Bang, Boom, Pow!
Posted: January 1, 2016 Filed under: USkO | Tags: 2016, fireworks, New Year Leave a comment
Happy New Year, sketchers!
Below are photos of Harald and I sketching the fireworks show from Mānoa Valley.
Looking forward to an exciting year of sketch events!
Honolulu Marathon
Posted: December 19, 2015 Filed under: USkO | Tags: Honolulu Marathon 1 CommentAlthough I could not make myself get up early enough to see the lead runners from Kenya finish, I did sketch the crowded atmosphere of the Kapi‘olani Park finish line at 10:00 a.m. Below are runners’ families and friends cheering them through the final stretch, and finishers heading to the massage tables, snack tents, and photo booths… or making the daring decision to lie down and take a nap.
Mānoa Valley Christmas Parade
Posted: December 19, 2015 Filed under: USkO | Tags: Christmas parade, Mānoa, pen, watercolor pencils 1 CommentEarlier this month, I went to see the Christmas parade with, seemingly, every Mānoa Valley resident. I took up position on the corner of Lowrey Ave. and East Manoa Rd., and saw entire streets lined with people in a festive, community spirit. Unfortunately, the parade passed by so quickly that I was only able to capture a few moments: a police motorcycle leading the parade, a school’s marching band performing Christmas carols, and a troop of Scottish bagpipe players.
What Crawleth Out at Night
Posted: December 5, 2015 Filed under: USkO | Tags: First Friday, Hawai‘i Glass Artists, The ARTS at Marks Garage, The Gay Men's Chorus of Honolulu Leave a comment
Yesterday’s sketch crawl during First Friday in the Chinatown district of downtown Honolulu witnessed a celebration of the arts and everything quirky. As we sketched into the evening, we were entertained by glass art at The ARTS at Marks Garage (including live glass blowing and shaping on the street corner), a performance by The Gay Men’s Chorus, people dressed up in Christmas costumes, a group having dinner with an alien puppet, drummers, and event-goers passing by. There was even a sighting of Santa! Not that we were fast enough to capture much of it in our sketches …
John and the team from Marks kindly provided a space for our show-and-tell session at the end of the evening. With a long table, great lighting, and plenty of seating, the venue did not lack for anything and caused quite a number of gallery visitors to stop by and flip through our sketchbooks. One admirer was even treated to an autographed sketch by Ruth Ann.
December Drawing Attention Newsletter
Posted: December 3, 2015 Filed under: USkO 1 CommentThe chapter was featured in USk’s international newsletter this month!
http://www.urbansketchers.org/2015/12/drawing-attention-december-2015.html
Next Event!
Posted: November 30, 2015 Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement Leave a comment-
- 12/04/2015
A Red-Hot Afternoon at GAAH
Posted: November 29, 2015 Filed under: USkO | Tags: GAAH, glass, Kailua Leave a comment
At the invitation of Glass Arts Association of Hawai‘i (GAAH), Urban Sketchers O‘ahu attended the glass artists’ Saturday open house. In a welcoming setting with pupus and live music, sketchers captured live glass shaping and blowing while keeping a safe distance from the blazing furnaces and red-hot globs of glass. GAAH founder Ted Clark and fellow staff demonstrated the creation of friggers and helped visitors make their first pieces of glass art. Just like sketchers, glass artists have to work fast – not because their subjects move but because they solidify!
It was a fascinating introduction to a 3D art form that many of us had not had first-hand experience with, and we certainly plan to be back.
Blog Correspondency
Posted: November 24, 2015 Filed under: USkO Leave a commentHello sketchers!
We want to draw your attention to an opportunity for USkO sketchers to become more involved with the Urban Sketchers family on both a local and international scale. Starting in the first quarter of 2016, we will be sending sketchers invitations to become USkO blog correspondents. As a correspondent, you will be able to publish posts on the USkO blog and help raise the visibility of the chapter. Note that we will select invitees primarily based on their participation in our events and on Flickr – see https://uskoahu.wordpress.com/participation/ for more details.
We are excited to be entering the next phase in the evolution and expansion of our chapter!
Aloha,
USkO Admins
Next Event!
Posted: November 22, 2015 Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement Leave a comment-
- 11/28/2015
Check out GAAH’s website for detailed directions.
Sketching a Harpist at the Library
Posted: November 22, 2015 Filed under: USkO 4 Comments
Librarian and harpist Sally Walstrum performed at the Hawai‘i State Library yesterday afternoon. She had selected pieces from a variety of genres (some involving audience participation), showcasing the versatility of her instruments which included both a concert pedal and electric harp. Sketchers in attendance, including several newcomers, had a rare opportunity to engage in figure drawing of (almost) stationary “models” – some of them fellow members of the audience. We hope to develop closer ties with the library for future events – which may involve exhibiting our sketches.
Below are photos of Sally’s exciting performance and of our subsequent show-and-tell session.
AJ Tauber
Harald Ebeling
Terri Dux
noah kutaka
Susan Li
Sebastian
uskoadmin
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