Window Shopping
I made this sketch from my car yesterday while waiting for an appointment. It was fun to do!
Shop windows are great to draw: interesting and colorful, and they hold still too 🙂 . I did some others on my recent Pasadena trip and also the one below in Italy, in 2001.
Related Topics: Berkeley, Italy, Landscapes
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July 6th, 2007 at 7:29 am
assolutamente incantevole!
June 27th, 2007 at 8:28 am
I’ll take the middle outfit. I love the colors and the way you did the glass.
June 21st, 2007 at 3:42 pm
These are great.
Great great great!
June 21st, 2007 at 7:43 am
These are absolutely lovely! What inks did you use? I so wish I could do work like these, wonderful.
June 20th, 2007 at 6:33 am
I’m really inspired by your idea to draw the contents of store windows. I enjoy your work!
June 19th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
martha, these are just beautiful. i really like the limited palette and the way you handled the glass. stunning!
June 19th, 2007 at 3:29 am
…interesting idea to draw shop windows!!! It turned out nicely! And the experiment with the different drawings styles was interesting, too!
Kind regards!
June 18th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
yea, I’m impressed too, how you handled the shop window glass. Great idea!
June 17th, 2007 at 5:19 am
What a great idea, Martha – shop windows! These are lovely, and you’ve opened up a whole new category for me.
June 16th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Thank you everyone for your encouraging comments!
I did the top sketch in about 30 minutes: 10 for the ink and 20 for the color. I don’t always have time to do the color on site and often add it later (the same day if at all possible), but this time I was able to paint on site.
June 16th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Martha, I think I may have missed going to your site before…your drawings are really marvelous! I especially like the way you handled the background & shopglass window! How long did it take you to do that? I fear I would have labored for too long…I’ve got to start practicing quick sketching!!
June 16th, 2007 at 5:25 am
These are great. I’m wondering if you do the color on the spot or if you add it later?
June 16th, 2007 at 2:20 am
I am amazed at how you utilize idle time. You are an inspiration to me. Thank you.
~Douglas
June 15th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Great windowshopping. Great on the colors and reflections in the first one.
Ronell
June 15th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Lovely style!
Great sketches – the way you did the window glass is great!
June 15th, 2007 at 11:17 am
So bright and colorful and beautifully drawn – I love your style.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Enjoyed these a lot. Inspires me to go shopping for something pretty – I’m tired of shopping only at our usual haunts – Home Depot and the like. Just joined this sketchbook party last week and loving it. Thank you for sharing! I had no idea there were so many sketchbook enthusiasts out there. Lovin’ it. I have dabbled in sketchbooking, but mostly do a digital picture journal with stories of our travels, motorhoming, family, etc. But as a watercolorist (student) I’m now inspired to jump in w/you all.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:35 am
They all are great. I’d be proud to have done any of them.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
I love these, particularly the first one! You’ve really got those reflections on the glass.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Martha – I really love your Berkeley window sketch. Makes me want to give it a try. I have really enjoyed following your sketching. Rain 😉
June 14th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
CHARMING! And with such a delicious sensuousness … wonderful, Martha .. I just love seeing your work!!