The Foundry

I'll throw in another sketch into the mix of the giant press in the old foundry. Turned out to be a great day of sketching with the group and a unique opportunity to sketch something a little out of the ordinary.  Ink sketch with markers.

A few days in Chicago

Escaped to the windy city of Chicago for a long weekend in mid October. A perfect excuse for doing some urban sketching. Not only was the Lakeshore area great for sketching but also the Lincoln Park neighborhood that we stayed in. Well maintained brownstones and corner markets. We also spent several hours in The Field Museum and took in the Chinese Terracotta Warriors exhibit.

West Coast gathering in Tacoma, Wa.

Finally  getting around to posting my sketches from the West coast Urban Sketchers gathering in Tacoma last August.  What a great event! Met many nice and truly inspirational people, a nice city to sketch and the event without flaw.

I am very much looking forward the the announcement of the dates for the 2018 International symposium in Chicago and the next West coast gathering in Vancouver BC so I can start making plans.

"Urban" sketching

Following are a couple of sketches I worked on while visiting southern Washington's Gifford National Forest last weekend near Mt. Adams.  Scenes from Panther Creek and Peterson Prarie National forest campgrounds.

I've been working on landscapes, trees, distant mountains, etc.  Still struggling with water. Moving water expecially.

SE 20th and Salmon

A sunday afternoon outting brought me to the Hinson Baptist church on the corner of SW 20th and Salmon. Although the building  has a wonderful entrance on the corner, I ended up sketching the southern elevation due mainly to the fact that there was a shady place to sit on that exposure.  Corner stone states the building was erected in 1910. Below are photos of the construction and soon after compleation.

I may have to return and attempt the corner entrance and or see if I can peek inside.