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| 5/18/13 Platinum Carbon ink, watercolor, Stillman & Birn sketchbook |
A day in Mount Vernon with the venerable Frank Ching and Gail Wong wasn’t enough for me; I went back for a whole weekend of their “Line
to Color” Urban Sketchers workshop, this time in Seattle. Sketchers from as far
away as Idaho and California joined local sketchers for what turned out to be a
whirlwind tour of some of Seattle’s most sketch-worthy neighborhoods and
attractions: Ballard, Fremont, Gas Works Park and the Pike Place Market.
In Ballard on Friday and Fremont Saturday morning, workshop
participants practiced perspective and composition under Frank and Gail’s watchful
eyes and thoughtful critique. As one participant kiddingly said, “I thought I
was my own worst critic until I met Frank.”
By the time we got to Gas Works Park on Saturday afternoon, we
were adding color to our lines. I finally got to practice wet-on-wet clouds over
the Seattle skyline using the technique I’ve long admired in Gail’s sketches.
(This was my favorite sketch of the weekend.)
Sunday morning’s class at the Market was combined with the
regular monthly Seattle Urban Sketchers meet-up, which brought out what must
have been a record number of sketchers!
By the end of the workshop, I came to the same conclusion I
always come to: Learning from the masters helps; hearing their critiques of my
sketches helps the most. But the only way to become a better sketcher is to practice,
practice, practice.
Thanks, Gail and Frank, for another great workshop! (For
more of my sketches from the workshop, see my personal blog.)
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