I am stepping out of my comfort zone and sketching in public. At this stage it is still discrete sketching. I am not up to sitting on the footpath madly sketching away! This was latte and cheesecake at the cafe that is not Brunetti’s in the Nova Cinema complex.
As I sat there, drawing in ink, I let the conversations around me drift in and out of my head. I did pick up on the waitress saying to me “That’s fantastic” as she whizzed by with a pile of dirty dishes. That made me feel good.
Drawing the cheesecake made me eat it more slowly!
The paint was added at home.
Anne Lawson Art 
14 replies on “Coffee and cake — outdoor sketching”
Anne, I like your live sketches! It’s as if I’m there at the cafe with you. Christine
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It would be lovely to have you there! The cheesecake was delicious!
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Good for you! I know how self conscious we can be, doing our ‘thing’ in public. Maybe one day a chair and the easel?
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Chair and easel? Not likely! Although the comfort of the chair has an appeal. 🙂
Last year I went to Fed Square, intending to sketch. I was having a coffee, summing up the courage to whip out the sketchbook when I saw a group of Asian ladies dancing in the area outside the gallery. They gave me a boost ~ if they could dance in public then surely I could draw.
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-giggles- Absolutely! Fed Square is a remarkably unselfconscious place I’ve noticed. 😀
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How right you are! I was there today, along with lots of people sitting in deck chairs watching the tennis on the big screen!
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lmao – why does that not surprise me? It’s odd how Fed Square has evolved into a real ‘people place’.
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That’s very true. Good events management while being a good space for people to congregate. Have a good weekend, Meeks.
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Thanks Anne, with this rain I know I’ll have a restful Sunday! [no watering]. lol
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Yay! It’s an initiation! Nice sketch!
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I was at Brunetti’s last Thursday, wish I had thought to sketch there, the cakes are amazing
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Those cases of amazing cakes would be heaven-on-a-stick to draw. A good reason to go back 🙂
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A pleasant, creative, change from the ubiquitous smartphone food photographers & posters… I was at lunch last week with a colleague who snapped everything that was put in front of her! I agree with the waitress, the drawing is fantastic, and also that you created the opportunity 🙂
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Yeah, I don’t get taking photos of food, much less sharing them to the world. 🙂 I think we sketch them because they are something in from of us. I would have been just as happy to draw the salt and pepper shakers if there were any there! Although I also know of sketchers who draw their food to make them eat slower. It certainly helped me eat the cheesecake more slowly!
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