15.7.13

Niklausenplatz, SH


I have just returned from the 4th International Urban Sketching Symposium, which was fantastic but did not quite go the way I would have liked it to.
Early on, I just did not feel well, sleep well, and eventually I needed to stay in bed because of a fever. So, I might devote a blog post to the Symposium, but if I dont - that is the reason and I hope you understand. I attended the workshops I wanted to take (except two), and I am incredibly grateful in spite of all that didn't go according to plan. 

With all that new knowledge and understanding that I could gain over those three days, I ventured out  in my neighbourhood today to do a sketch and apply some of what I learned.

It was a lovely sunny evening and I thought I had picked a really nice spot to settle down for a while to sketch, but soon all sorts of bugs were crawling on my arms and legs, and there was no way I could avoid them.
Thankfully I was distracted enough by the "Words" episode from Radiolab, a podcast that James Gurney recently shared as one of the things he listens to during work. I have listened to a couple of episodes from that podcast, and it's highly informative and entertaining at the same time. "Words" was especially interesting from a linguistic point of view, which is what I studied at unversity. 
So there, go and listen to it! :-)

I used 3 Daniel Smith watercolor tube colors: Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson and Aureolin Yellow and a A4 Moleskine watercolor sketchbook.

6 comments:

  1. Wie ich schon auf Deinem Blog geschrieben habe: toller Einsatz von unterschiedlich starken Farb- und Helligkeitskontrasten, man spürt die BCN Einflüsse :-)

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  2. Hi monbaum, you got a great sketch due to the reduction to three colours and their perfect use.

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  3. Ach, tröst flachliegen wenn man am liebsten losrennen möchte. Trost von der Tine...aber wenn ich das so sehe...dann ist doch alles gut, ich mag die gelungenen Tonwertstufen

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  4. Such a shame you weren't feeling well, but I see you've picked up some good tips from fellow sketchers. The limited pallette is always fun to use. You learn so much about each color. Well done.

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  5. Die sommerliche Stimmung ist Dir super gelungen. Sehr schönes Aquarell!

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