sketchcrawl #16: san francisco (page 1) I took part in another worldwide sketchcrawl, number 16 no less, but my first in San Francisco. I've sketched in SF before of course, I know the ropes, but this is an organized event, with a starting point and a finishing point; beginning at the Ferry Building and ending at Rogue's pub in Washington Square. I was using a larger watercolour sketchbook than normal, and decided that the first page would be largely made up of tones of blue, grey and green. I started early, 10am, and was surprised at just how sunny it was. I found some shade and drew Sinbad's, near the Ferry Building. Named of course after the chubby scouse window-cleaner from Brookside (I think I saw Mick Johnson and Ron Dicko going in, maybe I just hadn't slept much the night before). The sketchcrawl began at 11am, at Peet's Coffee, a flashmob of busy scribblers all sat around several big tables, drawing each other. I sat and drew one perosn, before deciding to abandon the groupedness and set off toute seule. The rendez-vous would be at 5pm at Rogue's pub, Washington Square. I went outside and drew a bike and some pigeons, and a guy sitting on the ground who looked a bit like my mate Simon (sketched in the same way in the London sketchcrawl in May). 12.20...I got a drink and sat outside looking towards telegraph hill and coit tower...those with keen eyes may recall i drew this view on my last SF sketching trip in september, but this one's better, or at least it sticks to the colour and style scheme. By 1pm I was nearly ready for lunch, so I sketched the Ferry Building and moved on towards North Beach. To be continued...

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