Save the Date – Feb 25th!

We’ve got our next event lined up so save the date – Saturday, Feb 25th. More info will be posted later. Check back later next week! Thanks, Terri

Our First Sketching Event for 2023!

Thank you to all who braved the crowds and rain to make it to our first Urban Sketching event for 2023! We were happy to see Bruce again from Urban Sketchers Houston with his wife. And we welcomed Linda from Urban Sketchers Korea. We also were delighted to have Debby join our group.

It was pretty crowded at the KCC Farmer’s Market. Lots of food, veggies, beverages, and plants.

Even saw a several lions dancing away! Happy New Year.

Luckily, we decided to meet away from crowd.

Keep sketching everyone,

Terri

Happy New Year

2023 is moving fast so we have to move fast to capture it all in our sketches. Hope you are happily sketching wherever you are.

We’re starting January sketching at KCC Farmer’s Market on January 28th. Let’s meet at 10am near the cactus garden.

The KCC Farmer’s Market is located on the campus of Kapiolani Community College. It is open 7:30am to 11am so it will be bustling by the time we arrive at 10am to sketch. In fact you may want to get there early as parking fill up fast. Plus if you get there early, you can treat yourself to great local grinds while the Farmer’s Market is open. As usual, we’ll sketch from 10 to 11:30 and meet as a group at 11:30 to share our sketches.

The KCC Farmer’s Market is one of the most famous Farmer’s Market on Oahu drawing locals and visitors from around the world to delight in local flavors, flowers, plants, and vegetables. Support local famers and small businesses!

For us, it’s a great people place to sketch. Besides the crowds, there are vendors and tents to sketch. There’s a fabulous cactus garden nearby. And if you interested in structures, Diamond Head Theatre, which is across the street, just finished construction and opened to the public this month. There’s a lot to see and experience at the KCC Farmer’s Market with plenty of free parking.

Looking forward to seeing you there! If attending, please email us at uskoahu@gmail.com by Friday, January 27th with your name and phone number. Hope to see you on January 28th!

Happy Holidays Urban Sketchers!

Sending holiday wishes your way.

Happy Holidays and happy sketching,

Christine, Ivan, and Terri

Small Group Sketching at Honolulu Hale

There were just four of us today sketching at Honolulu: Noah, Ivan, ByungKuk (visiting from Korea), and myself. I ran into Wei Hann after the meet up who was sketching down the street. So, I guess there were 5 of us. When the group is small, it’s a great time to talk story and look at everyone’s sketchbooks which is always very impressive.

It was great to meet ByungKuk from Urban Sketchers Seoul. He said he was new to the chapter but his sketchbook is beautiful with bright watercolor of his travels. He is here for the Honolulu Marathon and we were so happy to have him join our small group.

I took a bunch of photos today but unfortunately I am having problems with my iPhone. If I am able to restore my photos from today, I will repost this entry. My apologies for my low tech ability.

Wishing everyone Happy Holidays. Stay safe and keep sketching.

See you in 2023!

Terri

UPDATE: Thank you to ByungKuk (Kay) who took these photos and sent them to me to share!

Ho Ho Honolulu Hale

That’s right! We’re returning to the always festive Honolulu Hale for merriment and sketching.

As usual, please email us at uskoahu@gmail.com if attending. Hope to see you on the 17th!

Sketching One of the Most Recognizable Buildings in Hawai’i – CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Sorry, we had to cancel our event due to bad weather.

Sketching in Kaka’ako

We spent this morning appreciating architecture and art at Mother Waldron Playground in Kaka’ako. Kaka’ako is such a vibrant community in the heart of urban Honolulu. The streets are full of colorful murals covering nearly every wall you see. It is an inspiring place and as Urban Sketchers, you have to appreciate city art, the unique architecture, and the artist vibe of Kaka’ako.

Thanks to Mayumi, representing American Institute of Architects (AIA) Hawaii. While we were sketching, AIA hosted walking tours to the public. I wish I could have tagged along on the tour, but of course, I would rather be sketching.

So glad it didn’t rain and a really nice group of sketchers really immersed themselves to capture everything Kaka’ako has to offer.

Combo Event with AIA

Urban Sketchers O’ahu is teaming up with American Institute of Architects (AIA) to honor Architecture Month on October 22nd.

Let’s meet on the corner of Pohukaina and Cooke Streets under the big monkeypod tree. There should be metered parking on side streets.

Note: We are starting at 9am, instead of 10am. Sharing our sketches will begin at 11:30am.

If attending, please email us at uskoahu@gmail.com by Friday, October 21st.

Happy sketching,

Terri

Christine’s Sketching Debut on Hawaii News Now “Sunrise”

I hope you woke up early and caught Christine’s sketching segment on Hawaii News Now (HNN) this morning. She was awesome! This is what she had to say about the experience:

Todd (spokesperson for American Institute of Architects) and I arrived at the news studio at the same time. We were escorted inside by none other than Billy V himself! He was very welcoming and led us through a maze of corridors and set spaces including the main Sunrise set which we walked behind of and could hear Grace Lee and the others filming on the other side.

Billy took us to a conference room. He turned on a big tv so we could watch the show, saying we had about 20 minutes before our segment would be filmed. He left and a few minutes later he was on tv with the others. I was amazed with how fast paced everything was. One minute he was leading us through the studio, the next minute he’s on TV!

During the 20 minutes in the conference room I started doing some drawing warm ups. In the middle of my warm ups another guy came to tell us we’re up. He led us through the maze of the studio including the little room where “This Is Now” is filmed. I saw a glimpse of Jonathan Jared Saupe sitting inside, no sign of Ashley Nagaoka though.

We ended up in this smaller separate set with couches. They cleared the furniture and set up a white board for Howard Dicus and my easel. This was our little set for the segment.

Here we met the segment producer Keith and our camera man Joel. Joel is someone I went to high school with. What a nice surprise to see each other on a news set! Keith instructed us on what’s happening and tells me I have 3 minutes to draw on camera, which shocked me. I can draw fast but not that fast. But he says I’ll have time after the segment to finish the drawing and then they would film Howard’s sketch and my drawing side by side.

Keith wanted me to have something drawn by the time they start filming the segment so I started drawing before Howard arrives.

But once Howard does arrive everything happened quickly. Howard goes over what he wants to do and we start filming. I’m in that haze we all go into when we’re in deep drawing mode which is good because I wasn’t feeling nervous, just totally focused on finishing the drawing. Howard and Todd have their back and forth interview and I’m slightly aware of Joel moving around with the camera. And then in no time it was done, Howard goes back to the main set. I spend the next 15-20 minutes finishing the drawing and chatting with Todd. When I’m done with the drawing, Joel films it one more time. And that’s it. Keith thanks us for coming and leads us through the labyrinth of the studio and shows us how to get back to the parking garage. And it’s just 8:30 in the morning.

Way to go Christine! Thanks for representing Urban Sketchers O’ahu!