The morning after the "bomb cyclone" weather system hit Western Washington, a few intrepid members met at the Waterfront Ruston Market. I was the only one who'd lost power over night.
The market seemed a little more sparse. It was already decorated for the holidays so I found a couple subjects to sketch.
We met at Watson's nursery to sketch fall color. They were already setting up most of the store for Christmas but we managed to find a few fall and Halloween subjects.
I explained this is not a gargoyle because it's not a water spout. It's a grotesque.
Sunlight on the pumpkins. I did buy some for my porch. I was waiting for this event to do so as I wanted to support Watson's since they are so nice to us!
I thought this was an imaginative display…the skeleton embedded on a vegetation wall.
I've taken to always using one of their carts as my mobile studio!
Trish left early.
Sat, Nov 2: Seymour Conservatory
Wright Park & W.W. Seymour Conservatory,
316 South G Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
We’ll
meet in front of the Conservatory at 10:00 AM. Limited parking is
available on the circle in front of the conservatory, otherwise there is
ample parking on the streets surrounding the park.
Admission is free but a donation would be nice.
Wright
Park is 27 acres of arboretum, ponds, play/spray grounds and botanical
gardens surrounded by some fine old neighborhood architecture… plenty of
interesting sketch sites. In case of rain, we will be able to sketch
in the Conservatory where there are lots of interesting plants.
A new restroom facility has been constructed at ground level, and attached to the west side of the Conservatory’s north wing.
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Sat, Nov 9: Joint Sketch outing in Port Townsend
Art Toolkit
1003 Water St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Traveler's Notebooks is having a pop up in the store from 10 am to 3pm.
As part of this event, April Wu (USk Seattle and Traveler's company) and Maria Coryell-Martin (Art Took Kit owner) will host a sketch outing. It starts with a demo at 1pm followed by a sketch outing. The store is on the main street of PT.
Wed., Nov 20 Ruston Waterfront Market
5101 Yacht Club Road | Ruston, WA 98407
The
Public Market is above the main Point Ruston shopping area. Think
indoor farmers market with a variety of vendors. The parking lot is no
longer free.
There is an overhang for outdoor sketching. There are some views out to the water.
Meet at 10 am outside the doors.
3207 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Meet at 11:00 am, Thursday, November 14 near the front entrance. Since Harbor WildWatch doesn't open until 11:00, we will meet an hour later than usual. There is street parking along Harborview Drive.
Sketchers will have several choices of subject matter, indoors and out. The staff and volunteers are welcoming to Urban Sketchers. Please be respectful of visitors.
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| 3207 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor |
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| Animal skull & specimen collection |
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| Marine Aquariums |
Actually, several. The largest one was 2200 pounds and the next in line was 2000. Usually there are signs about them, including the growers. Since the weigh-in was just on Sunday, the signs had not yet been placed.
Urban Sketchers Seattle and Urban Sketchers Tacoma chapters met for an ad hoc outing in Kent on Monday afternoon to sketch the pumpkin patch. There were only 4 of us. We had a nice chat about painting techniques and supplies while sketching the giants.
We met at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup yesterday.
My plan was to go straight to the draft horse barn! We met up at the antique carousel so I sketched some of those horses, too.
I spent nearly all the rest of the time in the draft horse barn.
There were only 4 of us. Perhaps the early rain discouraged others but it ended up a perfect day. This outing did cost a bit for entry and parking. Lori and Pam found the camels!
2905 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Meet at 11:00 am, Thursday, October 10 near the front entrance. Since 7 Seas does not open until 11:00, we will meet an hour later then usual. This venue offers plenty of parking, views of the harbor, Millville Pizza truck and beverages.
Sketchers will have several choices of subject matter, indoors and out. The staff and patrons are welcoming to Urban Sketchers. Please be respectful of customers.
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| 2905 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor |
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| Millville Pizza |
