The Bug Bash- Seabrook Texas

 

our group

We had a really nice turnout for the annual Bug Bash, put on by the Bay Area VW Club in Seabrook. The setting was El Jardin by the Sea, a park in Seabrook attached to a local subdivision. There were some great VW's there, not just bugs.

Judith

First, I want to show Judith's sketch because it is quite amazing what you can get done in a mere 15 or 20 minutes. Judith brough Marvy markers and did the sketch on location on the left. Then, she went home and used more marker to give those VWs a lawn to sit on and some saturated colore to improve the sketch. This is a reminder that while we ask that you sketch on location, you are welcome to improve the work at home.

Susan

Susan did something similar adding to the background and strengthening her color.

Cody jumped in and got right to work. Here he is working on his sketch.

And here is the result. Welcome Cody.

Joel

Joel drew a classic van and even included a couple of people!

Carlos

Carlos started in ink this time and then added the watercolor in soft layers.

Chris

I arrived super early in order to get a view of the shore before it got too hot.

Martha

Martha also drew a classic van.

Indah

Indah drew the OG bug in olive and the classic van in turquoise.

Fran

Fran did the same, but her van was a camper van with all the extra kit.

Kandy

Kandy liked drawing the vans as well.

MacKenzie

MacKenzie also got one of each and some folks appreciating the view.

Jeff Whit

Jeff Whit appreciated the VW dune buggy conversion.

Andrea

The Bug Andrea chose to sketch looks like it's ready to take off for somewhere fun.

Jeff(Kandy's husband)

Kandy's husband (also Jeff) stuck to pen and ink and bravely tackled people. 

Mary

Mary worked in pencil. She alsoo included some people.

Linda

Linda did a study of rust and side mirrors. 

Chris

I finished the seaside and tackled the camper van and the Jetta in colored pencil.

We had a throwdown before it got too hot.

Then we went to lunch in Kemah. It was a great day. If you want to join us on  future sketchouts, check out our Instagram page or join us on Facebook.

Glenwood Cemetery

The Group

We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day for a sketchout at historic Glenwood Cemetery. Glenwood is a green, shady retreat right in the middle of the big city.

As you can see from Carlos's sketch in the blog header, angels were the order of the day. And it helps when they have the city skyline behind them. Joel, hard at work in Carlos's other sketch decided that angel was worth a try.

Joel

I drew the same angel from a different angle. I liked the angel against the distant crane and the irony of the Service Corp. building.

Chris

Then, of course, there is the famous Glenwood weeping angel.

Fran

Heather found another interesting angel.

Heather

And Payling found one atop a monument.

Payling

Tanya

Young Abigail found this rather ferocious looking angel.

Abigail

Karla drew her sketch in Procreate on her IPAD. You can see the angel on the left behind the large stand of lilies.

Karla

But there are more than angels in Glenwood. I drew that same bed of lilies, with a very small Karla hard at work.

Chris

Michael liked all the leafy, green, spring foliage.

Michael

Alica drew a large tree.

Alicia

Decha also drew a very loose tree in colored pencil.

Decha

Mafisa drew a tree.

Mafisa

Then there were all the monuments and structures, beginning with the old Victorian cottage in the center of the cemetery.

Candy

Susan found one of the new monuments.

Susan

And a row of vases...

Susan

Indah drew one of the large vaults.

Indah

MacKenzie also caught the skyline behind this gravesite.

Tim drew all these lovely monuments.

Tim

Kate

Kate did monuments as well. As did Emerson.

Emerson

Jeff and Colin drew grave ornaments.

Jeff

Colin

 We had a throwdown, but  I didn't get a picture. This time, we skipped lunch. Everyone had things to do on such a nice day.

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The Great Elephant Migration

The throwdown

Every once in a while, the group has a bonus sketchout on a weeknight. This one was a trip to see The Great Elephant Migration at the Commons in Hermann Park. If you haven't been to the park in a while, there is a whole new area near the intersection of Fannin and Cambridge called The Commons. This sculpture installation is the latest thing to visit this location. The elephants are all made from woven lantana.

As you can see, the turnout was small, but some great sketches came from this group.

Jacklynn

Jacklynn did a very sensitive watercolor rendering. with lovely soft washes.

Susan

Susan did a full double page spread. You could almost imagine yourself on the savannah.

Peter

Peter

Peter did a couple of views, one of which captures the top of Hermann hospital in the background.

Heather

Heather also did a collection of smaller drawings and included a sketcher in one.

Matthew

Matthew worked in hmmm..pen or pencil? You can feel the scale of the sculptures compared to the people in the background.

 You can see the throwdown at the beginning of this post.

Join us for our next sketchout on the 26th at Glenwood Cemetery. Details can be found by joining our Facebook group or following our Instagram page.