Ballard through the back door
From the Ballard Locks to the bell, an illustrated tour. The Seattle Times, March 26, 2024
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Sketching Climate Pledge Arena
38-degrees is colder than usual in Seattle this time of the year. But I came well-equipped with my finger-less gloves to join the @uskseattle sketch outing at Seattle Center this afternoon. I also warmed up a bit walking all around @climatepledgearena before finding the…
UW greenhouse
The nice folks at the @uwbiogreenhouse hosted a recent @uskseattle sketch outing. I hope I don’t get in trouble for coloring all my plants blue!
U-District boarded-up house
My first 11 x 14 sketch since I stopped The Seattle Times column. Perfect weather. Interesting subject. And good company sketching with Mack Schroer, a talented artist and illustrator who recently reached out to learn more about my career trajectory.…
Even on a hot summer day, these golfers are up for some clubbing
THE SUN IS beating down hard on Beacon Hill at the start of summer, a prelude to even warmer days ahead in the forecast. But the scorching temperature — 89 degrees — isn’t keeping people from hitting some balls at…
June gloom over Gas Works Park
June 13, 2021. This morning the @uskseattle group gathered to sketch in person for the first time in 16 months. It was a typical June-gloomy day of drizzle and clouds but everyone seemed really excited for the return of the regular monthly…
Months after protests rocked Capitol Hill, lingering concrete barriers disturb the peace
BACK IN EARLY June, the old building that houses the Seattle Police Department East Precinct on Capitol Hill became a focal point of protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. I remember sketching protesters when the whole area looked…
For the owner of Deez Dogz, it’s all about connection (and cream cheese)
THE TOASTED BUN is slathered with cream cheese, and the hot dog is split in half and covered with sauteed onions. “That’s the Seattle Dog,” says Betty Aklilu, the friendly food vendor at Deez Dogz on Fifth and Pike. At…
Passersby pay their respects as the beloved Pink Elephant packs its trunk
THE POOR PINK Elephant. It doesn’t spin all the way around anymore. It just nudges back and forth with the wind. As dusk begins to set in, I notice that half of its neon tubes are dark. But the day…
Between global voyages, this oceanographic research ship docks at Portage Bay
THE R/V THOMAS G. Thompson has just returned to its home port at the University of Washington School of Oceanography in Portage Bay after a weeklong research trip off the coast of Oregon. It’s rare to see the impressive oceanographic…
Vintage machines come alive at computer museum in Sodo
My tech-loving son has set an ambitious goal for his sixth-grade “passion project” at school: to build his own PC. While he tries to get creative with sourcing parts on an 11-year-old’s budget, we decided to visit the Living Computer…