Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Countdown to #USkGlobal24hrSketchwalk Four Days Left!

On Saturday, November 11, 2017, Urban Sketchers around the world will be participating in a 24 hour Sketch Walk to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Urban Sketchers. I'm going to start counting down today!

In addition, I am going to try something for the first time. I will abandon these 4 hand painted art prints, one a day, culminating with abandoning the last one on Saturday, Nov 11 at King Street station in Seattle!  Which one is your favorite?
See Art Abandonment Project here for more info. The image is fresh, printed from my original urban sketch drawn just a few hours ago and hand painted with watercolor! Please email me if you find one! Maybe with a photo of you finding it?

This morning I heard the street sweeper as he drove slowly around our neighborhood. Very rare on our street! I dropped my pen and lost a shoe in the rush to get the sketch before he was gone!
My original bona fide urban sketch, fresh off the sidewalk this morning!
See my Instagram feed for more photos of the excitement of urban sketching, posted in action!

6 comments:

  1. So that's what you're up to! What a fantastic idea!

    - Tina

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    1. 😊Thanks, Tina. I now Kate does the Art abandon thing, so I thought I would use this opportunity to try it out for myself! Hope I'm doing it right!

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  2. Great... glad to have you in the AA movement! The Facebook group has over 40,000 members!

    I abandoned sketches in Port Townsend yesterday and had the pleasant experience of watching one of them be found. The guy was on his phone talking about how wonderful it was to find such a thing. :) Maybe I'll make a print on my favorite King St Station sketch and abandon it as we leave!

    Oh, and I like top left the best.

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    1. I still remember catching you abandoning art at Gasworks Park, Kate! I've been thinking about it ever since!

      Such a wonderful experience you had in Port Townsend! Your print of King Street Station would be perfect for the Sketch Crawl.
      Thanks for picking your favorite here. I will save that one for Saturday.

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  3. I think this is such a great idea. I remember Kate doing that previously. How fun to do it right at the time of the 24 hr Sketchwalk.

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    1. Thanks, Joan. Abandoned art just adds to the excitement of the 24 hr Sketchwalk!

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