How Do You Sketch Earth Day? (updated)

Posted: April 8, 2024 | Author: Terri Dux | Filed under: USkO | Tags: art, drawing, sketch, sketching, urban-sketching | Leave a comment

Earth Day is actually on Monday, April 22. But since we usually meet on Saturday, we will be sketching on April 20 in Kaimuki.

UPDATED: Let’s meet across the street of Keep It Simple on Waialae Ave. If you’ve never been there, Keep It Simple is a cute boutique shop with a mission to provide “Vegan, Cruelty-Free, Non-Toxic, Reef Safe products,” according to their website. Address is 3466 Waialae Ave.

On April 20, the store is doing a little Earth Day Festival with sustainable vendors, crafts, music, food, drinks and fun. Bring your empty containers to refill with daily household products!

As Urban Sketchers, I thought it would be an interesting twist to sketch their cute storefront in historic Kaimuki. You can also choose to sketch the busy Waialae Ave or neighboring shops. Kaimuki is full of historical charm so there is a lot to focus on. We will meet at 10am and share our sketches as a group at 11:30.

Parking is available on the street. If attending, RSVP by Friday, April 19 at uskoahu@gmail.com. I hope you can join us.

Happy sketching,

Terri

How Do You Sketch 20,000 People

Posted: March 30, 2024 | Author: Terri Dux | Filed under: USkO | Tags: art, drawing, hawaiiconventioncenter, kawaiikon, sketch, sketching, urban-sketching, urbansketchers | 4 Comments

When I planned Urban Sketching at Kawaii Kon, I thought it would be pretty casual. We walk in. Get a comfortable seat on the upper level where there is plenty of seating and sketch away. I was wrong.

Security has been upgraded to TSA screening. And with metal detectors at the front door, the line, or should I say the mob of young people formed endless lines in every direction. It was impossible for us, Urban Sketchers to enter the convention center.

Thank you sketchers who braved the traffic, weather, and crowds to sketch what we could. As Urban Sketchers, we tell a story, a snapshot of today. And that we did proudly!

The questions of the day to ponder was: Why is art important to me? What’s an early event that first interested you in art? We love hearing how art influenced you at such an early age. And how art is critical thinking or stress-relieving. How would you answer those questions?

Save the Date

Pencil April 20 for our next Urban Sketchers event. I don’t have an event or location yet, so email me with suggestions.

Sketching Holiday Cheer

Posted: December 9, 2023 | Author: Terri Dux | Filed under: USkO | Tags: drawing, sketch, sketching | 2 Comments

Thank you to all the amazing sketchers who attended this morning’s sketching event at Honolulu Hale. It’s an annual tradition to sketch Shaka Santa and Tutu Mele or the festive grounds in every December.