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7/13/22 U Village |
University Village used to be one of my favorite places to sketch when I was first starting out. Easy to get to and with plentiful free
parking, it was a convenient location to practice sketching people, trees,
hanging floral baskets and especially tables with colorful umbrellas. USk
Seattle has met there several times, too. In more recent years, though, parking
got competitive, and then U Village underwent a huge, lengthy renovation that
made going there difficult and messy. It fell off my list of go-to spots.
Part of that big re-do was adding lots of ramp parking, and
now it’s easy to go there again. I don’t know if it was part of the renovation
or a general pandemic response or both, but the retail center seems to have
added even more umbrella’d tables! A sketcher’s paradise!
U Village is back on my list, and when USk Seattle met there
yesterday, I think the other sketchers enjoyed it, too. In both of my
color sketches, I took advantage of all those elements I mentioned enjoying
there – people, trees, hanging floral baskets and especially all those umbrellas.
(The woman at the table is sketcher Michiko and her 2 ½-year-old son standing
on a chair. I was so impressed by how unbelievably patient he was the whole
time his mom sketched!)
I made two quick thumbnails right before the throwdown to
include more of the retail buildings and cars all around. Whatever you like to
sketch, U Village seems to have it.
I even found a new-to-me shop that carries art supplies!