Back to Sketching!

 

It has been a long time since I last posted anything on any blog.  Instagram is easier when you are short on time.  So I haven't done much here or on my own blog.  

Now that I am retired from teaching at the UW and slowly moving into retirement from my other work,  I should have more time to post my sketches.  This is my basement office at least one side of it.  I was working on a nice little pocket sketchbook made by Wiltfried Pathius from the Netherlands.  This has light brown paper so adding whites is a great way to make certain things pop in a sketch.  I think I will dedicate this sketch book to sketches of my house.  I will draw the other view looking in the opposite direction next.  

This was done Sunday for our Zoom meet up.  Nice to see so many people show up even on zoom! Happy New Year and a good start to 2022!

All Alone, Together

Urban Sketchers Milan promoted an event for yesterday.   I think it would be a good idea to continue to sketch our view from home and use the hashtag.



Both USk Seattle and USk Tacoma have cancelled all sketch outing through the end of April.  Due to my and husband's risk factors, I've decided I won't be attending any of the demos at Daniel Smith.  All of this makes me sad and I miss my friends.

The bright spot is that I can still make as much art as I want.  I can go out on my own, maintaining social distance or just sketch from inside my car.  I can stay somewhat connected with other artists via all of the USk social media platforms.

What I see out my windows is not all that interesting to me.  I live in a modern suburb of homes that look very much alike.  A couple Urban Sketchers have shared sketches of similar views and made them look interesting and artful.  That's the challenge I may take up soon.  For now, though, I sketched the view out my patio.