1108 26th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Meet at 10:00 am near the front entrance. There is an admission fee for this venue.
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| Vintage Aero Museum |
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Sketching at Watson's Nursery
We had a festive morning to sketch at Watson's Nursery. There were plenty of indoor holiday decorations. The outdoor areas were also holiday themed, including reindeer.
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| Watson's Nursery display |
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| The throwdown |
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| Urban Sketchers visit Watson's Nursery |
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Sketching at Point Ruston Public Market
We had a wonderful morning to sketch and explore the Point Ruston Public Market. There were plenty of indoor decorations and vendor displays to sketch on a flooded December day.
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| The throwdown |
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| Tacoma Urban Sketchers visit Point Ruston Public Market Welcome Susan! |
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Foss Museum
We met at the Foss Waterway Seaport Maritime Museum today with one of the largest number of sketchers in many months.
I found the display of historic diving equipment interesting. Halley Diving Bell c 1690. Dr. Edmond Halley devised this system of weighted barrels that carried air from the surface. He is best known for the comet that bares his name. Both helmets are US Navy. The Mark V was introduced in 1915 but this one is labelled as 1941. The other helmet is obviously more modern but I did not find an exact date.
I walked out to the dock and saw a freighter in the distance.
We're standing under the skeleton of a yearling female humpback whale that died near Gig Harbor in December 2015. After a year of decomposing the skeleton was articulated by students at Stadium High School, Tacoma.
Many more photos are here.