Showing posts with label Saint Spiridon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saint Spiridon. Show all posts

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Onion Domes at St Spiridon

2016_07_22 USk St Spiridon Cathedral

Seattle Urban Sketchers in the South Lake Union area. It was cool and damp, but the rain had stopped by the time the sketchers assembled. St Spiridon is an old (old in Seattle means the mid-1800s) Russian Orthodox church which is now surrounded by modern condos and hip cafes. Those onion domes were irresistible, but quite a challenge to draw and I did a lot more of a pencil underdrawing than I usually do. The ink and colored pencil were done on site, but I finished with some collage papers when I got home. edit - After checking my dates, the congregation of St Spiridon dates from the 1800s, but the church from the mid-1900s.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Yet another Saint Spiridon

I loved this neighborhood. It was a nice mix of interesting architecture and market-like, small businesses, and people. A lot of people from the church stopped by to chat or tell a bit of story. Great lunch conversation among us also. Very fun sketchcrawl.