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| 5/5/18 Hing Hay Park's new gateway |
Unlike last week at the rainy Troll, the
site of yesterday’s 10x10 USk workshop was sunny and bright: Hing Hay Park in the International
District. Gabi Campanario led his 12
students through a series of exercises that focused on “Pocket Urban Sketching”:
keeping it simple with a small-format sketchbook and putting a large scene onto
a small page.
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| 5/5/18 Gabi's watercolor demo |
With
colorful subject matter like the geometric red gateway, Grand Pavilion and even
small kiosks designed with a Chinese theme, Hing Hay Park gave everyone plenty
to sketch. A community gathering place, Hing Hay was full of busy people all
morning – a tai chi class, a group filming a performance, a lively ping pong
game – so Gabi’s students fit right in. Lots of curious passers-by stopped to
peek over shoulders and comment on the work in multiple languages.
In
addition to documenting the workshop’s activities with photos and sketches, I
was also Gabi’s teaching assistant. During one of his demos, though, I managed
to sneak away to sketch the spectacular new gateway at the park’s entrance. Installed
in February in time for Lunar New Year, the gateway marked the completion of
the park’s expansion project. I’d walked past the park several times since its
installation but hadn’t had the chance to sketch it until now. The striking,
modern sculpture is in sharp contrast to the traditional Asian motifs and
organic trees.
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| 5/5/18 Gabi gives tips on measuring proportions accurately. |
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| Throwdown critique |
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| Practicing measuring |
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| Tai chi class in progress |
I am sure that helping Gabi gave you access to a few more sketching secrets. Looks like a great spot for some sketching.
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