Food recipes

Friday, May 31, 2013

Balero

5 x 8 in. Balero, Mexican toy made of wood. The target is to place the stick tip into the hole at the bottom of the colorful barrel after throwing it in the air. Old fashion, simple, funny, and very challenging!

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Jury Duty

Endless hours waiting at the Jury Assembly Room, at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, IL. I was summoned for jury duty. The cloth people chose to wear today was interesting to me, so I highlighted their cloths in color. There were three TV screens in the room. This is a clear indication that this morning was going to be long, and an attempt from the courthouse for this so diverse group of people to make time pass.  The sound on TV was on in only one of them, the other two had the close caption on, thank you for the common sense. Despite the effort of the courthouse to keep us entertained….can you spot how many people were sleeping during this sketch? If it wasn’t for my sketchbook I’d probably be one of them. The mistake in the sketch: courtroom: I’m not that lucky, I wasn’t selected a juror today.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Lincoln Square Chicago

10 x 8 in. Sunday, families, friends and urban sketchers gathered today at Lincoln Square in Chicago. Although a fountain may be the landmark in this area, many of us focus on the lamp light. I was fortune enough to sit under the shade of a tree to listen the live guitar player. Very relaxing. It took me 80 minutes to get there, but it was worth it. After that I had to head to my niece to check out the place she is going to get marry, because, guess what? I'm doing the wedding invitations! What an honor!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Mexican wool frog toy.

10 x 8 in. Since my family is in Mexico, I travel often there. But living abroad made me look at Mexico with different eyes. Now, I really appreciate our culture and what people do. I'm sure that happens to anyone who lives in another country, like my Mexican friend from the university, who lives in the Netherlands, she feels that way too. Craftsman are among the people I respect the most. Their unbelievable pieces of art, full of tradition and made with techniques which are passed generation after generation, make their work even more valuable. 

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Historic Rail Road Bridge

9 x 12 in. I know nothing about bridges. This is the historic Rail Road Bridge in Joliet @ the Des Plain River. When sketching, I didn't know the bridge was down and weights up. Then a cargo boat went through and realized the bridge was up and weights down. Good thing I got that right. Uff! I had a hard time sketching this. So many bars, very confusing, even I tried to use the binoculars, it was even worse. At the end I had to walk towards the bridge to take a good close look at it to understand what I was drawing and then return to my spot the get the perspective view. At the end, I'm happy with the result.