NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, USA [RESULTS]
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:55 pm
Two of us crawled at Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History this morning. We started off in the great hall with the dinosaurs and reptiles.
First I drew this Galapagos tortoise:
Tortoise by sumacm, on Flickr
There were lots of skeletons to draw, but I was distracted by the people as usual:
Museum visitors by sumacm, on Flickr
As I was drawing, a young man rolled a cart in and took out some fossils. Manning the "fossil cart" was a high-school student volunteer who showed kids various fossils and bones as they passed by:
Fossil Cart by sumacm, on Flickr
I knew I had to draw at least ONE of the many skeletons gracing the hall, so I did:
Stegosaurus by sumacm, on Flickr
We then moved on to a higher floor, with floor-to-ceiling glass cases full of stuffed birds. The display explained which ones were full-time residents of Connecticut, and which ones visited only briefly or during the summer. I'll have to come back and study them more closely another time so I can identify some of the shore birds I see on kayaking trips along the coastline.
Greater Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Goodwit by sumacm, on Flickr
Owls, gull by sumacm, on Flickr
Flycatcher, lark, fish crow by sumacm, on Flickr
Pileated Woodpecker by sumacm, on Flickr
Osprey by sumacm, on Flickr
Pileated Woodpecker by sumacm, on Flickr
After our two-hour crawl of the museum, we had lunch at Miya's Sushi in downtown New Haven -- amazing, sustainable and delicious food!
Hope to see some more people join us on our next Sketchcrawl!
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Suma
http://www.sumacm.com
First I drew this Galapagos tortoise:
Tortoise by sumacm, on Flickr
There were lots of skeletons to draw, but I was distracted by the people as usual:
Museum visitors by sumacm, on Flickr
As I was drawing, a young man rolled a cart in and took out some fossils. Manning the "fossil cart" was a high-school student volunteer who showed kids various fossils and bones as they passed by:
Fossil Cart by sumacm, on Flickr
I knew I had to draw at least ONE of the many skeletons gracing the hall, so I did:
Stegosaurus by sumacm, on Flickr
We then moved on to a higher floor, with floor-to-ceiling glass cases full of stuffed birds. The display explained which ones were full-time residents of Connecticut, and which ones visited only briefly or during the summer. I'll have to come back and study them more closely another time so I can identify some of the shore birds I see on kayaking trips along the coastline.
Greater Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Goodwit by sumacm, on Flickr
Owls, gull by sumacm, on Flickr
Flycatcher, lark, fish crow by sumacm, on Flickr
Pileated Woodpecker by sumacm, on Flickr
Osprey by sumacm, on Flickr
Pileated Woodpecker by sumacm, on Flickr
After our two-hour crawl of the museum, we had lunch at Miya's Sushi in downtown New Haven -- amazing, sustainable and delicious food!
Hope to see some more people join us on our next Sketchcrawl!
--
Suma
http://www.sumacm.com
