It's been a very long time since I posted in this blog, I've decided to try resurrecting it, but I make no promises.
A habit I've formed over the last couple years is near daily sketchbook sketching. I've actually had the habit of sketching for a long time but I've really ramped that up the last two years. What I like about sketchbook sketching is it's simple, portable and relatively stress free. Not all of my sketching is done from life but much of it is and I especially enjoy it, there is just something special about sitting in the environment and sketching directly in front of the subject without the filter of a camera getting in the way. During the warm weather months I try to get outdoors and sketch a couple times a week, so this blog post is about my two sketch outings I did this past week.
My favorite feature of the Salt Lake Valley is the Jordan River Parkway, which starts at Utah Lake in Utah County and stretches almost all the way to the Great Salt Lake. I go on walks on the Jordan River Parkway nearly daily since I live close by, and once/week I like to take my sketchbook and go visit a section that's further away that I don't get to often, or maybe ever. This week I went to a section that goes through three cities, South Jordan, Draper and Riverton. The weather was warm to hot but overcast which made it a little more pleasant, especially for sketching in areas that had no shade.
The first thing I sketched was a pump house, (at least I think that's what it is)
Next I found a spot on the river that the city had placed large, flat rocks on, a perfect place to sit to do a sketch by the river. I decided to try a straight watercolor sketch with the style of JWM Turner in mind. I've never claimed to be a watercolorist let alone even to have a small fraction of the talent of Turner but it was a quick, fun experiment.
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