Schönhauser Alle

 

Still fighting with felt tip markers. The beauty of the broad tip is that it forces one to loosen up and build up from large blocks of colour. A technique which I need plenty more practice in. 

This one is from Schönhauser Alle looking onto the S-Bahn station from the retaurant  "An einem Sonntag im August". just around the corner not to be seen in this picture is the infamous curry wurst stand "Knopkes" with more than 100 year heritage of selling sausages to Berliners.  

We meet up with a good size gathering of the Urban Sketchers Berlin group for brunch buffet, (not exactly breakfast and not really lunch) last weekend here on a day in May in the high twenty degree Berlin heat. Next stop was the giant Karaokee in Mauer Park organised by a slightly mad Irish man every Sunday the sketch of which must remain under the bed forever.

  

On the train journey the previous day I coincidentally sat opposite an elderly gent who I had drawn before from a different angle. The drawing on the left was done in January and on the right done last week. let me know if which is your favourite

Turbine testing

A recent invitation from Thomas Lensky brought me to the AneCom turbine engine testing facility in Wildau Berlin. Upon arrival we were given a guided tour of the facility by Thomas's son Sven who works there, the place is fantastic for drawing, it has the feel of stepping on to the set of a Ridley Scott science fiction movie with it's a unending maze of wires buttons chambers tubes calibrators pistons and pumps. The sketch above which was done with the  felt tip markers shows what the  company refer to as the Obelix and Asterix. Obelix being the Blue monster to the left and asterix the more polished steel encasement for the turbine on the right. thanks Thomas for the opportunity to see this great place.