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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

People at the airport in San Luis Potosí city.

Pen&ink and watercolor on Moleskine Sketchbook 5 ½ in x 3 ½ in.

 Mask and face shields ever present at the airport in Mexico. On my way back to home, I had a cup of coffee at 6:00 am. I was not hungry, instead of eating I sketched people seated in the coffee shop. Everywhere I went in Mexico, people was wearing masks, everywhere I went they checked my temperature and hand sanitizer was suggested, other were mandatory. To be fair, the two bottom men at the sketch were eating so their mask were down. Is Covid here to stay? Time will tell.

Friday, August 20, 2021

A new colony in Tangamanga Park

Pen&ink and watercolor in Moleskine sketchbook 5 ½ in x 3 ½ in
 It rained plenty this summer in San Luis Potosí city. This part of the dam in Tangamanga Park was always  dry, it doesn’t rain often here you see, but the rain this year fill up every corner of the dam. The reflection of the palm trees on the water  made me repeat this scene I did years ago. But what was new was the big population of squirrels which’s nests were under the concrete slabs holding the water. Since when this animals have been here? Now they live in harmony with the ever present ducks.



Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Teatro Alameda

 

Pen&ink and Lyra opaque watercolor on Moleskine watercolor sketchbook 5 ½ in x 3 ½ in.

This theater is located next to Alameda Juan Sarabia Park in downtown San Luis Potosí, it was built in 1941. I wanted to sketch it because I always liked it. However, I often thought it’s architectural style was different, so I did some research and found out that its style is Colonial Californiano, as many houses which were built in this style in wealthy neighborhoods in Mexico City back then.  This theater has multiple uses, it’s now a movie theater but it’s also used as a venue for exhibits and concerts. I sketched it in the smallest of  the Moleskine sketchbooks and I liked how many details I fit in this image, it took me some effort but I’m glad I did.

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Fried fish with Lyra opaque watercolors.

Pen&ink and watercolor on pocket Moleskine watercolor sketchbook 

 A big boned fried fish was served to dad. It barely fit in the plate over a bed of fresh dill. Before he dig into the fish, I turned around the dish to face me to take a shot. It was breaded. At home this fish met my Lyra opaque watercolor. It‘s a plastic watercolor palette, perhaps vintage, since I haven’t seen one like this before, that was given to me by my siblings, I think it belonged to my mother in law, so slim it fits everywhere, that’s why brought it with me to Mexico. I think the fish looks crunchy, can you hear? It was indeed.



Wednesday, August 11, 2021

My dad’s feet.

 


I’m truly enjoying my time with my dad in Mexico, watching TV, his feet rest on the bed on the bedsheets that are soooo old but somehow the are in good shape. His white, slim and bony feet were always so beautiful, I had to sketch them. His blue jeans, a favorite of  his, he can wear for up to a week and look like fresh clean, it amazes me. Happy time, cheers.