I was happy to be contacted by Howard Spinner President of Monarch Mattress Mfg. Co. at 1519 Wyandotte Street East for a sketch of his building.
July 5th, 2010
The Armouries
Back in April DD2 played in a concert at The Armouries. The acoustics of that stalwart building were surprisingly grand – at least it was surprising to me.
The Walkerville Centre for Creative Arts (WCCA), along an ensemble from Holy Names High School were joined by a string section of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and completed by choral teams from the schools. It was an excellent concert fittingly held on April 9th, the 93rd anniversary of the launch of The Battle of Vimy Ridge, a battle in which many Canadians from Windsor and Essex county took part.
On a Spring day when one could happily bike and sketch outside (unlike today’s blistering “feels like 102F”) I sat in a little driveway that is now the entry to the new weekend Downtown Farmer’s Market to draw The Armouries. I did a rough sketch and then settled into this one which took the better part of two hours. By the end the light had changed significantly and my bum was über sore.
I used my Pentel Brush Pen along with Koi watercolour paints on a Moleskine Sketchbook in landscape format. {thrive!}
July 1st, 2010
Walker Power (Peabody) Building
I have walked the dog, formerly the dogs, around this building for years. It’s one of those industrial gems – still a beauty even when past its declining years.
It, like me, has had many lives. It may be slated for the wrecking ball – which I hope will not be the case for me any time soon.
This is the old Walker Power Building, also known as the Peabody Building. I know I’ve seen more info on it somewhere on the great International Metropolis blog but can’t locate the info just now. You can look it up.
Ten years ago when we first moved into the neighbourhood it housed a rock band or at least a drummer or two, a bike shop, some artists of various kinds and other creative sorts. Wish I had found a reason to go inside. At least I drew the outside in time. {thrive!}