Memorial Day Sketchcrawl

Joined up with classmates Val Thompson and Alex Poorman to sketch downtown Tacoma. It was the last day of the Norman Rockwell exhibit and the line out the door of the Tacoma Art Museum was a half a block long. Gonna have to see it another time.

This sketch is looking south toward the Tacoma Dome and the industrial part of town, done in pen and ink with a watercolor wash.

Sketcher's Gathering Fairview Area Seattle

Alex and I met up with a huge crowd of urban sketchers for the May event. The first image is looking West toward Seattle Center. The second is of a small segment of the community garden and the rainwater catch barrel and pump.

Portfolio Show Artwork

One of the pieces I submitted for the show. The original art work was used as an award given out at the end of the Tapps Island Jr. Golf Camp (2004?). Reworked it to appear as an ad for this years event. Created in Adobe Illustrator CS5.

sketch book doodle

We are supposed to come up with a cubist deconstruction of a sport. Turns out I didn't come close to cubism but stay tuned, I think I can solve this problem. The final product will be a color painting with a medium of my choice.

SketchCrawl #31 Seattle Urban Sketchers April Event

We got together at the Amgen Footbridge at the north end of Elliott Bay. It was a great turnout and we were rewarded with a rare stretch of time with no rain (though I inhaled a colony of pesky gnats).

This sketch is of a fishing boat docked at the Smith Cove Waterway. I will add some color and finish under the dock when time permits. Great to have fellow Highline students Val Thompson, Alex Poorman, and Brian Mason join us. Hope they get the bug and want to become regulars.

I got in some urban hiking for this event, got off the bus at Benaroya Hall in downtown and walked the 2.5 miles through Olympic Sculpture and Myrtle Edwards Parks to get to our rendezvous. It is a beautiful region we live in (when it's not raining.....).

Pen and ink with grey marker in the Eileen VB sketchbook.

Parenting Logo

Stearman PT-134 Kaydet Trainer (1937)

I was trying not to be so obvious with the second plane. This is the sketch for a watercolor painting due in next week's illustration class. There still are a lot of things to work out.....

Jet City Washer - Planter

Didn't have much time on the schedule to draw, but Tamra suggested coffee and even if its a quick sketch at Jet City Espresso, I was a happy camper the rest of the day. Funny how therapeutic sketching can be...... yes, this is a subject I've done before. Cool to see things start to green up and bloom.

Vintage Fire Engine

The Anderson Island Fire Department has this vintage truck sitting behind their facility. Love rusty old things.....This will be one of many sketches to try and get it right.

Six Arms - Seattle

Alex and I did our own sketchcrawl today, starting at Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square and then to the Pike-Pine hill climb. This sketch was done of the unique decor at the Six Arms Restaurant and Bar. Lots of whimsical piping and mysterious crows that have (as our waitress Celeste would say a 'Where's Waldo?") quality to their locations all over the establishment. Good food, the porter was OK, maybe a 7 on a scale to 10. No this picture isn't upside down - the crow was.....