I Saw This Dog And Person Today

Santa Monica Retriever

Today’s newsletter is a feature I love to do every week if I can. Many of you who have been subscribing here for a while know it. It’s noticing something or someone as I just live my life, as I walk around or take public transportation. Then I draw them. This week I am in Santa Monica, and I walked to this coffee shop I like to get an ice coffee. Coffee in hand (they make a delicious iced cardamom latte), I sat at the counter and looked around to see if there was someone to draw outside, or inside. Then this woman came in with her dog and I knew that I’d found my subjects. Her very chill golden retriever got so many loving comments from customers as they came in the door. He/she loved looking outside as his/her owner was busy on her phone.

Also one thing I love about visiting Santa Monica is that so many restaurants and cafes have large doors and windows wide open to the street; the line between inside and outside is not always distinct. This partiular coffee shop (called Gnarwal) seems to attract a lot of young Los Angeleans who look the part. It’s fun for me as an artist to study their dress and countenance. The woman I drew looked like a typical Los Angelean, but of the older variety.

Anyway, going to watch the primary results tonight, but there probably won’t be any suprises. See you tomorrow, thanks for being here!