Spenger’s sketch session

Spenger’s is the oldest restaurant in Berkeley according to the Berkeley book. From the Berkeley Library:

Begun as a tiny crab stand and bar by Johann Spenger in 1890, the establishment grew into one of the East Bay’s most popular eateries. At one time, Spenger’s operated its own fishing fleet and boasted that it served more meals than any other restaurant west of the Mississippi. Several generations of East Bay residents enjoyed family dinners in the restaurant’s maze of dark dining rooms.

My sketch group, SF Urban Sketchers, likes to go there occasionally for all the cool stuff to draw. Here’s one of my sketches, see the rest on our blog http://urbansketchers-bayarea.blogspot.com/

swordfish, marlin, tuna (I think)

Clocktower, and the Jewish Contemporary Museum

The clock tower above makes the plaza of the Jewish Contemporary Museum look sort of “cozy”.

Mumbai

a sketch from Satkar Residency window with many high-rise apartments, and a giant blue water (?) tank. Below, Nirmal Lifestyles Mall, a strange place where we went sari-shopping, with starving dogs outside, uniformed guards barring anyone looking too poor to make purchases, and a touch of Disney-style architecture. I tweaked the color on the mall to reflect the oddity.

2010 11 22 mumbaiw

2010 11 24 nirmalweird

lake temescal – road path trail convergence

kind of a grey day. the trees looked a little mysterious, though they didn’t come out that way in the drawing.

sketchcrawl – mission bell

Dolores Park was quiet early in the day, but became a huge party later.

sketchcrawl-dolores park

tight-rope walkers and circus performers were practicing

a boat at dock at the Berkeley Marina

Preservation Park

Oakland City Hall tower

State of CA building, Oakland