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“Buxton Bookfair at the Pavillion Gardens” 10-25-09

Buxton Book Fair, Pavillion windows.

Buxton Book Fair, Pavillion windows.

We drove across England to take part in the Buxton Book fair held in the Pavillion Gardens in Buxton.  We got up at 2:30 am and we left around 5am…oh wow was I tired today! I did this little watercolor sketch while sitting at my table, between talking to people. You can see I was most interested in the gorgeous tall windows and the view of the fall trees outside.

At Buxton book fair.

At Buxton book fair.

Here’s one part of my set up selling Limited Edition prints, open edition prints and note cards. I had a lot of fun chatting with the local people who came by my table and bought my cards.

Windows of the Pavillion

Windows of the Pavillion

Stage in the Pavillion at Buxton book fair.

Stage in the Pavillion at Buxton book fair.

Here’s a photo of the stage as you look across the room, it was a gorgeous old Victorian building with hardwood floors. a cafe and a shop filled with local artists works.

In the sea of books.

In the sea of books.

I never saw as many books!!, well not since I worked as a librarian in college at the Buffalo State College library. I wish I had more time to shop, I loved seeing the old book cover designs. Next time I’ll try to take pictures of some.

Here’s a link to the Pavillion Gardens at Buxton.

“Waiting in Friendly’s” 12-26-08

I did this sketch obviously while waiting to eat at Friendly’s in Endicott NY. I went to visit my dad and family after Christmas, always taking my sketchbook with me, like a little kid I need to keep occupied! I originally drew this with a pencil and kneaded rubber eraser, hiding it under the table as I drew. I try not to be too obvious when I draw people in public, they can start to feel like you’re staring at them. I try to get the general person sketch in and some lines of the furniture around them, then work on the people leaving furniture for later. You can finish that stuff long after they’re gone.

The pencil got so smeared by the time I got back to Buffalo I had to redraw it quickly in pen. So it looks a bit different, but I should learn my lesson by now, graphite just doesn’t travel well in a sketchbook that gets moved around a lot.