Sketchy Saturday | sponsored by Sprout Pencil – No. 007

It’s time for our seventh installment of Sketchy Saturday sponsored by Sprout Pencil where we feature work from Sketch Boston a field session offered at the ASLA 2013 Annual Meeting & EXPO in November along with a few additional sketches from our fans. We would like to congratulate all of the sketchers that participated in Sketch Boston and sent us their exciting sketches.  While it was a tough decision, we had to narrow it down to 10. Here is our selection. 10. Vongvasu Chaloisap, VVdesine

“This development provides this “Home coming feeling” right at the entrance by multi layers of greenery to all residents, either they drive, bike or walk back to their home”. 9.  Mohamad Diab This sketch was selected for its busy imagery and attention to detail, while still allowing for quick sketchy lines, nothing is lost as the piece becomes mesmerizing and tells you its own story. Incredible work. 8. Chris Flagg, FASLA “Drawn by the color, lights and pedestrian activity, I sought to capture the energy of the marketplace on a Friday afternoon.  Multiple elements in the sketch such as street trees, banners, lighting and people were challenging to replicate in this 15-minute sketch.  A fun little taste of a festival street!” Title: Faneuil Hall Marketplace Media: Pigma Micron 05 black pen and brush, prisma color pencil. 7. Danny Bulemore, ASLA “There was a lot of exciting activity in the plaza- street performers with various groups of passersby, it looked like a lot of fun! This was the second location we drew during the ‘sketch crawl’. I chose a spot that was slightly elevated for a bird’s eye perspective of the life of the plaza.” Title: Faneuil Hall Plaza Media: Pentel Rolling Writer 6. Richard Alomar, ASLA “The large group of sketchers (30, but seemed like more) moved from the convention center to the WTC station. In the process the group got split up.  Rule #1: We all travel together.  This sketch shows one group waiting for the rest before moving on.” Title: Waiting to Start Media: Sharpie fine line permanent marker, pencil and Ink-Tense watercolor pencil on 3×5 Japanese Accordion Moleskine  sketchbook 5. Kawthar Rayyan The power of sketching is really amplified in this sketch as architect Kawthar Rayyan uses quick lines and textures to cleverly create perspective and an emotionally charged scene, with so much involved that it’s practically bursting off the page. 4. Richard Alomar, ASLA “Perspectives are tricky. If you draw exactly what you see, the sketch is usually flat and weird (at least to me). Understanding the forced lines of perspective and where to place the focus of your observation is a skill that requires practice. Here the church was the obvious object of contemplation and everything around it needed to be in agreement.” Title: Park Street Church Media: Lamy safari fountain pen, Noodler’s Lexington Grey ink on 5×7 Japanese Accordion Moleskine  sketchbook 3. Chris Flagg, FASLA “This fountain stands near the corner of Park and Tremont Streets in the Boston Common. While deciding on an area to sketch quickly, I chose this particular element based upon its iconic beauty and it’s dominance within a beautiful pedestrian open space.  Without bogging down in details, I wanted to effectively capture its elegance.  This sketch took about 15- minutes.” Title: Brewer Fountain Media: Pigma Micron 05 black pen and brush 2. Brian Goad, ASLA “I came across this great space near Faneuil Hall with my sketching buddy, Jim Richards.  With frozen fingers, we decided to do a quick 15-minute sketch before heading home for the day.” Title: Quincy Market Media: Pen and pencil 1. James Richards, Jr. FASLA “Throngs of tourists, locals and street performers in great spaces bring new life to old buildings.” Title: Faneuil Hall Alive Media: Lamy fountain pen and colored pencil. This concludes today’s Sketchy Saturday sponsored by Sprout Pencil. We would like to thank those that partook in Sketch Boston and everyone that submitted sketches. Your work is a living display, which demonstrates that sketching is indeed alive and well!  However, before I conclude, I would like to leave you with a quote from Chris Flagg, FASLA, as I believe it succinctly captures the spirit of “why” you should take part in a “sketch crawl”. “To summarize, these types of “sketch crawls” are wonderful opportunities to practice the art of quickly establishing visual preferences. Having to choose details in an environment steeped in history, color, pedestrian activity and architecture, adds great fun and challenges to the artist.” A special thank you to Suzanne Lipscomb (ASLA Marketing Manager) for her assistance in tracking down the sketchers.  This article would not be possible without your hard work! Article written by Brett Lezon

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