Sketching at the Berkeley Pier

Sunset from the Berkeley Pier; Ink & watercolor by Cathy McAuliffe

 As Cathy wrote in her sketch above, it was the warmest August day in in San Francisco history in the middle of the coldest summer since 1975: 98 degrees! And now a 40 degree drop in temperature is predicted by Sunday. That's summer in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Skates Restaurant at the Berkeley Marina; Ink & watercolor by Micaela Marsden

Although we never spotted Micaela all evening, she somehow managed to sketch nearly the identical view as Cathy, from the same vantage point as Jana (below) and still remained invisible to the rest of us.

Sunset over the Men's Bathroom on the Berkeley Pier; Ink & watercolor by Jana Bouc

 Although I (Jana) stood in nearly the same spot as Micaela and Cathy, instead of Skates Restaurant, I was attracted to the way the gritty men's bathroom and the rocks on the shore were glowing pink in the sunset (above).

Fishing Off the Pier; Ink & watercolor by Sonia Tamez

Then we strolled the pier looking for people fishing to sketch and drew the same guys (above and below).

Fishing and Strolling the Berkeley Pier, Ink & watercolor by Jana Bouc

Fishing from the Berkeley Pier; Ink & watercolor by Cathy McAuliffe

Fishing Poles Berkeley Pier, Ink & watercolor by Cathy McAuliffe

Marina View; Ink & watercolor, by Sonia Tamez