We met at Holy Rosary Church Catholic Church this morning. It was already a hot day. We found what shade we could and all sketched the impressive spire.
This church became unsafe due to water damage and was to be torn down. People advocated for it's restoration and eventually the Vatican cancelled the order to demolish it. However there is still a possibility it will be razed.
Most of us found a shady spot from which to sketch.
We had a grand time sketching at Narrows Park. There was plenty of beach fun, backdropped with an incredible view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
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| The throwdown |
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| Narrows Park |
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| Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Narrows Park |
Meet at 10:00 in the parking lot. From the upper level, there is a small, covered picnic shelter with views of the bridge. There will be a short, a bit steep, walk down the hill to sea level. This park offers scenic views of the bridge, a small creek and waterfront access. Portable toilets are located at one corner of the parking lot.
We will be partnering with the Peninsula Art League Plein Aire painters.
Many were ready for a good weather day to sketch. There were plenty of vendors setting up for the market, the historic Skansie netshed, metal sculptures and the waterfront at Gig Harbor for inspiration.
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| The throwdown |
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| Jerisich Public Dock |
It might have been prudent to cancel this morning's sketch outing at Hanwoori Korean Garden in Federal Way. But USk Tacoma had invited USk Seattle to attend. Rain was predicted, even thunderstorms. Also, it was time to celebrate USk Tacoma's 13th anniversary as our first sketch outing was June 7, 2013.
Several sketchers from Seattle came along with a few from the Tacoma group. We were a hardy bunch as it rained nearly the entire time. A few huddled together under the shelter of the roof of the garden gate. More were in the pagoda itself. And then a couple of us sketched from under umbrellas!
I was one of the sketchers sitting under an umbrella, painting a view of the gate. Sadly, the Federal Way city site doesn't have any information about this fairly new garden. I did find that Hanwoori means “we are one”. And that it was created in a partnership between the City of Federal Way and its sister city, Donghae, South Korea.
We ended early and a few people had already left. The Tacoma group posed with our anniversary poster.
3211 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
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| Skansie Brothers Park |
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| Skansie Brothers Park and Jerisich Public Dock |
We had a fun sketch outing in Olympia at East Side Big Toms drive-thru burger restaurant. There were plenty of dinosaurs posed in several jungle scenes, vintage characters, and numerous fun views. Lunch was great, including milkshakes. Thanks to Kate for organizing.
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| The throwdown |
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| Thanks to Joe for taking the photo. A few sketchers left early. |
