Lockwood IOOF and Farmer's Exchange

In honor of the International Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl, I went to a place where I have wanted to sketch for awhile. This building is an old IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows) building near the Farmer's Exchange in Lockwood, Mo. This combination of old and more modern buildings always fascinates me, especially when the more modern buildings are the development of the older buildings nearby.

This was a three-hour effort, trying to focus on the composition of the shapes rather than the overall feeling of the tonal shapes. I like looking at buildings from areas off the sidewalk and away from passing traffic. This gives them parallels to other elements in the environment. The rail crossing lights and poles force your eyes to roam the semi circle of this scene.

8"x24" on Strathmore 400 Sketch Paper