One Hundred Bottles of Wine on the Wall
I always enjoy spending time in my favorite tapas bar, César, in the heart of Berkeley’s “Gourmet Ghetto”. It’s a foodies dream; the food is divine and the drinks superb.
It’s always packed in the evenings, but afternoons are calm and quiet. It’s also a fun place to sketch; this is the same restaurant where I did the tapas sketches that ended up on my note cards.
This sketch shows just one of the many wood lined pantries behind the bar. The sketch is done on half of a spread in my (reloaded) Pocket Moleskine, so it’s a small one. It still required a full glass to wine to complete, however!
Related Topics: Berkeley, Food, Interiors, Still Life
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February 16th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
This sketch so perfectly captures all the bottles and drinks. Wonderful colors and execution!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and your warm comments, I too love bunnies, though I do not have a single one, unless you count the wild one in our back yard. Have you ever sketched yours?
February 15th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Great “portrait” of a bar. And a drawing that requires a glass of wine is bound to be good!
February 14th, 2007 at 3:19 am
It’s great, all the different bottles and colors. My favorite part though is that little plate of limes on the counter.
February 12th, 2007 at 7:03 am
wonderful detail, and to think it’s so small! ah yes, that glass of wine for inspiration!
February 11th, 2007 at 5:31 am
I LOVE your sketches!!! I am a sinner, my sketchbook is just lying there around with my colour pencils in vain. Thanks for inspiring me to draw again….
Did I say I love you already?
February 10th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
I enjoy the way the disarray increases going from the top line up to the bottom angles. A nice piece to study.
Thank you.
Kate
February 10th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Mmmm. Tapas. Great image! And funny title.
February 10th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Martha,
What a lovely blog you have here – you’re an artist!
The sketches are beautiful, I love them!
Tks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment, so now I found your blog, too.
February 9th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Thanks for visiting my blog, and thanks for the comment!
I really love the bare spare shapes of winter’s twigs…..
I also love your work! I think my favorite of all is the sunset with the Golden Gate in it…. I love the way you left the negative space of the trees at the bottom white…. Very nice.
I appreciate your directions on binding! I have made one fabric book, and am contemplating a few more, and know absolutely nothing about binding (winged that first one!). It surely helps to know how it can be done correctly!
February 9th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Love this! I think I’ve already said that on Flickr – but felt the need to say it again. I LOVE it!
February 9th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
woops! “wine” that is… I swear I haven’t touched the bottle yet!
February 9th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Lovely work you are doing! I can ever recognize a few of the labels! Hmmmm. I think we are having wone with dinner tonight! Hey! It’s Friday!
February 9th, 2007 at 11:34 am
your sketches are all very lovely. love your style 🙂
February 9th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Fun sketch. Now I am thirsty!:)
February 9th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Nice little painting.
February 9th, 2007 at 4:29 am
As I awake this morning your drawing gives me inspiration to begin a new day. Thank you!
February 9th, 2007 at 4:28 am
This is wonderful. I don’t know how you get so much detail into drawings done on location.
February 9th, 2007 at 2:55 am
wow. this is great.
February 9th, 2007 at 2:54 am
Such a lovely painting. Would love to see the notecards.