Saying Aloha to Aloha Stadium

A huge public event is happening on Saturday, February 25th! Let’s be there to capture it all with our sketches.

This event is free to the public with tickets to enter at 10am to noon. But if you check the website now, there is a waitlist for tickets. Thankfully, I snagged 10 tickets for Urban Sketchers before they sold out for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The first 10 people to RSVP at uskoahu@gmail.com with get a free ticket. Parking for this event is $1 for kama’ainas. It will be crowded so let’s meet near the entrance. Please include your phone number in your email.

Because of the size of this event and the stadium, we’re meeting at 10am to distribute tickets and at 12:30pm to share our sketches. That will give everyone more time to walk around and choose a location to sketch.

Read more about the all day activities happening at Aloha Stadium.

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