Benigno Malo 5-72 y Juan Jaramillo
Even more than most, Sofy’s Orchard is a hard-to-find restaurant. If we had not had that address in hand when looking for this new restaurant, we would have ended up eating elsewhere. We walked past it twice before counting off the address and found where it must be, finally finding it in the back of a courtyard of small stores.
They have only been open 2 months, but have already received very good reviews on several blogs. The almuerzos was delicious, though at $4, it is twice as expensive as most other places in town.
One thing that sets this eatery apart is a new tradition of Friday afternoon modeling sessions. These are free to anyone that wishes to come, though drinks and lunch are available for purchase. Anyone is free to bring a camera or drawing/painting materials. We went back today (Friday) for their theme of:
Vampire’s Bite
5 models came in from Mudo Dubujo, and they provided very professional modeling for all involved. I counted 8 cameras and 7 pen/pencil artists among the audience. I was one of the cameras, with Evelyn being one of the pen artists.
At one point, an extra bit of realism was inserted. Near the end of one 15-minute pose of a woman being bitten by a vampire, the victim actually fainted! All was well after a few minutes, and the show went on though.
Here are a couple of my photographs from this session, followed by a couple of Evelyn’s drawings fro this session:
Awesome images, Evelyn. Looks a lot like the life drawing sketches you showed me most recently. Love the washes too. Was the color as they appear here (grey)?
Hi Evelyn! I'm glad you have found a place to draw! Imagine finding a restaurant where models show up for all to photograph or draw! Your images are great! If this restaurant is close to your apt, I'd be there often! Maybe we should open a restaurant here with models! Terrific!
@Joyce – Thanks for reading our blog. And, yes, the wash color is grey.