Shopping at UW

It was a beautiful, sunny day.  Despite that, I just wasn’t motivated to sketch outside.  It was still only about 39 degrees.  I’m a weather wimp compared to those in the frozen North sketching in their cars (NE US & Canada!).  There is just nothing locally that I can sketch from the car that has me really interested.  I guess I could park and sketch an interesting house, perhaps.

What I did do was drive to the UW Bookstore.  That’s the University of Washington to those not from around here.  And we pronounce it u-dub.    I left late enough to miss the traffic from the morning commute.  I planned to have a bit of lunch in the bookstore cafe so I could get a sketch in.  I so rarely do this.  I did one sketch, of an older gentleman reading the paper.  His nose is too pointed, but I lost control of the pen at that point (ha! so to speak!).

Pocket Moleskine, Lamy pen, Pentel Ink brush, waterbrush with ink & water.  A bit of watercolor added at home later.

When I went down to the art supply section in the basement, guess what I saw on the mezzanine?  Gabi’s book was on display.  It’s good to see it there still about a year after publication.

I bought one copy each of the large and pocket sized Pen & Ink watercolor sketchbooks (see 26 December post).  They do, indeed, have perforated pages. Here is what I got today:  the 2 sketchbooks; a plastic, telescoping brush holder; 2 small spray bottles.

I also ordered a few small things from Goulet Pens.  Quo Vadis Elastic Bookmark (it’s in plain black now); small notebooks on sale; 3 Empty 50ml Bottles as I like having extra small, glass, bottles; Standard International Cartridge Converter.

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