Airport sketches. SFO off to NYC. The plane, weather delayed, the room, crowded and bored. Great time to draw.

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Two years ago, when the US shut down in the face of COVID, a project was born, and I had a chance to participate in its early days....

 I had the pleasure of participating in the nineteenth annual Sonoma Plein Air, an excellent event with funding  arts education in Sonoma Valley public schools as its goal. Sold a few, made them, and me happy. Happiest was being out in the field painting...

 sketches from North Carolina random sketches of airports, cigar smokers, Penland, and a hotel room

 time has come for a new website: https://www.charlespyle.net Here you can see illustration, paintings studio and plein air, a limited selection of humorous and commentary art. 

 Nothing quite as satisfying as drawing from a great model. Sarafina. 

 Whoa! An unexpected journey to Kaiser Vallejo leads to a hospital stay... 

 More drawing fun, Clothed Figure workshop, with Abigail Lashbrook as model, and yes, the red thing on the skirt is an EXTERIOR pocket. Who knew. Various mediums and time frames.

 The miracle of modern times, a live model, Janet Mayer, live from London in a Society of Illustrators Sketchnight hosted by Ted Michalowski, zooming from from Savannah, Georgia, and run by Steve Compton in NYC. Dress was a surrealist theme.

 A few sketches of Abigail in nineteenth century garb at Society of Illustrators VIRTUAL sketch night.

 Emperor Vanity, strikes poses at the Society of Illustrators Virtual Sketch Night, and yes, he was wearing a star on his head.

Society of Illustrators Sketchnight. What a joy.

 

Zoom sessions, dropping in in Atalanta to draw a multi-talented musician at work.

 

Mr. Bowling sketch

 Another bit from CFII, with notes all over it