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Dragon!

There is a massive dragon installed at Southcenter Mall in Tukwila for Lunar New Year.  I discovered it when I returned to the Apple store to pick up the replacement for the dead Pencil.  I was very impressed.  It is … Continue reading

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Time to get some orange on

Urban Sketchers Tacoma met at Spooner Farm in Puyallup this morning for the first autumn themed sketching.  The weather was more like summer, though, as it was rather too warm in the sun!   I’d added a convenience orange to … Continue reading

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Day 4: a crow song

I’m done with International Nature Journaling Week. Last day is today. I did sketches for 4 of the days. The prompts for the last 3 days didn’t interest me. ** Day 4: Kaeli Swift, Ph.D has a blog named “Corvid … Continue reading

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Color

Yesterday, June 1, was the first day of International Nature Journaling week. On Sunday night, I was listening to the Drawing Inspiration podcast when I discovered an older episode (#74) with Lara Call Gastinger. I went deep down the rabbit … Continue reading

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Almost a murder

How many crows does it take to make a murder of crows? I’ve been feeding crows. In the morning I put out a tray of food. I’ve not yet learned to tell them apart. So I don’t know whether the … Continue reading

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Wednesday?

If this image from @earthsworld wasn’t made in 2006, I’d say it might be Wednesday Adams at the Oregon State Fair in Salem. As in Wednesday from the recent Netflix series. Even Himself asked whether this was a portrait of … Continue reading

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Beautiful day at Lake Washington

Yesterday was probably the nicest day we’ll have in the next week or more. It was a day that required drawing on location. I went to a near by spot that I haven’t visited in at least 3 years. First, … Continue reading

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Sunrise and The Mountain

On my way to Trader Joe’s I saw the Mountain was out so pulled off on the dead end road that is one of my favorite viewing spots. I made several images on my phone but didn’t stay to paint … Continue reading

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2022 in sketches

During the year, I made 134 Urban Sketches. Then 104 sketches in the category I call “everything else”. The total for the year was 238. Most people think that’s a lot, but my goal is to average one a day. … Continue reading

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Winter is Coming

Urban Sketchers Seattle met at Wallingford Center this morning. The weather was crisp and bright.   I did my first sketch indoors.  While there were Christmas decorations up in the building, I was still in a pumpkin mood and not done … Continue reading

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