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| King St. Station |
Jumping on the media bandwagon of listing the top 10 news
events of the year, last year I started a personal tradition of listing my top 10 sketches. As before, my selection
is based not on what I consider to be my “best” sketches (I don’t like to
evaluate sketches that way) but instead on how memorable they are to me. (Clicking
the title of the sketch will take you to the original post.)
March 16, King Street Station: The day after taking Stephanie Bower’s “Good Bones” workshop, I
sketched this interior scene of King Street Station and congratulated myself
for finally “getting” perspective!
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| MOHAI |
March 29, young sketcher at MOHAI: During one of my three stints as a sketcher-in-residence
at the Museum of History and Industry, I made this quick sketch of an
enthusiastic girl drawing at the gallery window. It was so much fun interacting
with participants who came to see Gabi’s “Drawn to Seattle” exhibit, and it
made me proud to be an Urban Sketcher!
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| Cannon Beach |
May 19, sea stars at Cannon Beach: I made lots and lots of sketches of Haystack Rock and the
seashore at Cannon Beach, Oregon, but my most memorable were the ones I made
while beachcombing during low tide – because of all the swarms of annoying sand
flies I had to battle while sketching!
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| Green Lake |
June 30, Green Lake:
On a beautiful summer afternoon, I skipped my yoga class to sketch at the lake
instead! For me, it was a celebration of the good sketching weather ahead.
July 8, Lake Washington floating bridges: These bridges were
an important icon in my
childhood, and this was the first time I had had the opportunity to sketch
them. This dramatic viewpoint made the sketch especially memorable.
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| Lake Washington bridges |
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| Lake Union |
July 25, Lake Union from the top of a house boat: Sketching from a Lake Union house boat was
definitely one of my most memorable Friday sketch outings. The weather, the
water, the rare, unique opportunity – that’s hard to beat!
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| Copacabana |
Aug. 24, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro: On our first full day in Brazil when we were still
recovering from nearly 24 hours of flying to get there, we decided to do
nothing more ambitious than lounge on the beach. Under an umbrella, sipping a beverage,
a soft breeze occasionally blowing in from the surf – heaven!
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| Paraty |
Aug. 29, horse carriage, Paraty: After seeing Ch’ng Kiah Kiean’s magical use of an
ordinary twig to sketch amazing scenes, I was stunned. I picked up a twig from
the ground, borrowed KK’s ink, and had my eyes opened to a new way of sketching
that I am still exploring with fascination.
Aug. 31, closing symposium sketchwalk, Paraty: OK, I couldn’t
resist one more sketch from our trip to Brazil
(definitely among my most memorable travels). This one was made on the last afternoon
of the Urban Sketchers Symposium when all symposium participants as well non-attending
sketchers gathered in Matriz Square for a final sketchcrawl. Standing on a
bench to sketch this, seeing hundreds of sketchers sketching and socializing as
the light began to fade, I was thrilled to be among them.
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| Closing symposium sketchwalk |
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| Pike Place Market |
Sept. 27, Pike Place Market: I had been somewhat intimidated by this much-photographed, iconic scene
– people from around the world who have never visited Seattle have probably
seen it – but I sketched it anyway. I was happy I did; the experience gave me a
fresh look at the familiar.
I enjoyed seeing your "top 10" and revisiting some of the places with you. It is nice to know why they were so memorable for you too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea. Wish I'd thought of it :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers --- Larry