Sketched the Reichstag building today finishing up the first mini pad (Hahnemühle Agave watercolor paper), then walked through the core of the Tiergarten for the first time ever since coming to Berlin.
Went to see Julian Lage play guitar in his Quartet Show at Huxley’s Neue Welt. Stood in line under pink chestnut blossoms. Once inside, I sketched the people filling up the front rows by the stage (continuing this week’s daily drawing streak). Had clear views of the band and enjoyed the music.
Sketched at the Alexa mall food court café as I drank a flat white today.
Nelly looking majestic in her favorite vantage point
The hawthorns are in bloom.
Made a quick sketch of an impressive cloud while sitting on the corner square after work - Roman Szmal Aquarius Shadow Violet is a good watercolor shade for cloud studies (my first).
The tulip area in Britzer Garten is changing, there are mostly wild tulips on the grounds, and there won’t be many other flowers there until summertime. So less picture-taking and time to sketch some big lilac bushes while sitting under big cherry trees with falling yet strongly fragrant blossoms.
Sketched the Berlin Neue Synagoge a year apart - first as a brown line drawing, and this time in ink and wash at golden hour trying out my Roman Szmal mini urban sketcher watercolor palette (with 4 extra color pans that were delivered today).
Sketched some trees on Unter den Linden / Bebelplatz from a bench across the street (I need to get to know the green watercolor pencil shades in my palette better…)
The view from the balcony seat: our hawthorn tree was trimmed a couple months ago to relieve excess weight, so it’s looking thinner toward the top/left, but it’s starting to blossom now. The laurel cherry hedges are in bloom as well, attracting bees to the yard.
