3.22.13

Took a drive up north on Friday for a sketch with some Urban Sketcher folk. Drove thru a freaky snowstorm to get there but the space was pretty amazing. I chose to draw this display of yard yaya.

3.20.13

Tuesday night the wind and rain howled! I had planned on walking down to the boardwalk for a sketch in the morning before we left but the weather was crazy. This is the view of the beach/boardwalk from our room on the second floor.

3.19.13

On our second day the weather was starting to turn nasty as predicted but we set out to see the two lighthouses near the hotel. The first was the North Head Lighthouse in Ilwaco,WA, it was beginning to rain as I sketched so I finished with color later. There was a short hike involved with getting to the second lighthouse but it was raining pretty good by the time we got there so .... no sketch

When we got back to our room, I spent the rest of the afternoon adding color to my lighthouse and drawing the mess on the table while watching the rain.

3.18.13

Gina and I took a little road trip to the coast this week. We stayed at a hotel on Long Beach, Washington called The Adrift. Loaner beach cruiser bikes are available in the lobby for guests, and we took advantage of them on our first day. My knowledge of "bike anatomy" needs some work...

3.8.13

A few members from the Seattle Urban Sketchers met on this Friday for a draw. We were suppose to draw at The King Street Station but it is closed for renovations. We retreated to this nice toasty indoor courtyard on Second Ave near the International District.

3.5.13

I wandered over to Porchlight Coffee & Records this morning, they have been displaced due to more new construction in our neighborhood. The temporary location is just around the corner from their original loci, the barista says there's more foot traffic here. Once the construction is done they will be moving into the retail space on the ground floor of a new apartment building....should be good for business. Anyway. I made this little sketch while having a decaf Americano. This guy was pitching a record deal or a gig to a young hip hop artist, I kinda like that it looks like he has two profiles because he sounded like a two faced shyster to me.