Winter Weekends at Indeed Brewing

All of these long winter days has lead us to find and explore outlets that get us out of the apartment. With my husband looking at starting a brewery and my pending Architecture Registration Exams we've taken to a form of "hanging out" at local breweries.  More than just enjoying a handcrafted beverage, he gets to try any amount of any beer he wants (usually while chatting with other beer fanatics), whilst I, as a designated sober cab, get to enjoy the opportunity to sketch this trend. With all the new local breweries popping up it's quite a challenge to catch them all!

In architectural drawing there's a constant argument over how to represent people. Should they be shown "hyper-realistic," do they distract from the space, or add to it? Should they be shown as implied, such that the focus is on the building.  Every architect has their own (widely varying) opinion on this. Urban sketching by contrast focuses on drawing on site and capturing the moment as you see it.  In this case I hope I've captured a semblance of both - that is drawing on location and on the spot, but influenced by the desire to find this balance between architectural space and the people who inhabit it.

Vikings game at The Muddy Pig

How to get your non-football-fanatic wife to "watch the game with you." First, take her out to a bar and order her a drink.  Once that has been taken care of, turn away and keep your eyes glued on the game.  Turn back around to talk to her during commercials and learn why she agreed to come and "watch the game" with you.

So obviously I am not the biggest football fan.  But this did seem to work.  Who knows what might be next for me? Golfing and Fishing and Hockey here I come!



Hanging out at one of the bars in our neighborhood within walking distance, The Muddy Pig. Oddly they were not packed for the game.  Maybe they don't have a reputation as an all out sports bar, but they are definitely known as one of the top 100 beer bars in America.  The only other one to make the list in Minnesota is also within walking distance. 

 

A quick pencil underlay at the bar.  It's still hard for me to commit to jumping in with pen sketching right away.

 

Media:  Carbon Ink, Micron Pen, and Watercolor Crayon