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Perfect Peak

The day could not have been more perfect. For the first time since 2019, Urban Sketchers Seattle was able to sketch the cherry trees on the Quad at the University of Washington (UW). In 2020 and 2021 the public was … Continue reading

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NASW CEU’s at UW for my LICSW

Too many acronyms! Yesterday I earned 6 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) at the University of Washington (UW), sponsored by the WA chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).   I’ve been an NASW member since about 1973.  … Continue reading

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Social Cherry Blossoms

The theme of today’s Social Watercolor at Daniel Smith was cherry blossoms.  I played around with a couple different pigments and ways of painting… splatter, sponges, splattering mask.   I ended up with this sketch from one of my own photos.  … Continue reading

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A “W” kind of day

Urban Sketchers Tacoma outing yesterday (Saturday, July 2) was around the Tacoma campus of the University of Washington.  We call it UW, pronounced u-dub.  The block letter “W” symbol was everywhere.  It made it into both of my sketches today. … Continue reading

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Tap on, Tap off

A few of us planned a trial run on a sketch outing to the new Seattle Light Rail stations at the University of Washington (UW, pronounced U dubb) and Capitol Hill, as well as sketching the new street car line … Continue reading

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Visiting sketcher

Urban Sketchers are an hospitable lot.  When ever a sketcher is in town visiting, we’re happy to organize a sketch outing with them.  This week we have Laurie from San Francisco here and we met up at the Burke Museum … Continue reading

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UW Greenhouse

Seattle Urban Sketchers had our monthly sketch outing at the University of Washington (“UW”) Greenhouse.  Doug Ewing, the manager of the greenhouse, was a wonderful host.  He happily gave lots of information on any plant about which we asked.  The … Continue reading

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UW Greenhouse

The Friday Sketchers met at University of Washington (UW) campus on Friday, 27 September (yesterday).  We thought we might sketch in the medicinal herb garden.  But it was chilly and about to rain.  So we took shelter in the Botany … Continue reading

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Tacoma’s 2nd sketch outing

Tacoma Urban Sketchers had our 2nd ever Sketch Outing today around Union Station in Tacoma.  The Museum of Glass hot shop tower as seen through the arch of the Museum of Natural History was a popular subject.   I wanted to … Continue reading

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More from the Library

Just at the end of the USK Seattle sketchcrawl, I started a sketch in the Suzzalo Library Reading Room.  I almost got it done there but put the finishing touches on it today.

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