One morning this past summer, we had breakfast at a nice little cafe a couple of towns over. While waiting on the street for our table, I saw this trio eating outside and was drawn to their silhouettes against the summer backdrop of colonial architecture and bright sky. Initially, I designed the drawing without any indication of the overhead canopy, though I had it in my photo reference. It didn't really make sense to have the diners in the shade while the street was in the sun without explanation. I know it could have been the sun behind the building, or some type of overhang but decided to add my version of the awning. One of the things I like about constructing drawings is that I can arrange the elements as I want. I purposely organized the buildings behind the diners to bring the attention down and around the diners, to keep the design from looking like two separate environments. I also moved the angles and intersections to avoid any unintentional tangents.
This is my seventy-first daily drawing. Again, thank you for looking.
Just back from a week on Monhegan Island, ME. This is our ninth or tenth year going to this vibrant locale for a week in July, then another in August. It makes for a choppy summer, but we love it. We spent this past week in a different house than our usual rental, and we invited friends who had never been to the island - lots of firsts. It took me a few hours to acclimate to a new view.
Here is a watercolor sketch from a deck off the living room of the new house, and a photo of the same scene from a slightly different angle. I loved the long view over the village, and the jumble of rooftops stretching from below into the distance. More sketches to come. Happy to be home, and happy to be going back later this summer.
