A flying twist to an in-person meet-up [updated]

Posted: August 24, 2020 | Author: Terri Dux | Filed under: USkO | Tags: usk, USkO, virtual sketch event | Leave a comment

We have an interesting virtual sketch theme for this Saturday. We hope you will be excited to take off!

This Saturday begins the 75th WWII Commemoration Events in Hawaii. From 10- 11am (note the updated schedule), there will be 14 WWII warbirds flying over various parts of Oahu.

“To have these Warbirds in Hawaii, flying over the very deck of the USS Missouri where the Instrument of Surrender was signed on September 2, 1945 ending this global conflict, to honor all WWII veterans, is a tribute that will live on in the hearts of all who see it.”
Elissa Lines
Executive Director of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
commemorativeairforce.org

This is an historic commemoration and we on Oahu are privy to witness this special tribute. Wherever you are, sketch what you see in the skies. If possible, position yourself for a grand view of the Legacy of Peace Aerial Parade. Keep in mind all beaches and parks are still closed.

It will be fascinating to see everyone’s sketches from literally different points of view. Please post your sketches on Flickr and Instagram and tag us @urbansketchersoahu or use #urbansketchersoahu.

Happy sketching.

For more info on this event, visit:
https://www.75thwwiicommemoration.org/
https://commemorativeairforce.org/news/wwii-warbirds-to-participate-in-events-of-the-75th-commemoration-of-the-end-of-wwii

On a side note: Christine, Bill, and I will try to post Saturday’s virtual sketching themes every Monday. If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know.

8/22/2020 Virtual Sketching

Posted: August 20, 2020 | Author: Christine G | Filed under: USkO | Leave a comment

A message from Terri:

Mahalo to everyone participating in our virtual sketching every Saturday. We know it’s not as fun as in-person group sketching but hopefully you are still having fun and enjoy sharing your art with fellow sketchers. Always so impressed with your artwork!

Saturday’s theme is to “Tell A Story In Isolation”. Think about how your sketch reflects YOU at this moment. Are you binge-watching Netflix? Perhaps, you are reading more books. Use colors to reflect your mood. This one is about YOU and your story. Can’t wait to see your creative sketches!

8/15/2020 Virtual Sketching

Posted: August 10, 2020 | Author: Christine G | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement | Leave a comment

We’ve got another virtual sketching session planned for this Saturday, 8/15/2020. Our theme is for you to use a new media! Now is your chance to explore and experiment! Have fun and be creative with it. As always post your beautiful artwork on Urban Sketchers Oahu’s Group Page on Flickr and also on Instagram using the hashtag #urbansketcheroahu.

Return to Virtual Sketching

Posted: August 7, 2020 | Author: Terri Dux | Filed under: USkO | Tags: virtual sketch event | 3 Comments

Hi All! As you may have already guessed, the increase of new COVID-19 inflections on O’ahu is causing us to take a step back. As much as we would have liked to, we feel like it would be irresponsible to meet as a group, when so many in our community are falling ill and dying.

So for the next few Saturdays, we will be adding prompts for sketching. We may be apart, but we can still share our sketches together.

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2020
Location: Any place you feel safe
Theme: Same view at different hours. Pick a view and sketch it at different times of the day, capturing the light and shadow differences. Sounds fun? We hope so.

We encourage everyone to post and comment online as soon as possible, preferably on the same day at: https://www.flickr.com/groups/uskoahu

Also, please post your sketch on Instagram and tag us @urbansketchersoahu. Our Instagram has 30 followers, including local and worldwide artists. Let’s share our artwork with the world!

100!

Posted: July 25, 2020 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: 100, downtown, frank fasi civic grounds, Honolulu | 2 Comments

Double-digit attendance (well, 10 qualifies, right?) marked our double celebration today: 100 USkO sketch events and the return of in-person sketching! A beautiful morning downtown made Hurricane Douglas look like fiction – although several sketchers mentioned the need to tie down or move loose belongings this afternoon. For the moment, however, our attention was on the confusing undulations of the Sky Gate sculpture and other views in the area. At a particularly social show-and-tell session our new chapter leaders (Terri, Bill, and Christine) received a warm welcome … and the outgoing administrators were treated to lovely presents. Here’s to the next 100!

On a more personal note: We admins have greatly enjoyed organizing events and sketching with everyone since holding our first gathering at Magic Island nearly 6 years ago. The three of us will still participate in events when we can and certainly be in touch from afar. We are thrilled by the enthusiasm of USkO’s new leaders and have no doubt that they will take the chapter to new heights!

Happy sketching and see you soon!

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Join the conversation on Instagram!

Posted: July 25, 2020 | Author: Terri Dux | Filed under: USkO | 1 Comment

Our Urban Sketchers Oahu Instagram account is now live! Please join us by logging in or joining Instagram, search for urbansketchersoahu and click “Follow.”

When you post your sketches to your personal Instagram, tag us @urbansketchersoahu so we can share it. You can also use the hashtag #urbansketchersoahu.

Aloha and stay safe this weekend!

Douglas won’t stop 100!

Posted: July 24, 2020 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement | Leave a comment

We are expecting good weather through Saturday. That means our 100th event is still a go for tomorrow! Hope to see you there! :)

For those who participate virtually, please take a photo of yourself sketching (or with your sketch), and we’ll include you in a mosaic group shot!

Hundredth

Posted: July 19, 2020 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: 100 events, event announcement | Leave a comment

Our 100th sketch event is less than a week away! If you cannot carve time out of your morning to sketch or would prefer not to join in person, then please participate virtually anytime that weekend (07/25). Either way, we hope to see those sketches on Flickr! And, of course, the theme is: “Numbers”. Bonus points if you can find and sketch a #100. :)

Centi-sketch!

Posted: July 15, 2020 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: event announcement | Leave a comment

: 07/25/2020

USkO is Back!

Posted: July 10, 2020 | Author: Sebastian | Filed under: USkO | Tags: 100 events, announcement, hundred | Leave a comment

Aloha fellow sketchers,

We are delighted to announce a couple of developments!

Before all, our next gathering will bring us to a big landmark:

Thank you, sketchers! To celebrate this achievement (and in response to the majority opinion expressed by you in the recent USkO survey), we would like to announce that our next event will be held in person on July 25 by the State Capitol. Details will follow in the event flyer.

Additionally, we want to take this opportunity to announce a change in USkO leadership and to introduce a new team of “administrators”. These will be familiar faces to all of you, and we are excited by their enthusiasm! More on all that later.

Celebrate #100! July 25. State Capitol. See you there!

Sebastian, AJ, Harald

P.S. Although we will not be holding any more organized virtual events this month, feel free to head out to sketch – and share online! :)