Grand Central: In Miniature
You may have noticed I've gotten very into doing tiny sketches (and I may, in fact, be teaching a workshop on the subject here in NYC in September. Stay tuned!). In part, it's because it's a lovely way to fit a much larger subject into a shorter time frame (only have fifteen minutes on lunch? No problem!), but I also love the process of figuring out what will keep a subject recognizable when you shrink it. You learn what's really important to a sketch and what can be omitted,
W Union Square: Two Ways
Even though I live in Brooklyn, I spend a lot of time around Union Square. In part, I love the neighborhood (the Green Market! the Strand!), and in part it is a convenient area to run a lot of errands (Easy access to Blick Art Supplies! Trader Joe's! Dropping off my compost at the Green Market!). I love this hotel and it's bright neon sign, and how it catches light from the setting sun, but hadn't sketched it! So in two warmish back-to-back days in February, I gave it two sho
