Urban Sketchers Show on Seattle Artwalk, May 4

I'm pleased to announce that my sketches are included in the group show "Urban Sketchers 10 Years"  by the Seattle Urban Sketchers who are instructors of the 10x10 workshop series. 2017 marks the 10 year anniversary of Urban Sketchers worldwide, founded by Seattleite Gabi Campanario. 

Friends and family are invited to an opening reception at the Center for Architecture & Design (1010 Western Ave, Seattle) from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday May 4th for the Seattle Art Walk.  The rest of the time the exhibit can be seen during regular hours except when there is a committee meeting in the board room.  On Thursday light snacks and refreshments (wine and beer) will be served.  There is a larger exhibit ongoing at the center and so ours will be in the board room right off from the entry.

Prints of my sketches of Shilshole Marina & Sunset View Condos and Gasworks Marina Boathouse are in the exhibit.

There are a few spots left in my workshop on May 20.

For examples of my visual journaling sketches and workshop description see here.

See the Sketchbook Project in Seattle with us on Friday

Remember the highly encouraging suggestion I gave during watercolor class last year about joining the Sketchbook Project 2014? :) Did you do it?

Get ready to see the results! Judy Gowdy and I plan to visit the Mobile Library Tour at the downtown Seattle Public Library, on Friday, July 11, at 1pm. The Mobile Library (and a food truck) will be parked on 4th Ave. It will be open from noon to 4pm.

Update: I just discovered that if you are planning a visit to Brooklyn Art Library or one of the Mobile Library events, you may use the Digital Library’s ‘Queue’ function to start your own list of books that you want to check out in person.

The library is running a related program from 1-2pm on the 4th floor, with materials provided by Daniel Smith. It's all three days of the tour, July 10, 11 and 12.

Tina Koyama, of Urban Sketchers Seattle, and I thought it would be fun to meet up, check out our own sketchbooks and get our pictures with them. If you plan to meet us there, please let me know!

Even if you aren't able to join us, let us know your name, city and theme of your sketchbook so that we can check it out! (You can put that information in the comments below or email them to me.) We don't want to miss anyone.

UGGs

I had plans to paint with The Anacortes Sketchers today, but a strange thing happened on the way to the garage.

I had the oddest feeling that I was being watched. If you look carefully, you will see 4 figures hiding on my deck.
Before I knew it, I was kidnapped by UGGs (Unidentified Garden Gnomes), was rudely shuffled into the studio and forced to paint their portraits.

Watercolors being the way they are, the time I needed to allow for drying between washes used up all my afternoon. Sorry guys, but I think I can post a sketch tomorrow, if they don't catch me doing it. :)