Capturing Informal Public Life: The Third Place
Workshop description
Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” (after home, first, and workplace, second) for the informal public spots where people come together — coffee houses, pubs, sidewalk cafes, bookstores — that encourage interaction, conversation, connections and exchanging of ideas. They help define a community and share a lively energy we can capture in our sketches. You’ll learn to create a quick, loose line sketch, techniques for drawing people, strategic use of color and dramatic darks to capture that lively energy, the light, colorful umbrellas and furnishings, as well as funky signs and other details. We may even grab a coffee and pastry. Let’s go!
Supplies
- A watercolor sketchbook, minimum size 7 x 10 in.
- Fine line pen with waterproof ink
- A black brush pen or fude nib fountain pen with waterproof ink
- A .07 mechanical pencil for line sketching
- White gel pen
- Travel watercolor set. This can be a travel kit with supplied colors, or a travel palette with empty pans that you fill from tubes. My current palette (not required) includes: Cobalt Teal Blue, Ultramarine, Jadite Genuine, Deep Scarlet,Cobalt Blue, Deep Sap Green, Mayan Orange, Hansa Yellow Deep, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna Light, Opera Rose, Naples Yellow, Prussian Blue, Alizarin Crimson. Travel brushes, nos. 3, 6, 12 round.
- A few random colored pencils.
- Glue stick for pasting in ticket stubs, stamps and other “found objects”
- A dry rag or a few folded paper towels
- Small leakproof plastic container for water
- A small spray bottle
