still trying to catch up

5.10.13

I started a couple of other sketches on the Friday we gathered in Fremont and finished them later.

The PCC Market in Fremont

after the group broke up some of us went to The Red Door and enjoyed some sun on the patio

5.12.13

Opted for breakfast out on Mother's Day and we went to Americana on Broadway, here in the neighborhood. It was our first time there, the ginger pancakes were YUM and the tin tile decor was fun too!

5.19.13

Joined a huge group of Urban Sketchers last Sunday for a draw in Pike Place Market! It was super busy there but I found a little spot to sit and sketch near the "Gum Wall" looking away from the market. I chose not to put any peeps in there because the constant stream would have hidden the faded posters I was drawn to. anyway

for my second I did a quick pencil sketch and went for the brush. It's kind of like tying my hands behind my back when I skip the pen. 

catching up....

as I related to a fellow urban sketcher today, I enjoy posting my drawings to flickr but I get lazy with my blog posts. I am now going to attempt to catch you up with my urban drawing adventures.

4.26.13

I joined the Friday adhoc group of USk folks at Seattle Center on this day. I think the main attraction was a Cherry Blossom Festival but I set out this morning wanting to draw the outside of the EMP museum.

4.30.13

We got cheap nosebleed seats at a Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles game from ThreeDollar Bill Cinema on Arts Night. It was a little chilly and not many folks out but we did score free t-shirts and tote bags! Oh and this sketch of course....

5.5.13

Every year we go out to the Good Shepherd Center for the Seattle Tilth Edible Plant Sale. It's very festival like in that we get wrist bands for time slots, wait in line and then people stream in. I only made time for a short sketch but it was my first ever at this event.

5.7.13

Tried to draw this fun little place on a sunny Monday morning but it was closed so I got lucky with a sunny Tuesday morning. Little Uncle Asian is a small walk up food place on Madison @ 15th on Capitol Hill, I was initially drawn to it because I saw a couple eating in the wee dugout space to the right of the kitchen. It's an awesome use of a tight space and even better because because it's next to the Bullitt Bldg !

5.10.13

Which brings us to today, where I met with the adhoc group in Fremont, Seattle, WA. The general theme of the day was the quirky landmarks in the "center of the universe" I think this qualifies as a quirky landmark...The Fremont Rocket @ N35th & Evanston.

4.22.13_The Bullitt

I made this first sketch of the Bullitt Building on July 29th, 2012 from the rooftop of our condo at 14th & Pine while it was still under construction. I no longer have this view of the Bullitt because a new apartment building has risen to hide it. 

This week The Greenest Commercial Building in the world http://bullittcenter.org/ had it's grand opening! It is fun to look at with all it's crazy angles, glass and solar panels. I made this sketch in the morning before crowds were lined up to get in for the open house. I feel certain it won't be the last time I draw this structure.

4.13.13

The 39th World Wide Sketch Crawl was on Saturday. A cold and windy Saturday, surely there must be some adage about "cold hands, fast drawing". There are a lot of really nice trees in this shopping center and I wasn't the only one who was drawn to this corridor. It was too chilly to stay out for long so I found a not so busy corner at Starbucks to draw looking out the window for my second University Village sketch.

Upon returning to the hill a friend and I got together for a sketch at Bill's Off Broadway, this was my second sketch there, this one from the inside, I scored a really great seat at the end of the bar. The cook told us that the building will be coming down in August, and the owner is slated to reopen at the same location when the construction is done. 

3.29.13

 I set out on this day to make a drawing of Bill's Off Broadway in my ongoing quest to draw as many old Capitol Hill structures as I can before they all morph into something "New and Improved". I grabbed a slice at Hot Mama's Pizza @ Pine & Boylston before tackling Bill's and was intrigued by the little market across the street. This is my first sketch of Bill's from Pine & Harvard.

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.