“I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time” – Otis Redding

I had to meet some people in front of the Notre Dame cathedral and there’s a tiny park in front of it, which is where I was, with some time to kill.

Since becoming a sketcher I rarely ‘kill time.’  These interludes between the activities of life are sketching opportunities for me, whether it be waiting in a doctor’s office or waiting for a friend to show up.

And there I was, on a sunny morning, sitting on a bench, with a book statue looking down on me.  What’s a guy to do.  I got out my Moleskine watercolor book.  I hadn’t used it in a long time for some reason but it seemed just right for this little sketch.

Moleskine watercolor book (3×5), Namiki Falcon, De Atramentis Document Black