Night Sketching

I went out last night after it rained quite heavily in the evening. I'd been holed up all day inside (because my shoes were wet from coming home last night in the middle of the pouring rain!) and needed to be out in the nature.

I am so lucky that I live at just about 15 minutes walk from the bay! These are some of the sketches I squiggled last night in pretty dark settings.. What's funny is when I was drawing the tower, my eyes had to focus at a long distance and when I was drawing.. I could tell they were not ready to focus back on my notebook.. It was totally like the slow mo camera focusing effect that just felt dizzying.. but super fun nonetheless!


On the way to the harbor, I stood outside of a art trader shop/gallery and sketched the wooden statue of Buddha lying on his side. I love the art piece I watch it everytime I pass by.. not something I'd buy for my house.. but an intriguing piece of art with a good amount of fabric details. I felt a bit stupid to be standing outside and pulling my notebook out and sketching.. not sure why.. it was late and there weren't really many people.. guess I've gotta overcome my inhibitions and tell myself no one really cares.. unlike back in India where everyone is super curious and sometimes just don't respect other people's boundaries..


Speaking of overly curious people, while I was sitting on a spot I claimed as 'mine' in the harbor, I was approached by a boat-builder (don't know what those people are called). He looked like jesus :D Told me about how the boats worked, what factors determined their speed, how far they could go, etc.. He's rebuilding a boat himself.. I must say.. I was fascinated by what he was doing while he was talking about it.. But now when I think about it.. I don't know why I was fascinated.. I've only been on a boat/ferry for the number of times you can count on one hand... I would like to be on one sometime though.. anyhows..  I went for a long walk with him he showed me the park near the harbor and mentioned that his father was one of the protesters 30 years ago for the walkway around the harbor.

It was a fun night especially because I felt like I created something.. even if a few squiggly sketches.. I remembered my brother doing horrific versions of squiggly sketches which weren't really obvious but he had quite funny interesting stories to tell about what the picture was about..

I guess it's not the end result that counts.. but the process of creating art that does.. If you've had fun.. I'm sure you'll love seeing what you've made and think back to remember the good times you had while goofing around instead of how imperfect the artwork is.