SECOND HALF OF 2024

 Painting with my friends the Seattle Plein Aires group at Discovery Park.  The first painting I was trying to capture the sense of shadows where I was sitting and the grove of trees at the bottom of the hill.

I also wanted to capture some of the structures and officers homes in the park.  Relics of the World War I fort and the government.

Usk Seattle was celebrating their 15th anniversary sketch outing going back to Fisherman's Terminal where the first outing took place.

Afterwards we had a drink and draw at Figurehead Brewing.  

The second annual Sketcher Fest Edmonds was a fun three days of sketching, teaching and hanging out with all these sketchers...some world class talent.

Small demos from my workshop on Journey Sketching as my group walked up Main Street.

                                           

                                                    The test demo for Journey Sketching

                                                   Demo from my Clouds and Sky workshop

                                       Sketching some of the workshops and talks at Graphite 

Before Sketcher Fest all the workshop teachers and some of the volunteers took a morning cruise on the Ice Cream Boat from Fisherman's Terminal to Lake Washington.  These were quick sketches because the boat was continually moving

After Sketcher Fest many of us went over to the peninsula and Port Townsend, stopping for a sketch in Port Gamble. 

                                                   A weekend over on Whidbey Island

                                   

Sketch Break lunch at Ellis Plaza next to the Convention Center

Spent the afternoon at Kayak Point near Marysville.

Random sketches around downtown Seattle

Sketches from a work trip to Vancouver BC

Opening Day of the Sound Transit North Line One to Lynnwood

Georgetown Steam Plant with the Seattle Plein Aires group

Sky and cloud sketching in Edmonds

Sketching with Seattle Plein Aires in West Seattle at Jack Block Park

At my wife's cousin's house in Eastern Washington.  Her grandmother was born on this homestead land.  Now in the Wainscot Family.

                      A day trip up to Stanwood to look at some of the historic homes in town.

October we headed off to Germany to see our daughter, son-in-law and the new grandson.

During this month I participated in the Inktober sketching everyday in October which began before we left for Germany.

Some old equipment near Snohomish

Sketching on the One Line commuting to work

                                 Sketching with Usk Seattle at the downtown public Library

With Seattle Usk outing at the Washington State Ferry Terminal

Prepping for workshop teaching

On Whidbey Island near Double Bluff Point

                                                        Sketching the grandson from a photo.

Watching a podcast by Oliver, I sketched all the presenters as they talked about their sketching process.

 

                                                               Thanksgiving fun sketches

                                                One Line commuting sketches

                                      

                                       

Wine tasting at Isenhower Wine.

Sketching with Usk Seattle at SAM

Sketching the waste totes in front of the house