Sketches from Vermont

Yesterday my sketching class spent the day in East Burke Vermont and Lyndonville. These are a few of the sketches I did while there. The top is the Congregational Church, the middle is the River Garden Cafe (a favorite place for me and Julia to eat that is now closed) and the Country Store in East Burke. 

I find that as I drive around now I am seeing things I want to draw. This is the start of that. I love sketching on location. It is o peaceful.

More Sketching from my Summer-Stoker Elementary School

While visiting family over the summer, I took the opportunity to sketch the first elementary school I attended. It is the oldest school still standing in Davis County Utah. The school shut down some time after I went there as a child. As fate would have it, the University of Utah purchased the building and the last class I took as an undergraduate in my Art BFA was at this building in the same room where I had my Kindergarten class.

I started and ended my formal education in this building.

I love this building. I have such great memories of my first two years of education and my last 3 credits of my college years. Every time I visit family, I hope to do more sketches like this. I also plan on paining this at some point.

Sketching at the Fairbanks Museum

Here is a quick sketch from my summer class. This is the King Tody at the Fairbanks Museum. 

Miss Lyndonville Diner

I sketched this a few week ago while I was at the Miss Lyndonville Diner. I was there with my oldest daughter for a breakfast date after her school year had ended. The food was great and the company was wonderful. I love drawing while I wait.

Sketching at VINs in Woodstock, VT

On Tuesday I took my animal sketching class to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) to draw the birds. They have a bird refuge where they house aviary that cannot be released back into the wild because of injuries they have sustained. I highly recommend visiting. Not only is it a great place to draw, it is also a great place to support. They do wonderful work and the Birds are so majestic.

These are two of the Eastern Screech Owls they have. They were easier to draw because they held still for us.

Sketching at the Stage Part II

Here is another sketch from an evening of great burgers and great jazz at The Stage.

A Room with a View

Here are two more sketches that were completed on my recent visit to Italy and Greece. This was from my hotel room looking out towards Sorrento.