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Paramus, New Jersey, USA [Results]

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I've done January sketchcrawls outdoors before, and they are NOT fun! So I did a solo crawl today at the Paramus Park Mall. There were lots of things to sketch, and places to sit while I did it. I managed to do seven sketches, which is probably a record for me.
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I started with breakfast at McDonalds.

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Then I sketched the people at the table in front of me.

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"The Wild Turkey", a sculpture in the food court.

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I sat looking at the entrance to Sears for this one. Lands End was having a big sale.

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This guy was waiting for his wife. I liked the tree decorated with strings of lights and red and pink ornaments.
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A kiosk with Valentine candies and gifts.

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A lifesized poster in the window of Victoria's Secret.
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I can't believe you did so many sketches, Mickey! Great job!!!
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Thanks, Joan. I probably would have done more (I was on a roll) but the mall was getting crowded and it was difficult to find a place to sit with a view of some of the things I wanted to sketch. I wished several times that I could sketch standing.
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Thanks for sharing! You did a lot of sketches working solo :lol:
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Thanks for looking and commenting, Noemig! Sometimes I sketch alone, and sometimes with my sister Joan. I am jealous of the people who have large groups to sketch with. It looks like so much fun. I can't seem to interest my art friends in doing Sketchcrawls. Maybe I need to get some new friends. LOL!
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Great job Mickey! :clap: I can't believe how many sketches you did, and you managed to find a great variety . A little sisterly competition? Good for you being motivated for going solo. :wave:
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Hi Mickey! It's good that you moved from one sketch to another. It's too easy to get the inertia that causes a sketch to be overworked! :thumbup: Thanks for checking out our Tallahassee FL results!
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Thanks, Susan. No competition. Joan almost always does more sketches than I do, because she's faster. But I'm learning to sketch directly in pen, which keeps me from wasting too much time erasing.

Thanks, Mark. I found more of a variety than I expected, and it was fun doing a quick sketch of each instead of laboring over one or two.
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Nice sketches BRAVO
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Thank you, Caro, for looking and commenting.
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Very nice!
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Great reportage from a mall :thumbup: I know there are tempting subjects yet so difficult to find a place to sit, relax, and sketch. Bravo!
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Thanks, Anaquarelle and Kumi.

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