From the Promenade

Today found me in Brooklyn Heights. I went to the Brooklyn Historical Society for the first time. What a gorgeous building (never mind all the beautiful ones surrounding it!) I felt as though I were stepping back in time, walking up the wooden staircase with carved banisters and finials. My favorite part was the library with its crescent-shaped stain-glass windows, and yes, an old card catalog!

Afterwards, I strolled down to the Promenade and sat by the water looking onto lower Manhattan. I said "Hi" to the Seaport, which I miss dearly and think its weird demise is heart-breaking. I realized I'd never drawn the Freedom Tower. So I did. I also drew the Brooklyn Bridge, which fills me with awe. I feel it's such a spiritual structure, almost cathedral-like. In fact, its design is taken from that of a Gothic cathedral. In all, it was a lovely afternoon of observing and drawing and loving the bounty and history that is New York.

I hope you enjoy these four drawings I made today.

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge and Scaffold

Light and shadow on the Brooklyn Bridge

Freedom Tower and the Seaport waterfront



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  1. Beautiful Char!! Looks like it was an amazing day :)) I love these drawings such a different take.

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    1. Thank you, Danielle! Yes, I was wondering who my unknown admirer was ;)

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  2. -That comment was from me!. Forgot to sign my name. Lol - danielle

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