Evergreen Air and Space Museum

Still More Cherry Blossoms

I got there early, and couldn't find any other sketchers.  So I wandered down along the river and sat down on a bench to sketch, up close, the blossoms above me.

That sketch was declared to be done when I got up to pet a cat on a lead, and some homeless guy claimed my seat.

I strolled back to the entrance and found Vicky and Kalina (or rather, they found me).  As an experiment, I tried a sketch of the line of trees without wearing my reading glasses.

And then put my glasses back on and added in (some of) the multitudes of people who were milling around.

Another Attempt at Cherry Blossoms

They were starting, although they're still far from full flush.  But it was way too nice a day not to try them again.

Camellias

It's Camellia-gazing month at Lan Su.  There are pavilions filled with arrangements.  But this one was tucked away under an arch.

Jam Session

Old-timey music, at the NW hostel.

Book Club

Sat in on a book club.  I didn't get much of a chance to join the discussion, but was able to do a mess of sketches.

Seattle

Up in the dark to get a sketch of the locust by Ginger's house before the sun rose behind it.

And then, that evening, a quick sketch of the arch in Hing Hay Park, on my way to the train station.

No Cherry Blossoms

Met up with a bunch of sketchers before our March sketchcrawl.  Including Becca, who'd brought her little one.

Unfortunately, when we crossed over to the waterfront, we found not the faintest blush of blossom on the cherry trees.  Which left me free to attack the Steel and Burnside bridges.

After the throw-down and lunch, Deb and I visited Lan Su Garden. It was warm in the sun, but the water in the pond was still pretty cold.  I took advantage of the sluggishness of the koi to sketch them.

Happy Pi Day

Wildwood Trail

The section of the Wildwood Trail that crosses Burnside is set to be closed later this month, so they can start building the piers that the bridge is going to rest on.  I decided to head up the trail one last time before that happens to get a 'before' sketch in.

This woman showed up soon after I did. She looked left, and then right, swiveling back and forth until she saw an opportunity to run to my side of the road.  At least a dozen more people made the mad dash across while I was sketching.  And sometimes drivers, bless their hearts, would stop to let the hikers cross. 

Workshop

An introduction to urban sketching, presented by Rita.

While Rita talked about the background of urban sketching, I sketched some of the participants, in rapt attention.




Then she gave out some exercises.  This is a blind contour of another participant:


And this, yet another, done with my left hand:


 And the same again, done with my right hand:


An exercise in doing textures with a pen:


 Another participant, done in line and texture:


 And one of my shoes:


And finally, a small subset of the participants, sitting on the steps in front of the entrance and trying out what they'd learned.

Fremont Bridge

This time from the other side.  I did some serious telescoping of space to fit downtown in with the bridge.

 And this is it from the under side.