Category Archives: Sketches

Back home

Posted on April 28, 2024 by redharparts

If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been…. to Southern California on a fast trip. We took 2 days each to drive down and then back. We left on April 17 and returned on the evening of April 25. This was … Continue reading →

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Finally, more dogs

Posted on April 8, 2024 by redharparts

Last night I finally found the round toit to sketch more dogs from the Kitsap Humane Society’s Instagram page. I’d done this for years but haven’t done any in a year. The puppies on the right were done in March … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by redharparts

It’s Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon. I started my preparation early as I wanted to include my dragon as a sticker with my little monthly ‘Zine I sent out at the end of January. This first … Continue reading →

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Sketch-waiting for cars

Posted on January 16, 2024 by redharparts

These just happen to be on facing pages of my A-6 sketchbook. I’ve been to my auto dealership twice recently. Both our cars are hybrids, so I only have them maintained by the dealer. My wait times were 30 min and 1 hour, … Continue reading →

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Visiting Bruun Idun

Posted on September 2, 2023 by redharparts

Urban Sketchers Seattle met along the beach in Lincoln Park in West Seattle. It’s the first time I’ve ever been there. Huh, 23 years in Seattle. I went because I wanted to me the newly installed troll, Bruun Idun. She … Continue reading →

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Creepy

Posted on June 27, 2023 by redharparts

I’ve not sketched any faces from @earthsworld for a few months. I returned this morning to this image I’d saved. I like it because it’s rather creepy. The photographer made this image at the Portland Rose Festival. Who brings such … Continue reading →

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This week in the garden.

Posted on June 27, 2023 by redharparts

I’m keeping up with the perpetual nature journal, as described in an earlier post. These are what are new in my yard and garden this week. I do not remember seeing these seed pods before but, after some image searching, … Continue reading →

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National Typewriter Day

Posted on June 23, 2023 by redharparts

I came across a sweet article for this National Typewriter day about Tom Hanks giving a typewriter to a local-ish shop. So I sketched another one. I wrote about it last year, too, in which I expressed my wish to … Continue reading →

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Hanami

Posted on April 6, 2023 by redharparts

The national flower of Japan, the cherry blossom, or Sakura, represents a time of renewal and optimism. I certainly need some of that now. “Hanami” = “flower viewing” Every year Urban Sketchers Seattle admins (I’m one of them) hope to … Continue reading →

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Leelo

Posted on February 8, 2023 by redharparts

Art Toolk Kit’s Maria Coryell-Martin hosted a live demo on her YouTube channel. Latasha Greene ( @jitterbug_art ) demonstrated pet portraits using an image of her own dog in her wedding! More YouTube in the afternoon, watching Liz Steel’s live … Continue reading →

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