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I've heard of a saying where the more messy a person is the more creative they are… or at least, I console myself with this idea.

One half of where the magic happens… or as many other people call it, a messy table. This place also doubles as my living room, dining room, entertainment area, and if need be, a place where a person could crash.

The other half of where the magic happens. Yes, I'd like to think I have aminimalistic design sensibility.

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Colder temperatures makes for tighter quarters. Sketching at Tmothy's cafe in Bloor West Village.

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Some time to kill before an appointment so I chose to sketch at the Oakham Cafe, Ryerson University. This student was kind enough to pose for me, but he did recross his legs a few times, which threw me off a bit.

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Another day. Another sketch.
I remember the days when there wasn't any wifi in coffee shops and you could actually talk to a someone adjacent to you who didn't have their nose deep inside their smart device. Those days, unfortunately, are gone and Gabe and Marlow are my unsusupecting guest models for my brief sojourn at the Second Cup coffee shop. I tip my hat to you gentlemen and thank thee.

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I ate Thanksgiving dinner at my sister's place and Took the train out there. I was racing against the clock when I was drawing this and found I was able to skip over the knit picky things that I would normally worry over and just draw the main parts of the scene. Maybe I need to sketch with a clock on me.

I spent the following weekend in Chicago and I was fortunate enough to stay with a great family. This was the only chance i had to sketch. These are their two boys and they are really sharp.

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Today was a first for me. We sketched at the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. I forgot how many great trees this place has. I used to have a few classes here in my uni dendrology class. I believe the tree I drew is a Fagus Grandifolia (American Beech).

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The last day of a beautiful Labour Day holiday weekend and I spend it indoors at Future Bakery. (insert eye roll here)

I noticed this person totally engrossed in drawing anime so I thought I'd draw him. Win win.

(Note to self: When hand lettering, pay more attention to spelling and grammar)

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Some after work sketching at one of my regular haunts. I chose to sit in a seat that would allow me to sketch anyone in front of me in profile… an ideal sketching position, I believe!

Answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlK0OGpIRs

Urban Sketching, Toronto: T.D. Gallery of Inuit Art

I went with the Toronto Urban sketchers to the T.D. Inuit Art Museum. I didn't realize it existed, but it's tucked away in a quiet corner of the TD Tower. It was nice to be around liked minded people for a few hours.

sketchbook - Riding the rails

I spent a few hours riding the subway people sketching. Where else can you get so many models for three dollars. I'd say it was a well spent three dollars.

sketchbook- Bloor Gladstone Library revisited, for a thrid time... or maybe, fourth.

Another go to place for sketching, the Bloor Gladstone Library.

I came to a realization when I started sketching the photocopy machine: I start a details level and work my way out to bigger components. This could be said about how I start any drawing. For the most part it works for me, but the photocopy machine looks like disparate parts drawn side by side. I think I need to start on a large scale, and work down to the details. Broad strokes first.

sketchbook -- Simply Sundays, Tequila Bookworm

I spent two hours today with a group of like minded creatives at the Tequila Bookworm. Some sketched, others braided. It was nice to meet some new faces.
The main subject (I forgot her name) of this sketch was braiding, I think a wrist bracelet.

sketchbook- Bloor Gladstone Library

Some afetr work sketching at the Bloor Gladstone Library. Toronto has been hit with a cold spell for the last few days and there's only so many places along my toute back home that I could sketch in at. The B/G LIbrary is one of them.

sketchbook- a TTC day

I spent a lot of time on the TTC today. So I sketched.

sketchbook- a day of sketching

Early morning ride on the 505 Dundas East street car to the dojo.

 Some post practice sketching at Cafe Uno in the Distillery District.

 I met up with some Toronto Urban Sketchers for some drinks at the Queen and the Duck (or was it platypus?) pub.

… And then for some dinner.

Sketchbook- Dufferin Mall Food Court

I went to the Dufferin Mall after work to do some grocery shopping and a bit of sketching. Death and taxes are the two things that are guaranteed in life. I'd like to add a third. These retired Portuguese men congregated in the food court chewing the fat. They are the new mall rats.

Sketchbook- Bloor Gladstone Library.

Took a sketch break after work today at the Bloor Gladstone Library. I imagined people who study at the library would make good models, but these 4 guys were the most fidgety. Maybe they were uncomfortable from me openly staring at them. I will never know.

Sketchbook-- St. Lawrence Market

Warm up sketches of people around me.

The man in the foreground sat right in front of me while I was sketching the man reading his paper. Serendipity? Anyways, he was a trooper and didn't fidget, look my way or show any thought to me. I'd say he made the perfect model.

Sketchbook, Jet Fuel Cafe revisited.

I had some time today to sketch at the Jet Fuel Cafe. Here's the other sketch I did of Jet Fuel a few months back.

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My first meet up with the group, Sketching Around the City. A group of us went to U of T's Hart House and drew the afternoon away.
I decided to camp out in one of their study halls and caught a group of students and their tutor cover material for a stats course.
The one thought running through my mind was, "thank god i'm no longer a student anymore! "