Destination: IKEA!

If there aren't enough things to draw at IKEA, I don't know where there would be!

Bay Bridge Lights from Ikea

I love going to the Ikea Parking lot to sketch. This time, we went inside.  

These are the views from the cafe'.

While I was disappointed that the Bay Bridge Light installation wasn't viewable from the East Bay,  I was  intrigued by
our view of other bridge lights against the atmospheric darks.  Please see earlier related  posts from fellow sketchers.

Ikea, Emeryville

McArthur Maze, bamboo pen, ink and watercolors, 9x12in.

I started sketching the McArthur maze and its usual traffic jam. It was cold and windy up in the parking lot of Ikea. Once inside the options were so many that it was not easy to decide what to draw. I chose the stuffed animals in the toy section. It was happy and colorful

       Toy Section, pigment liner and watercolors, 9x6in.      

New Year Bay Area Slices

I am intrigued how the freeways in the San Francisco Bay area slice up the sky, land and sea. 

Sketching on New Year's Day with members of our group was a great way to

 start the year. Please see Cathy's earlier post.