Sketches from Bellingham and Fairhaven, WA

This Friday and Sunday we drove up to Bellingham to move our son up to Western Washington University in Bellingham. It is such a beautiful location. I didn't have much time to sketch but was able to catch a quick one each about 15 min. sketch. One was at Tony's Coffee in Fairhaven. The other was at Woods Coffee in Bellingham.

Wood's Coffee Bellingham, WA

 

Tony's Coffee Fairhaven

fairhaven shipyard

Got to go up to Bellingham a couple weeks ago with my husband, whose ferry was in the Fairhaven shipyard there. While he worked 12 hours I hung out around the shipyard sketching and painting.

Here's my morning view from the public boat launch down the road. The ferry is in the background center right.

Here is a view of the parking lot across the railroad tracks, from the loading dock where I trespassed to get this sketch.

And finally, here is my oil sketch of the boat launch water view. I was sketching practically on the railroad right-of-way and had to get out of the way of a few trains! Really a great place.