SIP-n-Sketch: New project for 9/21/20

Hi Sketchers:

For our next project, we will sketch our favorite local business (restaurant, book store, dry cleaner, etc.). The sketch can be an exterior street view, and interior favorite seat that you enjoy, or a specific product or service that this businesses sells.

For my business, I am selecting "Rang Dong", my favorite Vietnamese restaurant that burned recently in the Oakland Chinatown fire. I had enjoyed Rang Dong's delicious food for many years and hope they will return.

CowABunGA

SIP-n-Sketch, finished "San Francisco Belle under red Sun"

Last Friday, we finished "San Francisco Belle under red Sun". Please post your finished work under the Rhythmix webpage on Facebook.

For Monday, please select a favorite local business (restaurant, book store, dry cleaner, etc.) that you would like to sketch. Your sketch can be the exterior street view, or an interior seating area, or a particular product, dish, or service this business sells. 

My local business is "Rang Dong", a Vietnamese restaurant that was on 7th and Webster in Oakland Chinatown. Last week, Rang Dong was burned in a fire that started behind the building. Unfortunately, it is now closed. So, let's sketch our favorite businesses before they burn down.

 

Remains into PokeyMon Shelf

Mr. PokeyMon, our resident cactus, has gotten so big he doesn't fit on my son's window ledge anymore. Luckily, I had a bunch of scrap wood pieces from the container garden to build Mr. PokeyMon a window shelf.

Mr. PokeyMon on window shelf

Ready for epoxy pour-on top

Lots of epoxy bubbles

SIP-n-Sketch, New project for 8/24/20

Hi SIP-n-Sketchers:

For Monday, we will start on "San Francisco Belle under red sun". I'm going to use watercolor crayon in addition to acrylic paint. The crayons are applied like a pastel stick but can be blended with water. Additionally, I am not drawing a pencil baseline before applying color.

Hope to see you there,

CoWaBUNGa

Rolling Container Garden, 8/2020

Rolling gardens

We finally joined the home gardening trend during the COVID Pandemic. My good friend Aannah K. had given me a few wine barrels many years ago for a rainwater collection system. Unfortunately, I never got around to designing my collection system and the Boss was getting anxious to get rid of the barrels. So, I cut them in half for container plants.

Rolling carts

When filled, the containers would be pretty heavy and I had to build rolling carts to move these around the yard. There were some leftover lumber in the backyard from earlier projects and they were perfect for cart frames. I purchased swivel casters from Home Depot and constructed the bases.

Carts getting a coat of polyurethane

Rolling carts assembly

Mint, basil, and cilantro, YuMMy!!!

CoWABunGA

SIP-n-Sketch, Motel Grand, Los Angeles, finished work

 Hello Folks:

We concluded the Motel Grand sketching sessions last night. Get ready for the next project...

Motel Grand, LA, acrylic and pencil on paper, 8/2020

SIP-n-Sketch, Train on Arch Bridge, finished work

 Hi Folks:

I finally cleaned up my sketch and finished. I was stuck for a little on the shadows and shading, but found a way to tie the colors together.

Train on Arch Bridge, Acrylic and pencil on paper, 8/2020