Miriam's Espresso

I decided to sketch the espresso bar while sitting in Miriam's. Really fun just mindlessly drawing what was in front of me as I chatted with Sue and Lisbeth as they sketched me, Kris as she sketched Pat, and Cheryl as she showed us slides of Peru. Great way to spend the first rainy day of the season!

Mindless and Messy Wednesday Sketching

Maddison on her laptop at Miriam's Espresso

The lovely Sherryl holds forth at Toby's

Wendy & a laptop guy at Miriam's - both  looking a little off-color

Pretty girl with a sketchy character at the next booth at Toby's

Rainy Afternoon at Miriam's

Rained out at Rosehip yesterday so retreated to Miriam's for sketching and coffee. 

Miriam's Cafe, Coupeville

Here are my sketches from Miriam's Cafe in Coupeville. They have very tasty Breakfast sandwiches and great coffee. Happily, it was a bustling place. I had a wonderful time sketching with Lisbeth and Sue.

People were there for hours at a time so we had no problems with patrons leaving in the middle of a drawing.

Eating, Drinking and Sketching at Miriam's

It turns out our scheduled sketch venue, Mosquito Fleet Chili in Coupeville, doesn't open until noon on Wednesdays. So we ended up at Miriam's instead. I really loved sketching there. Great light, great energy, lots of people and lots of interesting architectural details to draw. And of course, great food and coffee, too!

Tried out colored pencils for the first time and was a little tenative with them. I'll experiment more.

I got a bunch of quick sketches of this woman waiting in line and then waiting for her order to come up. Good practice for working fast.

My favorite sketch of the day. It shows the iconic stove and wall sconces that say "Miriam's."  So far, this is my preferred way of working with watercolor: lay down some paint where the big shapes appear to be and then add ink to give definition. And then don't worry if you layed down the color in the wrong places - it just makes for a more interesting sketch. Thanks Kris, for showing me how to do this.

Busy local coffee spot

Another fine morning sketching -- today at Miriam's, a favorite coffee spot in my little burb.  Full of people having meetings over coffee, working on WiFi,  and reading.  Buzzing with activity.  A perfect morning.