Today I stopped to sketch at the San Juan Cathedral while waiting for my class to start. Because of the lots of tourists passing by, there is a guy that takes this spot to sing along his guitar and harmonica.

He noticed me sketching him and took a break to see what I was doing. He liked it and asked me to write down his name: “Sención Castillo”. I had thought about leaving it in black and white, but he asked me: “Pero dale un brillito” (roughly translated “Give it a little shine”). So I did. And then he approved it.

I love when people stop by and chat; I get a lot of vibe from them. I wish it was more often. Well, Mr Sención Castillo, thanks for a nice moment.

Here is the sketch:

Today we went to sketch to Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera in San Juan.  It was a beautiful, bright day, lots of people in the park.  I had gone a couple times before but I never had seen so much energy in the place.  The park is well kept, with very nice shadows from trees and very colorful tropical plants.  I managed to do a few sketches while enjoying some great company and conversation with long time friends.  Then the rain cut our day a little short, again… but at least had a lot of fun.