Lund's Auction Sketches

Last night I sat in on an auction at Lund's hoping to find a much needed storage cabinet. I didn't get a cabinet but Did manage to do a few sketches. The place was packed!

I've been at Bastion Square the past few weeks. Here are a few sketches I've done there.

Fort Rodd , Fisgard Light House Rotary Wine Festival

Blake carving

sitting in the shade

Wine talk

Looking

 I participated as one of the vendors at the Wine festival at Ford Rodd today. It was a scorcher!

Sketching Artists Painting

sold

I went out this morning with a bunch of artists to paint. Here they are.

The Empress Hotel Lawn Sunday

Scene in front of the Empress

detail

I've been participating in the Sunday paint out on the Empress lawn. Here's a scene from last Sunday. It was so windy and cold. The two ladies in big hats are artists. I love the little dog. 

A Day at the Beach

Grace the Parrotlet and her lady

Little Miss Pigtails gathering driftwood

I love sketching people at the beach. Well I enjoy sketching people anywhere, but today I went to the beach in search of inspiration. Here's a couple of sketches from today.
The lady with the bluebird enjoys taking her 4 year old parrotlet Grace for walks.  Grace sure seemed to enjoy the attention she was getting from curious people. 

Open Mic James Bay Coffee and Books

Here's some scenes from Open Mic at James Bay Cafe and Books last night. It's one of my favourite outings. It's amazing how talented these people are. 

Tired

Here's another sketch from yesterday. These tourists looked so tired.  I just had to capture their expressions. I intentionally left out most of the colour as it makes for a no energy feel to the sketches. 

Summer Scenes, Victoria

Tower Point, Moms and Kids

Ducks and Peacocks, Beacon Hill Park

Holland Point Scribbles

When the weather gets warm again everyone loves to get out to get some sun. I love capturing the sense of community in all sorts of creatures.

Sometimes I begin my sketches as scribbles and then look for the right lines and angles to define the figures.