USkO Birthday Event

Posted: September 24, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: birthday, Magic Island | Leave a comment

We returned to our roots today, i.e., Picnic Area #31 on Magic Island, the venue of USk Oʻahu’s very first sketch gathering in September 2014. The mauka views have changed since then, as development of Ala Moana Shopping Center and of the Kakaʻako waterfront area continues. Magic Island seemed the same though, filled as ever with families, joggers, and wedding parties. After our customary sharing of sketches, we recognized a few of our long-term members and celebrated our 3rd birthday by raffling off a few sketching utensils, munching poi mochi and cookies, and chatting about past and future sketch activities. Happy Birthday, USkO!

As always, don’t forget to check out our sketches on Flickr and upload your own!

See you at our next event on October 7 at UH Mānoa Law School!

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Celebratory Sketch Event Tomorrow!

Posted: September 23, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: anniversary, birthday | Leave a comment

International USk Group Exhibition: Call for Submissions!

Posted: September 23, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: call for submissions, exhibit, exhibition, gallery | Leave a comment

Urban Sketchers is organizing an international exhibition to showcase the USk motto: “we show the world, one drawing at a time”!

If you are interested in submitting your sketches visit: http://www.urbansketchers.org/2017/09/usk-news-call-for-entry-to-usk-group.html

Sketch it: USkO turns 3!

Posted: September 17, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement | 4 Comments

: 09/24/2017

Intertribal Powwow

Posted: September 9, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: first nation, Honolulu Intertribal Powwow, native american, powwow | Leave a comment

Today we returned to the Honolulu Intertribal Powwow, which is now in its 43rd year. Although perhaps not quite as well attended as last year, this annual gathering of leaders, dancers, musicians, and artisans proved again to be a diverse display of First Nations cultures. Serious and authentic, but also low-key and approachable at the same time, the performances were so captivating that some of us struggled to focus on their sketches. And then our subjects would not stop moving!

As always, don’t forget to check out our sketches on Flickr and upload your own!

Also, make sure to join us on September 24 for our 3rd anniversary sketch event, held at the same spot where USkO was launched three years ago!

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Next Event!

Posted: September 3, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement | Leave a comment

The next event is right around the corner! To learn more about the Intertribal Powwow (including etiquette) visit: http://www.honoluluintertribalpowwow.com.

: 09/09/2017

A Sketcher’s Oasis

Posted: August 27, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: Kaka'ako, UH, UH Medical School | Leave a comment

Today marked our first visit to the new UH Medical School complex in Kakaʻako, and we were impressed. Surrounded by LEED certified buildings, the inner courtyard offers a native Hawaiian garden, a small bubbling fountain feature where birds bathe, a variety of foliage, and – importantly – shaded seating at any time of day. In short, we were more than comfortable and had plenty to sketch. Joined by another visiting sketcher, this time from New York City, we discussed methods, media, and motivations while sharing our sketches of the day. Photos courtesy of Stephen, whose smartphone saved the day after our trusted official USkO camera stopped working.

As always, don’t forget to check out our sketches on Flickr and upload your own!

See you at our next event on September 9!

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Next Event!

Posted: August 21, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement | Leave a comment

: 08/27/2017

An Afternoon of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Posted: August 20, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: Guitar, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Slack Key Guitar | 1 Comment

We held an extracurricular mini sketch event today to welcome fellow sketcher Deborah who is visiting from Connecticut. In spite of the short notice, eight resident sketchers accepted our invitation and were rewarded by a leisurely two hours of relaxing in the shade of more than a few large trees, and listening to live music in the company of an appreciative crowd. The laid-back atmosphere of the event proved contagious as we chatted about our sketches and travels, and shared laughs about our attempts to sketch the Bandstand (whose architecture offers plenty of straight lines but seemingly not a single right angle).

As always, don’t forget to check out our sketches on Flickr and upload your own!

See you at our next event on August 27 at UH Medical School!

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Mini Sketch Event this Sunday!

Posted: August 16, 2017 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement, Guitar, Slack Key Guitar | 1 Comment

Since we like to make Urban Sketchers feel welcome when they visit Hawaiʻi, we have arranged a mini sketch event this Sunday (August 20) for a sketcher from Connecticut. Meet us at 3:00 p.m. near the pond (see map) at the Kapiʻolani Park Bandstand to sketch performers at the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival!