Urban Sketchers Marches On

Despite everything going on in the world, art is the greatest sign of hope. It unites people, brings awareness, elevates beauty, and promotes storytelling. That’s who we are at Urban Sketchers.

Thank you Albert and Ivan for coming out today to sketch along the parade route.

Yep. Just the three of us but it was a beautiful day for a parade!

Our next event is in two weeks so sharpen your pencils. More info will be posted on Monday.

Happy sketching!

Terri

Sketching ALOHA

I hope you are ready to sketch with us!

Let’s meet at the entrance to Ala Moana Park, at the intersection of Ala Moana Blvd and Atkinson.

Note: The parade starts at Ala Moana Park at 9. So we’re sketching an hour early. There is normally public parking at Magic Island. But the parade is making parking not available. Please use public transportation.

It will be pretty crowded so sketch anywhere along the parade route. But let’s meet at 10:30 at the intersection to share our sketches. The parade will most likely be well on its way to Waikiki by 10:30.

If attending, please RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com by Friday, Sept 29th. Hope to see you there!

To read more about the Aloha Festival Parade, visit the official website.

Halawa Rail Station Event Cancelled

Sorry for the last minute cancellation. We’ve decided to cancel tomorrow’s sketching event at the Halawa Rail Station due to lack of participation.

Hopefully, you can join us for the next one:

September 30th

Aloha Festival Parade in Waikiki

Save the date. Hoping for more sketchers sharing Aloha at the parade!

Hope to see you in September!

Terri

The Seduction of Iolani Palace

If you’ve been to Iolani Palace, you know how majestic and historic this grand treasure of Hawai’i is.

Built in 1882, Iolani Palace was the home of Hawai’i’s last reigning monarchs and served as the official royal residence and the residence of the Kingdom’s political and social life until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893, according to the website. It is also the only official royal residence in the United States and one of the most recognizable buildings in the state.

Being there is a return to a dream-like past. Sketching the palace, however is a task that cannot be taken likely.

Urban Sketcher Sergio looked at my unfinished sketch and said it best. “You’ll fallen into the seduction of Iolani Palace, trying to capture every detail.” So true.

When you are surrounded by something this grand and every fixture and architecture detail is so spectacular, you want to capture it all on paper. But when you have less than an hour to do it, it’s difficult to give it justice.

That’s the power of sketching and the best part of Urban Sketching. You learn from others without negativity or judgement. Art is a powerful tool. It not only is beautiful but it feeds your soul.

Thank you fellow sketchers. I learn so much from you.

Terri

Sketching History

Join us this Kama’aina Sunday as we tour ‘Iolani Palace and then sketch what we see.

Free tours are available to the first 500 guests this Sunday, July 9th starting at 9am. Come early as street parking is free and will go fast. There is also free parking at the Civic Center Municipal Parking Garage (entrance on Beretania St). Instead of meeting at the start of sketching, we’ll meet at 11:30 near the front gate on King Street. It shouldn’t be as crowded there.

If you can’t get inside the Palace for the tour, feel free to sketch outside. There will be entertainment, booths, and other family-friendly activities.

Visit the official website for more info.

If attending, please RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com by Saturday, July 8th. Hope to see you there!

terri

Honoring Those Who Serve

What an honor it was to tour the Honolulu Fire Museum.

Thank you to the Honolulu firemen for serving Hawaii with their bravery on the front lines every day. We are in awe of courage and valor to serve our community.

Thank you Urban Sketchers for coming out today. I love seeing your sketches. It always amazes me that we can see the same things and our sketches look completely different.

See everyone again on July 9th. Save the date! We’ll be at Iolani Palace for Kamaaina Sunday! Stay posted for details.

Honolulu Fire Station Museum

Sorry this is late!

Please join us this Saturday, June 17th at the Honolulu Fire Museum for a tour and sketching session.

Note, we are meeting at 9am, instead of 10am. The tour will end at 10am, which will give us time to sketch. Let’s meet outside the fire station at 11am, as there will be other tours after ours. There is parking available at the station for the tour.

I know some of you have posted on the previous blog that you want to attend. But please email us if you are planning on attending. We only have 6 spots saved so it will be first come, first served. Thank you for understanding.

If attending, please RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com by Friday, June 16th. Hope to see you there!

Save the Date – June 17th, 2023

Sorry we’ve been MIA recently. Life happens. We got busy. But now let’s get back on track.

SAVE THE DATE

SATURDAY, JUNE 17th, 2023

9 to 11 am

Honolulu Fire Museum Tour

620 South Street

There’s a free tour once a month and I’ve booked 6 tickets for anyone who wants to take the tour and sketch. Free parking at the fire station.

I’ll post more later but wanted to let you know so you can save the date!

Happy sketching,

Christine, Ivan, and Terri

Canceling This Saturday’s Event

I’ve told some of you in person that we will be meeting this Saturday at the Heart of Honolulu Street Festival. Well, we just couldn’t get it organized in time. Sorry about that. So we won’t be meeting as a group. But I encourage you to attend if you can to check it out. It looks like a great event.

https://www.downtownarthi.org/heartofhonolulufestival

Interested in sketching this week?

Hi all. One of the perks of living in Hawai’i is that we frequently get out-of-town sketchers who are vacationing and want to join us for sketching. Since we only meet once a month, it doesn’t always work out for everyone’s schedule. Today, I received a message from a visitor from California that is on Oahu until March 25th and would like to get together informally as a group to sketch. If interested, email us at uskoahu@gmail.com and I will connect you to make arrangements.

Happy sketching,

Terri