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| 3/28/16 card reader |
As is my annual end-of-year tradition, shown here are my 10
most memorable sketches of 2016. These are not necessarily my “best” or “favorite”
sketches; they are the ones that evoke the strongest or most meaningful
memories. As is so often the case, the experience of sketching becomes much
more meaningful than the sketch that results. What makes a sketch or sketching
experience memorable for you? (Click the title of the sketch to go to the
original post.)
March 28, light rail card reader, Capitol Hill Station, Seattle (right): Something about the small, ephemeral
form of my first Field Notes Sweet Tooth notebook invited me to make this uninspired sketch and gave me a new attitude
about sketching.
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| 5/26/16 still life |
May 26, still life (left): This was one of the first still life sketches I made in colored pencil. I hadn’t
yet fully embraced my love for colored pencils to the point of removing watercolors from my sketch kit, but I was
working up to it.
July 27, Castlefield, Manchester, England (below): The Urban Sketchers
Symposium had just begun, and this was my first sketch as a
correspondent – a role I had been dreaming of for a long time. Seeing sketchers from all over the world gathered
there made me feel like I had come back home to my tribe again.
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| 7/27/16 Castlefield, Manchester |
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| 8/9/16 River Avon, Bath |
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| 8/20/16 Washington State History Museum |
Aug. 9, River Avon, Bath, England (above): Compared to non-stop sketching in Manchester or the intense
crowds and noise of London, Bath was heaven. It was all about rest, relaxation and
taking all the time I wanted for a sketch. This one was done through the window
of a coffee shop built right into the Pulteney Bridge overlooking the River
Avon.
Aug. 20, Washington State History Museum, Tacoma (right): During a record-breaking heatwave, the West
Coast Sketchcrawl literally sizzled! Afraid that I’d be baked and roasted by afternoon,
I got started early in the day and plunked myself down in the still-comfortable
shade.
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| 8/27/16 Minnesota State Fair |
Aug. 27, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul (left): After years of wanting to sketch at the Minnesota
State Fair, I finally got my opportunity – and joined the Twin Cities Urban
Sketchers for their annual sketchout!
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| 9/17/16 Japanese Garden |
Sept. 17, Japanese Garden, Seattle (right): We had missed the event several years in a row, so our
anticipation was high – a serene autumn evening in the Japanese Garden,
watching the Harvest Moon rise. Alas, it was not to be – heavy clouds that
eventually opened up with rain kept the moon from our view.
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| 10/19/16 Presidential debate |
Oct. 19, televised presidential debate (left): “Prepping” for the following day’s medical procedure, I spent the evening viewing – and
sketching – the debate on my laptop in the bathroom. ‘Nuff said.
Oct. 31, InkTober completion (below): The month-long InkTober challenge gave me an opportunity to do
something I’d been wanting to do for a long time but couldn’t seem to get started
on – making cartoon-like sketches from imagination. Somewhere along the way,
Weather Bunny emerged – and still lives on!
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| 10/31/16 Bunny Vader |
Nov. 15, roadrunner, Joshua Tree National Park (below): We saw amazing rock formations and vegetation in
the desert, but the most fun I had at Joshua Tree National Park was chasing a
roadrunner around the visitor center’s parking lot!
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| 11/15/16 roadrunner |
It is funny how certain sketches are so memorable. I like the Bunny Vader...too bad the princess is gone. :(
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