Looking up is good, Suze. I am obsessing over not being able to sketch, draw well- spontaneously. So I study things- to look for angles, shades, context.
I was looking up- in the main, no traffic street in the city, the mall. I looked at the top of the buildings. The older buildings- multistory (but much smaller than modern sky-scrapers) were ornate, decorated- designed to be looked at, for status, wealth, power. Some had so weird mixes of Egyptian, Greek and even added in celtic symbols. The newer buildings were different shapes, but usually with just a single defining icon..that represents their status, power, wealth...like the 'Apple' symbol. Looking up is good. I am learning a lot.