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| 7/23/22 Seattle skyline from Kerry Park, Queen Anne Hill |
USk Seattle’s outing in upper Queen Anne was two events in
one: A celebration of our 13th anniversary and also participation in
the 76th quarterly World Wide SketchCrawl.
Prepared for the meetup at Kerry Park and its sweeping skyline view, I brought along my panorama-format Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook. I pack the book whenever I travel, expecting to see and sketch some new skylines, but I haven’t traveled much since 2019. It had been a long time since I’d sketched the Kerry Park skyline (I think 2017 was the last time), so I decided to pretend I was a tourist in Seattle and sketch the postcard view of the Space Needle (unfortunately, Her Majesty Rainier was hiding behind the thick overcast). Plenty of actual tourists stopped by to snap their selfies as I sketched (and some asked me for help taking their photos) – it was a popular spot.
Detail view of the panorama
After that, I took a walk around the Queen Anne neighborhood, which I dearly love for all its beautiful, old homes. (My first apartment was in Queen Anne, so it’s also nostalgic.) Along the way, I made a small sketch of Queen Anne United Methodist Church.
Circling back toward Kerry Park for the throwdown, I made a brief stop at Parsons Garden, which always feels cool and serene compared to the touristy skyline. I caught some girls picnicking just before a mom came by to break up the fun.
In the early years, USk Seattle used to try harder to make our
outings coincide with the SketchCrawls, but truthfully, we admins don’t always
remember to check the dates when planning. Lately it has fallen by the wayside.
But after we sent out the announcement for the Queen Anne outing, Parker
Gambino, enthusiastic urban sketcher and SketchCrawler, informed us that the
date coincided with the 76th SketchCrawl. Formerly an active member
of USk New York City, Parker now lives in Seattle. I was grateful to him for reminding
us of the SketchCrawls again.
What a great turnout – I counted more than two dozen at the throwdown!
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| Toward the center in baseball cap is Parker. |
It is great that you were able to celebrate both events! I tend to forget about the World Wide Sketch Crawls, and I was so into them when I first found out about them. I even have a Sketchcrawl t-shirt that my sister, Michelle, gave me for Christmas. We used to do the crawls together before I got so involved with the NYC sketchers.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I think SketchCrawl is sort of dying out. :-( But it was fun to participate this time!
DeleteI was literally crawling and sketching in the mountains with you all!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure my hike up Queen Anne Hill was easier than yours! ;-)
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