When Everywhere You Look is Inspiration

Thank you O’ahu Urban Sketchers for coming out on a Sunday to sketch at the Honolulu Museum of Art. It was Community Day at HoMa which means free admission for kama’aina and a beautiful day to be inspired by the art all around us.

We welcomed a lot of new Urban Sketchers today. So glad you joined us to either start sketching or get back into sketching.

Sketching our community in person is what we do. We use our artistic skills as storytelling to share with our global community. Thank you for joining our community!

Whether you chose to sketch the breathtaking gardens at HoMa or statues on the grounds, it was such a lovely day to sketch together and share what we are currently trying to improve upon.

SAVE THE DATE

We are brewing up a collab with Downtown Art Center on Saturday, Sept. 27. More info will be posted next month! Until then, happy sketching!
Terri

Escape to Serenity Sketching in Urban Honolulu

Surrounded by nature, fluttery butterflies, soaring birds and your sketchbook. That’s transcendent. Sandwiched between the noisy highway and busy Vineyard Blvd., Foster Botanical Garden offers an serene escape to nature with its towering trees and lush foliage.

Thank you all who joined us at Urban Sketchers at Foster Botanical Garden in downtown Honolulu. Loved seeing all your wonderful sketches of this magical place.

SAVE THE DATE:

Our next sketching event will be on Sunday, August 17, 10am to noon at Honolulu Museum of Art. It’s Community Day so admission will be free for Hawaii residents.

Until then, happy sketching!
Terri

Dip Into Serenity in the Heart of Downtown Honolulu

In busy downtown is the lush tropical Foster Botanical Garden. Here you’ll escape amongst mature trees and an impressive plant collection in this 14-acre garden. The real test is what will you sketch. The Conservatory? The Outdoor Butterfly Garden? Maybe the Prehistoric Glen Cycad Collection? Whatever you choose, please join us:

Saturday, July 26, 2025
10am to Noon
Foster Botanical Garden
180 North Vineyard Blvd.

Let’s meet just inside the entrance.

Parking is onsite. Admission is $3 for Kama’aina, $5 for non-resident.

Please RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com by Friday, July 25, so I’ll know to expect you. Looking forward to peaceful day of sketching in nature.

Terri

Learn About Botanicals and Sketch on Campus

Under the canopy of lush mature trees, Urban Sketchers O’ahu joined Hawai’i Botanical Society at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa for a morning of learning about campus trees, plants, and pests. A big mahalo to Arby from HBS for a very informative tour about native and non-native plants and trees. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us so we can appreciate the beauty around us.

Thank you to everyone who came out today to sketch. Although the Center for Korean Studies building is indeed challenging, it was very fun to capture the colors and details of this cultural, icon architecture.

SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, July 26
Details will be post in July

Until then, happy sketching!
Terri

Pick up Your Sketchbook or Gardening Gloves

Hello Urban Sketchers! So excited for our next sketching event in combo with the Hawai’i Botanical Society. We will be joining their UH Manoa Community Malama ‘Aina Day at the University of Manoa.

Sunday, June 22, 2025
8:50 to 11:30 a.m.
University of Hawai’i
3190 Maile Way (In front of St. John Plant Science Lab)

This is different from our normal events. We will be gathering to introduce ourselves, taking a short botanical tour and then sketching at the Center for Korean Studies.

If you rather participate in the campus cleanup, instead of sketching, fill out this form.

Parking is free on campus.

Please RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com by Saturday, June 21, so I’ll know to expect you. Looking forward to fun day learning about plants and sketching!
Terri

Join us for a Day of Food and Sketching

It’s May! We’re back! Before the heat of the summer, let’s gather for a fun day at Kaka’ako Farmer’s Market.

Saturday, May 24, 2025
10am to Noon
Kaka’ako Farmer’s Market
Corner of Ward Ave and Ala Moana Blvd.

Let’s meet at the less crowded corner, across from the activity of the Farmer’s Market. Choose to sketch the crowd, the booths, the food, boats in the harbor or whatever you want.

Check-in with me at 10 a.m., sketch for 1.5 hours and we’ll meet up at 11:30 to look at each other’s sketches. In between, you might want to treat yourself to delicious local food from the many vendor booths available.

Please RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com by Friday, May 23, so I’ll know to expect you. Looking forward to fun day in the sun! Until then happy sketching!
Terri

Malama Aina (To Care for the Land)

Urban Sketchers O’ahu honors Earth Day with community sketches celebrating the beautiful place we call home.

If you did a sketch, please send it to uskoahu@gmail.com and I will add it to the slideshow. I am participating in UH Manoa Community Malama ‘Aina Day tomorrow! Happy Earth Week!

Sketch Your Earth Day

We are cancelling our in-person meetup on April 26. The Hawaii Book and Music Festival will not happen on that date. Sorry for the poor intel.

Instead, let’s celebrate Earth Day on your own. There are many Earth Day events happening tomorrow and next week. Just search the web to find an event to sketch (beach cleanup or volunteer opportunities) or sketch what Earth Day means for you. The door is open to your creativity. But please keep to the guidance of Urban Sketchers and sketch what you see.

Email your sketch with description to uskoahu@gmail.com by Saturday, April 26, 5 p.m., and I will post your beautiful sketches later that night.

Get out there and sketch,
Terri