Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Union Station, Renwick Gallery, More Doors

Today I took a sketching excursion with the new sketchbook my friend Miko bought for my birthday. I love this. It's worth the money for the nice paper and if I see any thing like these, I'm buying 100...

First was a stop at Union Station. A kid about 7 or 8 years old stopped to look at my drawing. He was funny and we talked about drawing tigers. But no tiger drawings for me today.

Next I ventured over by the White House and plopped myself down in the Caribou coffee (it's really hot!) and sketched the Renwick Museum. 

I had never been inside the Renwick before and had actually brushed it off as the "craft" museum, but it's actually REALLY cool. They have an exhibit right now of a contemporary artist doing stained glass images that I can only describe as macabre. Worth a visit, won't take long.

Anyhow, this is a painting sketch based on a piece in their permanent collection.

Lastly I finished the painting of the door! This is based on another photo from my time in China, specifically in an area of historical Tibet. I am a little concerned that the paint is drying much darker and flatter than I expected, so pending how it looks when it is completely dry, this bad boy is finito!

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