Urban Sketchers Seattle

Before the USk Seattle Meetup at the Nordic Museum, I stopped in Ballard a couple hours early to draw the neighborhood. The art/frame shop ...

  10/15/23 Frankie Feetsplinters outside the National Nordic Museum The public and media alike have been falling in love with  the giant tro...

We met at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard today. Most of us sketched the troll named Frankie Feetsplinter. He was built by Thomas Damb...

5/5/21 Fire engines at controlled burn site, Ballard neighborhood I had a rare opportunity this morning to sketch a controlled burn.   Miche...

The second chunk of my daily sketch endeavor. I'll keep this going until at least the end of October.  10/4: Pono Ranch in Bal...

The interior of Hale's Brewery had a lot to tempt a sketcher, with giant steel brewing tanks and a cozy pub (OK, gave in to the pub lat...

3/19/17 Northwest 43rd and Leary Way in Ballard Based on what I saw driving past Green Lake on my way home from Ballard this afternoo...

9/23/16 Bergen Place Park Named for the Norwegian city,  Bergen Place  is a small but colorful park in the center of Ballard. On Sunday...

Sunday was a day of abundance for USK Seattle at the Ballard Fishermen's Terminal! We had sunshine, blue skies, subject material at ev...

So glad I made this sketch crawl. I try to find views that offer a distinct fore- mid- and background. I found the perfect spot in the sh...

Donna and I had breakfast at Vera's in Ballard and lingered long enough to each do a sketch. Here's mine: Trying not to get ca...

Although there is brick everywhere in Ballard, I think this old library (1904) is probably the true color for local brick.  I love the idea...

1/6/15 Haller Lake Baptist Church, Shoreline I’ve been sketching a lot in my “mobile studio” lately. I don’t always get the best view o...

Commission for the owner of this house, arranged as a gift from his tenant, a sweet yoga instructor who saw my work hanging in the Ballard...

Market and 22nd, Ballard, Seattle. Local characters came to chat, each with colorful stories: One was a retired Hollywood make-up artist, ...

Sketch geek heaven! That's how I'd describe last weekend's Line to Color Workshop with Gail Wong and Frank Ching. It started i...