Skate Board Park at Seattle Center

Sketched at the park on the 4th of July weekend. Interesting shapes and colors!

The Georgetown Boot

Done on a bike ride to Georgetown on the 4th of July weekend.

05.13.11Fisher Pavilion_Service Tower_Seattle Center

InterBay Pea Patch

‎04.29.09_INTERBAY PEA PATCH

pencil sketch done on the fly during a bicycle ride to Golden Gardens

04.19.11_CONSERVATORY at VOLUNTEER PARK

It ‎is the coldest April on record in Seattle. So sketching or painting outside has been a challenge. It was sunny on Tuesday and I wanted to paint but had no idea where to go. Liz suggested Volunteer Park. It's close and has some interesting features so I went. It was just barely comfortable enough to paint outside for the time it would take to do a decent sketch.

No guts, no glory. I've never painted anything with so much glass and such a classic form. But I took a shot and here it is.

Sketch Crawl #31_near the helix bridge on the waterfront

It was just warm enough to work outside comfortably and the muses held off the rain until we were about to adjourn, so conditions were very agreeable. Everyone had a good time and as always, the sketches are as interesting as they are varied.

I chose the ship at the grain elevator. A dark sky, interesting colors on the ship, the Seattle skyline as a backdrop and the steel loading structure all were elements that fit into my new watercolor sketch program. These sketch crawls are really enjoyable due to the attitude and enthusiasm of the people who attend and Gail's deft hand at bringing the group to a consensus on where to go next.

Looking forward to it...

03.30.11_drawings from a typical life drawing session in Seattle

pen and ink with watercolor washes_a good, quick economical technique

1 minute poses on a single page

sunny spring day_corson building_georgetown

a beautiful spring day_perfect for a sketch in the afternoon

03.19.11_modern seattle townhouses

sketched on an early spring day. it was sunny and just warm enough

to be comfortable while taking the time to make the sketch.

The Sculpture @ Othello Station_rendered with charcoal

part of my latest effort to sketch outdoors with charcoal

PORTRAIT_LIFE STUDY_Trapeze Studio_11.30.10

some other views of the market

I didn't make it to the sketch crawl. However, I have drawn at the market several times this year. Here are some of the results.