Let’s draw a car!

Thank you to all who attended our last virtual demo with Christine. It was our biggest virtual turn out to date. I hope you all learned something valuable to add to your sketches.

By special request, Christine has offered to show us another demo.

I’m not sure what the construction method is but I’m curious to learn more. Aren’t you?

Sorry, it’s a little last minute. But I hope you can join us on February 12th at 10am. Please RSVP to uskoahu@gmail.com by February 9th and I will email you the link to join.

Hope you can join us. In the meantime, stay safe and happy sketching.

Terri

Let’s meet virtually

I’m sure you already guessed it. We’re not gathering together in person while the COVID-19 numbers are peaking. 

Instead, Christine has volunteered to teach a class virtually: Point to Point sketching.

Point-to-point is focusing less on what you are driving and more on the line edges and angles. “Basically, you start with a line and you add your next line by comparing its angle and length with your first line. Rinse and repeat,” says Christine.

Please RSVP to uskoahu@gmail.com by January 24th and I will email you the link to join.

Hope you can join us. In the meantime, stay safe and happy sketching.

Terri

For the Night Owls

Inspired by Sebastian’s recent night sketches, here is one for the Night Owls.

I’ve never sketched at night so I’m curious to see what everyone does. Will you draw by candlelight, street light, or flashlight?

What will you see at night? Dog walkers? Late-night snackers? Shift workers? I am now very curious.

It would be great if we all sketched on the same night, Saturday. But feel free to sketch any night this week and post your nocturnal sketch this weekend on Flickr and Instagram, tagging us @urbansketchersoahu with the #urbansketcheroahu.

Stay safe out there in the dark. Happy sketching.

Happy 6th Birthday to us!

Thanks Sebastian for letting us know that September 21st is Urban Sketchers O’ahu’s 6th birthday!

Personally, I wasn’t there on September 21, 2014. But it was great to see these photos from that Kick-Off Event at Magic Island in Honolulu.

Wow. What a beautiful day that was. Don’t you miss those days when we could gather outdoors and share our sketches?

In the meantime, we can still share our passion online.

Since it’s our Happy Birthday weekend, let’s celebrate by sharing our “Happy Place.”

Is it a hike in the mountains? A sunny spot on the beach? Snuggling with your cat? Can’t wait to see your happy place.

Please post your sketches on Flickr and Instagram. On Instagram, tag your sketch @urbansketchersoahu and use the #urbansketchersoahu.

Happy Sketching.

Repeat, repeat, repeat

Nature is great at it. So are urban planners.

The virtual sketching theme for this Saturday is pattern or repetition.

Take a look outside. It’s everywhere.

Leaves.
Rooftops.
Crosswalks.
Fences.
Bridges.

Draw what you see. Let the pattern or repetition of design inspire you.

Please post your sketches on Flickr. If you post to your Instagram, tag us @urbansketchersoahu and use the #urbansketchersoahu. Our followers on Instagram are growing!

Happy sketching.

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

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.