by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 5, 2018
My friends and I headed back to the lake where I hosted my Birthday Field Sketch. I wanted to return to the lotus blossoms. Sketching on site usually lends to loosening up, like in my Subway Portraits, but this scene was so beautiful, I sat on a ledge by the lake for...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 29, 2018
My models on the bus were much more cooperative than those on the subway, as they settled in for the ride across the city. I’m often amazed how few people notice me drawing – the man beside me was an exception. He gave me the thumbs up, then motioned to himself,...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 22, 2018
45 minutes on the subway. We all settled in – me with my sketchbook, by son with a book, and my daughter crocheting. In fact we were so settled, we missed our interchange station and as we got off to backtrack saw the other train driving away! I was sad to be late to...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 15, 2018
I never get as much time as I want on these sketches, as people shuffle around at each stop and sometimes my model decides to get off the train! But what a great way to pass the trip. And a quick sketch of my travel companion!
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 8, 2018
I absolutely love drawing people. My daughter knows this so as a birthday gift she offered to model for me for half an hour. The time flew by and as relaxed as she looked, when her timer went off she bolted up saying, “Can I see your drawing?” Then she flew off. I...
