Coffee Bar

Our sketch group was chased indoors last weekend by rain and snow. Luckily the temperatures melted the snow as fast as it fell. But it was cold, wet and grey outdoors so we went to a local architectural salvage concern that has a pleasant and uncrowded coffee bar. I sat at an antique table and drew some other customers as they queued for java. 

"West End Salvage," wc/ink on papeer

This particular sketch, like many I do, is in a 3.5x7 inch watercolor sketchbook. As always I drew a fairly comprehensive graphite rendering before laying in colors. After I was reasonably satisfied with color I went back and inked some spots for emphasis.