Jefferson Building

As the previous posts have told you, we had out latest sketchcrawl at the Jefferson building at the LoC. While I didn't get to see or sketch the hawk in the reading room, there was an overabundance of decorative architecture, displays and statuary to sketch.

And it was kind of a kick to see a Gutenberg bible.

Library of Congress

Detail of Minerva Mosaic
Pen on paper 8.5" x 11"









A composition of eagle and floor icons under an arch.
Pen on paper 8.5" x 11"








Librarian of Congress Mr. Daniel Boorstin.
Pen on paper 8.5" x 11"

Library of Congress sketchcrawl

I left the fancy great hall area of the Library in the afternoon to go get a Library of Congress reader card, and found a really fascinating set of tunnels connecting the different library buildings together (and a surprising number of DANGER DO NOT ENTER signs).

Library of Congress

Some ornate metalwork above the Elevator. Great attention to detail and something interesting everywhere I looked. Pencil on paper, 8"x 11"

Library of Congress

For the 30th World Wide Sketchcrawl, the D.C. contingent went to the Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress (since it was too cold to sketch outside). The Great Hall in that building has a lot of color and detail, and we had no trouble finding subjects to sketch:



Nearly everywhere you look there is some interesting detail to observe:

30th SketchCrawl @ Library of Congress

I joined the 30th SketchCrawl in DC and spent a couple hours on a drawing of the interior of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.
The idea of SketchCrawl, founded by Enrico Casarosa, is that of a global drawing marathon: taking a day to journal and draw all that is around you.

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Maira Kalman and the Pursuit of Happiness

Sketchbook drawings from the Maira Kalman talk Nov. 30th in the Montpelier Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C