WELL, what the heck did we do? by the time we were ready to draw outside out window it was pretty dark, so one good thing about living in Center City Philly, is there are still ample amounts of lighting. If you think real hard, you can see that I drew outside the 2nd story apartment, down onto 20th street up to Walnut. There is a parking lot up the street and if I had more room I would have tried to fit the Philly skyline in... Oh, and the bottom left corner is my window box with some left-overs from last years herbs growing in there..and a few pencils I had stuck into the dirt to keep my parsley (no longer with us) from falling over. Thanks everyone,
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-Niff
I didn't get quite as much of our street in here as Niff did. I was getting tired of sqionting in to the darkness to make out vague lines on the sides of buildings. I did get the important things in there though like the Suncapsule Salon, my favorite place to do salon things.
–Sutter
The other BCFF participants are up on the left under the side bar title BCFF April! For those of you not in the know, we have decided to make Blind Contour Friday a once-monthly affair. It will now be Blind Contour <em>First</em> Friday and happen only once a month. So, if you wish to participate, email us and we will put you on the reminder list for May.
I so wish I was heading to Philly now and not last year. I would definitely use this info to track down your appartment building just to say I had seen it. I really enjoyed Philly.
S.
Posted by: Simon | April 07, 2006 at 02:12 AM
This looks like such a cool area. I'm going to come live with you. I'm leaving right now. I have two dogs.
Posted by: Wally | April 07, 2006 at 07:37 AM
Love your sketches.
Posted by: Gail | April 07, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Phew. Phinally got mine done. Hi, Phillies. I love the way Niff's is flying apart. Fun to see Sutter's scratches taking up in the scene where Niff's squiggles left off!
Posted by: Laura | April 07, 2006 at 11:03 AM
That's quite a bit of detail for a B.C. Niff.
Posted by: BigA | April 07, 2006 at 01:27 PM
Nice ones. I actually miss the every week BCF- haven't done a BC in a while. Have fun at Suncapsules!
Posted by: Rachael | April 07, 2006 at 01:46 PM
really, this is just The way to draw, your lines are beautiful, no color necessary! the only thing I remember about Walnut Street is there is a gelato place, Capogiro, near it, yum
Posted by: Cin | April 07, 2006 at 02:10 PM
actually, Cin, if Niff had drawn the next block down, Capogiro would've made it in. We're are deliciously close to it.
Posted by: sutter | April 07, 2006 at 03:03 PM
Great perspective ... you even got the grating around the trees!
Posted by: Karen | April 07, 2006 at 06:28 PM
no way, one block away! hey, I'm coming to live with you too, and I not bringing any dogs.
Posted by: Cin | April 07, 2006 at 06:38 PM
nice lines. enjoying having discovered your blog.
Posted by: the sapient pig | April 08, 2006 at 08:14 AM
Great blind contours and I like how you captured the angle of the buildings and the shapes of the windows. I have friends in Philly and remember the cobblestone streets and shops. One in particular that was all glassed in on the second floor and surrounded by plants with a lovely carved table of an actual tree trunk. I believe it was the upstairs of a gallery. Is this something you might know of?
Posted by: Maggie | April 08, 2006 at 01:35 PM
a really inspiring blind contour! the detail is great, and the lines really make the street look busy... i like the windows up top, and the detail in your garden below.. i also like the shifted letters on the side of the building of Sutter's... lotsa fun.
Posted by: dave h | April 09, 2006 at 12:52 PM
what a busy view
Posted by: kiri | April 09, 2006 at 04:41 PM
Lovely - I like the contrast between the buildings and the trees and the whirly tree grids :)
Posted by: Elaine | April 10, 2006 at 08:08 AM