Very fun to paint! Painted in the studio from coffee shop sketches, since I didn't have my paint box at the shop.

Diva Espresso at the Hanger

The man above is missing his head because he left—so I added others.

Day 16 #stradaeasel
Took a sketchbook to the new coffee shop at the Hanger in Kenmore this afternoon. The Black Scottie Chai is fantastic!

A Glass Purse Full of Flowers

Day 15 #stradaeasel
I have had the glass purse for years. The flowers and purse were both purchased because I wanted to paint them. This is the first painting for both, and the last for these flowers.