Summer Sketching on Sunset Blvd.

...from Silver Lake to Hollywood...

Sitting in the shade of a flowery alcove outside The Casbah Cafe at Sunset Junction...with a view of the Boulevard and the hills above the Silver Lake neighborhood...

Traveling west on Sunset to East Hollywood, I returned to a favorite place to sketch...Barnsdall Park with its panoramic views in all directions of the city, and the Griffith Observatory...

...and some sketching in Hollywood...at Sunset and Vine--almost hidden from the street by the giant ficus is a bell signpost for El Camino Real.  The old "royal road" runs most of the length of California, and apparently this section of Sunset was part of it--the bell markers are part of the history of California which I love seeing!

... and just down the street is a modern piece of history, and a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural monument...the Cinerama Dome...

Summer in the City

...with the arrival of summer, I'm finally back out sketching!

With a return to some favorite Los Angeles places...like the wonderful India Sweets and Spices for a spicy lunch and always interesting customers...

...and Echo Park...the neighborhood along Sunset Blvd....

...and the park in lotus season!  The light in summer is so beautiful, and wonderful to see the lotuses blooming again! 

Heading west on Sunset Blvd. to the Silver Lake neighborhood, returning to sketch at a favorite spot...Sunset Triangle--a tiny urban plaza with a farmers market twice a week...

 I've been so lucky in finding friendly staff people at corner cafes up and down Sunset Blvd. (so far!)...here at "Morning Nights" I'm feeling right at home...

Good to see there's still filming in Los Angeles!  Here's a film crew packing up for the day...