Monday, October 14, 2019

Smith Tower

11/16/11

Thirty years ago today, Greg and I got married at the top of the Smith Tower. The tallest building west of the Mississippi when it was built in 1914, it has long been surpassed by Seattle’s many skyscrapers, but the Smith Tower is still my favorite. I’m not sure about now, but back in 1989, human operators still took people up and down the historic Otis elevators. I came out of one of those elevators to enter the Chinese Room (now a “speakeasy” bar) for our marriage ceremony. (I know I have at least one blog reader who was there that day. . . Tony, I hope you’re reading! 😉) The Chinese Room is on the level at the base of the pyramid.

That’s all the mushiness I’ll indulge in for today, but after I sketched the Smith Tower a few days ago from the Columbia Center, I looked for all the other times I’ve sketched my favorite building. For a few years, I sketched it annually on my birthday as a personal tradition. Here’s the entire collection.


2/28/12
11/16/12
11/15/13

7/30/14

7/17/15

10/7/15
6/9/17

10/11/19

7 comments:

  1. Happy Anniversary!!! It is nice to have a place that you have an attachment to that you can sketch. That's cool! It's fun to see all your versions of it.

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    1. Thanks so much, Joan! And for the post on FB, too.

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  2. That was really a memorable occasion, Tina. The locale and the ceremony were truly amazing. Happy Anniversary - we hope you have another great 30 years together.

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    1. Thank you, Tony!! Glad you and Linda were there to share it with us!

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  3. Congratulations on the anniversary
    I like the concept of drawing the same object each year. Looking back you can see the changes in the subject and in your drawing skills.

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    1. Thanks! I'm happy that you can see the changes in my skills. It's fun to do a series like this.

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