Field Trip #2

Today we had our second field trip. Like the last field trip we sketched every building we visited. We first visited the Fox Theater and the museum right across the street from it. The fox theater was a cool building. I noticed that it had a lot of vertical line on it because of all the rectangular shaped they jutted out of the top. The museum was quite interesting too. I enjoyed all the details at the top of the pillars and how ledges were a different color and material.  I also enjoyed the arched windows n the museum. I felt that they went well with the columns of the building.

Fox Theater:                                                                    San Mateo Country Museum:


After those places we went the the old train station in Burlingame. This train station is one of the oldest in the bay area and has even been marked as a historical landmark according to my teacher Rafael. This was a nice building but I did not like it much. I do not really like orange buildings so that was part of the reason I did not like the building. Another reason was that it was more simple compared to other buildings we have seen. I like more complex and detailed buildings while this one was more plain. After that building we visited the library that was near by and sketched that. I attempted to do an interior sketch but failed the two times i tried so I gave up and sketched the exterior as I usually do. What I liked about his building is how form exterior the building just kind-of expands up and out. In the picture you can see it grow upwards and outwards.

Burlingame train station:                                               Burlingame Library:


After those buildings we stopped and ate lunch for a while then continued to our final building. It was the St. Catherine church in Burlingame. What I liked about his building was the small details around the statues. I think this really gave them a sacred feel and made them look important. What I did not like was how the large tower was just randomly put. I like symmetry and because the sides were not fully symmetrical the building just seemed a but off for me.

St. Catherine Church in Burningame: