sketching the river city

A couple of weeks ago I popped across the Causeway to Sacramento, to do some shopping, draw some fire hydrants and meet up with the SF Bay Urban Sketchers for some sketching around old town Sacramento. They had just been to the new Crocker Art Gallery, we all stood by the Sacramento River and sketched the big golden yellow Tower Bridge. I have sketched this before (a sketch which made an appearance on Fox 40 News of all places last year), but it was a while ago, and I came to sketch this one with memories of sketching a similar (though less yellow) bridge in Portland in the summer. This is the River City, and an old-time sailboat passed by as I sketched, the golden Tower Bridge’s mid-section rising and dropping as she passed.
Here are some others from old Sac: the small Eagle Theatre…

…and a yellow train engine. Not only is this River City but it’s a big railroad city too.

Head over to SF Bay Area Urban Sketchers to see more Sacramento sketches from Jana Bouc, Sonia Tamez and Cathy McAuliffe. That afternoon was a lot of fun!