Starbucks 2-12

I told SR I would meet her at Discount Tire and then she was planning on getting us some coffee. So that's how we ended up at Starbucks in the middle of the day. Can't say that Starbucks is my thing, but did enjoy the coffee and a chance to sit and talk.

Pretty soon Shannon asked me if I was going to do any drawing. She wanted me to do this fella, and was determined I do it enough to trade me spots so I could see him a bit better.

The guy, like most artists, was oblivious to what was going on around him. That was true whether he was painting on the tee shirt or watching some video on his phone- he was totally into it. Good to see someone totally out of the norm. Although I suppose he has his own definition of what's "trending" as most of us do. He was hunched over his work with a few bottles of fabric paint sitting close, with 2 racks of others sitting on the floor beside him. Yes, he is into this! The notes down the side of the drawing tell among other things what was printed on the shirt he was wearing. You have seen it before. The first time we saw one was posted on a wall in an obscure donut shop in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

This was the 2nd drawing done while there. The first was in ink. This in pencil. I had intentions of switching to ink at some point, but as is often the case, that did not happen. Both drawings are in the ubiquitous 5 x 9 inch Canson pad. Just heavy enough paper to avoid marker ink bleeding through.

Here is the first drawing of the session. We were stuck in the front corner, so that a lot of what was going on was visible to us. I should do more of this sort of sketching. It is way cool when it works, and pretty embarrassing when it does not. The stool and the counter gave a great backdrop to a bit of people scribbles. 
This drawing got me warmed up to do the Native American tee shirt artist next. Although the tee shirt guy  seems a whole lot less finished due to the nature of the medium, it was a bit more complicated and every bit as enjoyable.