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I can't say that this place is entirely new to me. But, I haven't had the courage to draw here before. While Greensboro's downtown is really wonderful, complete with all kinds of little shops, bars, restaurants and interesting buildings, I feel awkward drawing on the street. It's not so much the drawing in front of people here, but rather the panhandlers that take me out of my comfort zone. I think I must be an easy target. I have a soft heart and it hurts me to turn down or ignore another human being. Nonetheless, I found a little table outside of a coffee shop in a relatively quiet area and settled down to sketch. Only one homeless person came by...but it was to see what I was drawing, not to ask for money. I was happy to share. It ended up being a very nice place to sketch as the sun was just beginning to go down and there was a cool breeze.
3 comments:
Really charming! I agree that restaurants and cafes are great places to sketch... anywhere you can get a little anonymity, but still have access to interesting subjects.
Very nice. I like the feeling of depth with the newspaper box in the foreground and the other side of the street in the back. Really good.
Really nice drawing and a sweet story too. Your town looks really charming but I never would have guessed you would have homeless people there too. I associate that with the big cities around here (San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley). But maybe Greensboro is a big city and I'm just geography-impaired. Or, more likely and sadly, they're everywhere, small and big towns.
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