sketchcrawl 23: mission possible

For the sketchcrawl, I foolishly left my sketching stool at home. I have come to rely on this stool - it is light, easy to carry, and gives me a chance to choose where I want to sit. In the dark ages I would sit on the kerb, or on the pavement, or simply not at all, choosing only to sketch things which had benches opposite them. Saturday was a return to those bottom-aching times, but I think I managed ok. After sketching City Hall, I took the BART to the Mission (I really fancied a burrito) and sat at a bus-stop at the corner of Valenica and 16th. I like these sorts of intersections, with liquor stores and powerlines. Slightly grubbier neighbourhoods make me feel at home; I am from north London. I carried on up 16th, read a few zines in Needles and Pens, and sat in the shade at a very tight street corner to sketch the Mission Dolores.

Here is the obligatory hand-held sketchbook shot.

After this, I sauntered into the Castro. More to come...