5/8/15 Sailor Doyou and mixed gray inks, Caran d'Ache Museum water-soluble colored pencils, Canson XL 140 lb. paper |
Although the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (actually a small museum) was the main destination
for the Friday sketchers, the “good weather contingency plan” was anywhere in
Pioneer Square. I decided the day was too sunny to sketch indoors!
While waiting for others to arrive just outside the Klondike
museum, I sketched the three-dimensional horse sculpture that used to be the
sign for a saddlery back when there were as many horses as vehicles going
through Pioneer Square. The building owner had the good sense to save the
horse, which now stands over the 88 Keys Dueling Piano Sports Bar.
With my warm-up done, I moved on to my objective for the day:
The construction site for 200 Occidental,
destined to be “155,000 square feet of office space, underground parking for 68
cars and 15,000 square feet of retail” next to Occidental Square. OK, OK, I
know progress marches on, but I’m saddened that this view of the Smith Tower, one of my favorite Seattle
buildings, will soon be blocked. Someday I’ll come back and sketch the “after”
view.
5/8/15 various inks, Museum pencils |
A short distance away is Waterfall Garden Park, a little gem of an urban park that you could
easily miss walking by if it weren’t for the sound of rushing water from the
22-foot waterfall. I used to eat my brown bag lunches there during the summer when
I worked downtown a long time ago, but I hadn’t been there in years. Wouldn’t
you know it – the same construction cranes from 200 Occidental were visible
behind the waterfall.
After the meetup to share sketches and after lunch with
Kate, I still hadn’t gotten enough sketching on this gorgeous day (70 degrees
by then!). I went back to Occidental Park to sketch the Fallen Firefighters Memorial made up of four life-size bronze
figures (the dude at left is not made of bronze). Erected in 1998 for the four
firefighters who died in an International District warehouse in 1995, the memorial
honors all Seattle firefighters who have died in the line of duty. And ha! –
there are those same cranes again! (Even when I’m not sketching them, I’m
sketching them.)
5/8/15 Platinum Carbon and mixed gray inks, watercolor, Museum pencils |
5/8/15 various inks, Museum pencils |
The crane seems to like appearing in your sketches. These are all great, especially the one of the waterfall...I swear I can hear it.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time in France! I continue to enjoy reading your posts and admiring your sketches. I'm headed to Sitka, AK in June for a watercolor/sketching class. Rebecca Britt
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time in France! I continue to enjoy reading your posts and admiring your sketches. I'm headed to Sitka, AK in June for a watercolor/sketching class. Rebecca Britt
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