Jamail Skatepark at Buffalo Bayou

 At the very end of June, we got a second shot at visiting the Jamail skatepark at Buffalo Bayou in downtown. This time, there was no traffic, parades or closed streets to keep us away. For some reason, we missed a group photo this time, but the turnout was good.

As you can see from the thumbnails in the blog header, people bravely tackled people in action. It was a real challenge.

Carlos

Carlos took on the challenge.

Richard

Richard did a series of smaller studies.

Susan

Susan worked on the architecture of the ramps and added the skaters later.

Decha

Decha managed to catch the whole scene.

Judith

Judith used just ink and some colored pencils to work out her sketch.

Chris

I fretted a bit over getting the proportions of the figure just right. Then, I realized I needed to set him in an actual place. I kept that minimal.

Peter

Peter got the skaters, but he also was interested in the graffiti artist working nearby.

Joel

Joel was interested in the spectators as well as the skaters.

Richard

Richard spent  a bit of time studying that same graffiti artist.

Carlos

Carlos painted a graffiti artist as well.

Phillip

Phillip drew the food truck from the vantage point of the pavillion above.

The park at Sabine Street gives you a great view of the skyline. So several sketchers took on skyline views.

Judith

Judith worked in marker and made her sketch a study of line and value.

Peter

Peter did a small study first. That became a thumbnail within a larger sketch.

Miran

Miran was visiting us from Los Angeles. She decided to take on our skyline.

Susan

Susan got the reflective glass in the buildings just right.

Chris

I liked the view looking straight up from the Sabine Street bridge.

Phillip

Phillip did the smaller study on the left, before he began the full painting on the right.

Decha

Decha did two studies of foliage. One used a warm palette and one a cooler palette.

Judith

Judith's partial view of the skyline is focused on Phillip who was hard at work.

Miran

Miran was also drawn to Phillip's red cap.

We had our throwdown at the pavillion. Then we adjourned for lunch and air conditioning.

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