Just Keep Sketching, Just Keep Sketching

I went to the MMEA All-State Bands and Orchestra concert at Orchestra Hall yesterday. The musicians are high school students. I am friends with the family of one of the clarinetist. Of course, I took the opportunity to sketch. These were in pencil. I needed to erase a lot. Trying to sketch the stage was beyond my skills, so I focused on one person or instrument. First up was a string bass and an audience member.

Next up was a harp. After including the person one time, I got intrigued by the shape of the harp.

At one of the intermissions, I started on another audience member.

The last page is a bit of a mish mash. I tried to get a couple of face shapes. It didn't go well. With the bottom one, I started with just the shape of the hair and that went better. The end result looks a bit cartoon-ish.

All in all, it was a pleasant sketching experience with trying to capture all sorts of crazy shapes, objects, and how the objects relate to each other.  On yes, the music was quite splendid, as well.