Park City, UT - Easy Street Bar (sketch)

So for this sketch I tried to do the same blocky under-painting with the markers then apply the pen lines as I did with the the corner lamppost sketch (previous post) and the Knoxville butterflies.  It didn't work out as well, but I think that's largely because of the over-whelming black blobs (among other things).

I've told myself any number of times in the past few weeks: Do not use the black marker!  Use the 60% grays instead!

I should just throw the darn thing out.  THAT will keep me from using it!

Anyway, still working on this method.  (sigh)

Park City, UT - The Corner Lamppost (sketch)

While I was in Park City today I decided to work a bit more on that blocky sketch drawing similar to the butterflies of Knoxville.  This one turned out okay, but I know I need more practice at it.

Working with the limited color palette of the markers throws me off as well, as evidenced by the blue spruce that looks like Cruella deVille had a hand in color selection.  I should have used the muted blue colors I have and green tones be damned!  For some reason I continue to think that pale jade green marker (the one that looks almost white in the picture) is darker than what it actually is, even though I have a color key for the markers sitting right next to me.  One of life's mysteries.

I digress.

So. What am I trying to do?  Basically I'm throwing down blocks of color without any other lines what-so-ever to guide placement or proportion.  Then I overlay with india ink pen to create the sketch details.  It almost reminds me of those comic strips where the color blocking is offset from the lines.  There's potential in this style, I think, I just need to keep working at it.

Sept 12 - Park City, UT

I spent yesterday kicking around with my family, getting the tour and seeing some of the sights.  We drove north and east circling a section of the Wasatch Mtns, lunched in Park City (it's Utah's Malibu to Salt Lake City), then we circled back around to Salt Lake City by way of the Guardsman Pass.  Gorgeous country, especially with the Aspen trees just starting to turn yellow, and the maples already brilliant scarlet.

Today I was on my own and back at work, camera in hand, so I decided to revisit some of the places we saw yesterday since I'd have time to dawdle and wander around.  Click the photo to see the online album: