Good Seafood

I love the way that wait staff are dressed in some restaurants. They are dressed better than the patrons. This place is one of my favorite Cajun food places. I liked the young lady's hairdo on the right.

Sketchbook share

At The Registers

Pam and I went to Papadeauxs here in Austin for lunch a few weeks ago. Of course I asked her if it would bother her if I sketched. She held up her e reader and said yes. I did a number of sketches of the waiters as they were tending to customers or waiting in their area. I worked in oil for this first painting. I did consult the sketches and phone photos for inspiration.

Food Prep

Another from my recent visit to Manuel's in North Austin. That was one rainy day to be driving wayyyyy up north. I used my own prepared surface for this one. I like the way it takes the pastel.

Manuel's Chef 1

I like this surface and the way it holds the pastel. I made it myself using archival mat board and Golden's Fine Pumice Gel. A palette knife worked better than a brush when it came to application. I only did one coat without sanding the surface. On Friday I had lunch at Manuel's in North Austin. This is a little painting of one of the chefs.

A Late Lunch

I like painting small because it allows me to paint a lot of pictures in public places without being noticed. I painted this while waiting for lunch at Princeton Seafood Company in El Granado, California. This couple actually had a child with them. I used the SOHO Aceo trading cards and my Koi watercolors. The lunch was great. A nice salad and a big bowl of clam chowder yum.

Annie's Bartender

Another painting inspired by my lunch with my friend Aaron a week or so ago. She was busy preparing celery for bloody marys.

Lunch Hour

Another interior painting of Little Joe's. Pictured in the background is the second cook and in the foreground is a patron. I just got in from our annual 12 buy 12 show. The gallery was packed with people and the featured art was very strong. In my opinion our best 12 buy 12. Its up until January 7, 2012 at Austin Art Space go check it out.

Orders Up

This is one of the cooks at Little Joe's Restaurant. He was preparing more pasta dishes after orders had been put up for delivery to hungry patrons.

Restaurant Workers

These are the two wait people that took care of the lunch crowd at Little Joe's in San Francisco.

Little Joe's Interior

Inside the restaurant looking towards the final food prep area. The painting on the wall is an interior of Little City Coffee Shop.

Little City Interior 1 (in progress)

Value study using markers.

I need to make a few more swipes at this one. Local coffe shop down on Congress Ave.