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| 5/9/14 Richard Serra's Wake |
When the Friday ad hoc sketchers met at the Olympic Sculpture Park last August, I had noted in my sketchbook that it was sunny and 68 degrees – ideal sketching weather. When we met there again today? Not so much. In fact, the morning was looking so blustery and rain-imminent that I almost bagged it, but ultimately, I was glad I didn’t. We met urban sketcher Sue Carroll and her family who joined us all the way from California, and if a Californian could stand to sketch in this gusty, drizzly weather, I guess I (reluctantly) could, too.
My first sketch was of Richard Serra’s Wake (you can see a Seattle Times video of the piece being installed and an interview with Serra), which I chose as a subject mainly because I could stand where the Paccar Pavilion building would block most of the wind. (In the background is the Cell Therapeutics Inc. building.)
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| 5/9/14 Alexander Calder's Eagle |
After that, I couldn’t take it anymore, so I headed straight back to the Pavilion – and it started sprinkling even as I dashed into the building. The Pavilion itself was our indoor fallback sketching location in case it rained, and I hadn’t been too excited about sketching inside the building itself, but I didn’t realize what a great view it offers from its walls of windows. Cozy and dry, I could still sketch Alexander Calder’s Eagle in the distance.
Kate, Natalie and I decided to stop for lunch and more sketching at Romio’s Pizza across the street. I got another chance to sketch that bright red Eagle – right over Kate’s shoulder.
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| 5/9/14 Kate (with Calder's Eagle over her shoulder) and Natalie |
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