Jury Duty

In my city when I'm called for jury duty, I show up and don't try and get out of it.  It's an excuse to sketch and work on some things.  I usually only make it to Wed at the latest as I'm not a good jury member - most attorneys pass me up first time through voire dire.

So I'm prepared.....I come with several pictures - this one was a simple patio with great lighting - it was the lighting that really appealed to me - and the weird perspective.

I can't resist Venice - anything Venice, especially the boats...I love watercolor - I'm not good at it, but I love boats, water and watercolor

More water.  Actually there was a show (1900 Paris) at the local art museum, so I went and got all inspired - museums do that to me - and went through the gift shop and got a little book on Edward Hopper, and did this boat of his:

It was cold outside, and because they were doing individual voire dire in the upstairs judge's chambers, it was hot up there, so they had the thermostat down in the court room.  I wasn't the only one wearing a coat  - lots of the other jurors were wearing theirs too.

This is our room in Curaçao - really neat - we looked over the harbor where the dive boats were - pretty neat to wake up to every day.

When all else fails.....and I'm bored of everything in my sketch book, my hand is always a good thing to draw....I can make it as detailed or sketchy as I want.

Well, another two years before I have to serve and so I've done my sketching in the jury room.