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Wednesday, April 27: U Village
Greetings from Tyler Street a.k.a. Teresa! In early June we spent some time on Vancouver Island, enjoying the long dry spell. Spent a fair amount of time in chairs like this one.
I drew a Garry Oak that went up and up; looked out and saw my husband paddle by in a red kayak.
It was very peaceful.
Here is the sketch I had the most fun with at the Lake City Farmer's Market on June 18, with Frances and then Dave! This flower seller had the most beautiful peonies, but peonies intimidate me. I was happy to stand there drawing these lush beauties, and the seller came and talked with me too. Fun!
Just to get us all in the mood, I'll throw in last month's goose from Fishermen's Terminal .
I can't meet on
global sketchcrawl day, which is the 11th, but I am already setting up a sketching meetup with
professor Frank Ching from the University of Washington on Sunday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at Fisherman's Terminal. I hope you all can make it!
I'm posting a couple of older sketches that have been scanned and up on Flickr for a while as a stall tactic. One is of a leaf from a tree on the Magnolia side of the Locks. The other is from the Arboretum on Easter of 1998.
I promise to post some fresh sketches soon.
There was a tour of Secret Gardens in Lake Forest Park last Saturday. Beth and I were invited to spend the day as "garden decor" as resident artists working away at our craft. The musicians that played in the afternoon made us feel as if we were in Provence. This sketch is in ink and gouache.
What would sketchers do without coffee shop models? I found out: these women left shortly after I began sketching, so I had to make do with memory.
Beth and I shared a recent sketching visit to the Lake City Farmers Market (Seattle), which happens on Thursdays in the summer months. It's a great place for sketchers on a sunny afternoon....and it was delightful when Dave happened by, too.
Hi, folks, I'm Dave Eggleston and this is my first post for USk Seattle. I've lived and worked in Redmond for 9 years now but seem to spend most weekends visiting all over Puget sound. I love the area and City and have seen thousands of things that I want to sketch. I've been doing sketches on and off since I was a kid but only in the past few years have I seriously carried around a sketchbook everywhere. I don't sketch anywhere near as often as I like but when I'm ready the book is with me. Lately I've done a lot of sketching on busses--it seems to be the one place I can grab 20 uninterrupted minutes--and train commuters, too:
I'm also posting a couple of pictures from today. The NW tower of the Freemont Bridge, which may be housing their artist in residence (?) viewed during my STP training ride this morning. The Burke Gilman trail has lots of great subjects from people to buildings to feral chickens in Bothell. Though I don't recommend standing and drawing after riding 30 miles as I did for this sketch! The second sketch is of the back corner of Serious Pie, a great pizza joint downtown. Sadly I sat on the wrong side of the table, with back to the cook and stove. But the pictures on the wall were too intriguing to pass up. The food came too fast to finish up the picture this time.
Last Sunday in Edmonds. We love to come here because it's only a 20-minute drive from Mill Creek. It's very relaxing to watch the ferries go by!
Yesterday I joined Beth and the Seattle Plein Air group at the Japanese Gardens. What a great way to spend a sunny afternoon -- the sketching was good, but even better was getting lost in the beauty of the trees and the fragrant blossoms. I have to say that the infinite shades of green were a little overwhelming, and the heat didn't help as I encountered challenges with my watercolor washes, but I found that focusing on a single bloom or intriguing color combination was a great way to engage without (too much) frustration. Anyway, I made a few studies, including the above pencil sketch, and really enjoyed the scenery.
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North American, from The Deadliest Catch show, was at Fishermen's Terminal last year and I was able to do this sketch.
Okay, everyone, when are we meeting at Fishermen's Terminal? I can't wait. This is my 8x8 oil sketch from last time, with Frances!
I keep waiting to see new sketches from you all up here, hope you'll post some!
Remember the old Woodworker's Store in Wallingford? Now it's called Rockler's. This is from last week in the sun. Wonder why I'm always sitting in a hot car waiting outside such places...
While waiting for my bus to Seattle, I decided to have a cup of coffee. This security guard was first in line, was flirting with the attractive barrista...and she was taking a very long time making his coffee...so, what could I do but sketch him. He was so big you can't even see her.
After exercise class I discovered these "models" waiting to be sketched. The fellows in the middle are really one person who turned around for me and took another interesting pose.
Here's mine! It was great meeting you Dave and seeing Beth again. When should be plan the Fisherman's Terminal sketch outing?
UPDATE: Guy Quintino, the bassist from the Past Duo just emailed me a cut from their new CD with "You're Gonna Miss Me," one of the pieces they were performing while we sketched. They also run a jam in Ballard at Conor Byrne the first Wednesdays of every month. Enjoy!
It was a good day for sketching for sure. It was also a pleasure to meet both of you ( Gabi and Beth ). Thanks to both of you for sharing your sketches and techniques. I'm looking forward to spending more time sketching with both of you and meeting the rest of you.
The sketch turned out ok. It is funny comparing the three sketches. Gabi's is a close up. Beth's is a little larger. Mine takes in even more. I like drawing roof lines and trees.
So -- Dave had this great idea to sketch at the Lake City Farmer's Market. What a perfect day in the heat and sunshine! The blues band mugged for the littlest kids, heckled the hecklers, and played "You Got to Move." Gets my vote!
It was great to meet Dave, see just a few drawings (hope to see more later), compare favorite places, and see Gabi again. We agreed we'd post our drawings -- so Dave, now you're "it!" Looking forward to your sketch!
yesterday I took my 93-year-old to the dentist, and walked over to the Fred Meyer nearby to wait. lo and behold, they have a coffeeshop looking over at Darrells Tavern, and none of the regular customers even took the window tables! A sketcher's dream come true.
Sketch friends --
I'm pleased to join you all on this new site!
With our recent warm weather I've been enjoying walks around Capitol Hill and decided to draw one of my favorite old houses on Bellevue Ave.
This was one of the seemingly hundreds of fishing boats docked at Fisherman's Terminal in Seattle Washington on a recent sketching trip with a couple of artist friends. Hope to go there again soon.
Last February I was sitting in a hot car in the parking lot of Fry's, waiting. While I waited I sketched the closest contractor's truck. Funny how satisfying these little sketches can be when there is no pressure to make them, just passing the time!
The truck finally rolled away so I started in on the concrete trucks across the fence. This was with value pens. Only got partway into the second value before my pal returned and we left.
Have to say, I love Tony's sketch of the giant typewriter eraser sculpture on the logo. Perfect for this blog!!
Here is the sketch I had the most fun with at the Lake City Farmer's Market on June 18, with Frances and then Dave! This flower seller had the most beautiful peonies, but peonies intimidate me. I was happy to stand there drawing these lush beauties, and the seller came and talked with me too. Fun!
Just to get us all in the mood, I'll throw in last month's goose from Fishermen's Terminal .
There was a tour of Secret Gardens in Lake Forest Park last Saturday. Beth and I were invited to spend the day as "garden decor" as resident artists working away at our craft. The musicians that played in the afternoon made us feel as if we were in Provence. This sketch is in ink and gouache.
What would sketchers do without coffee shop models? I found out: these women left shortly after I began sketching, so I had to make do with memory.
Beth and I shared a recent sketching visit to the Lake City Farmers Market (Seattle), which happens on Thursdays in the summer months. It's a great place for sketchers on a sunny afternoon....and it was delightful when Dave happened by, too.
Remember the old Woodworker's Store in Wallingford? Now it's called Rockler's. This is from last week in the sun. Wonder why I'm always sitting in a hot car waiting outside such places...
