Tuesday, May 27, 2014
This morning I met with Mrs. Williams and showed her my new
sketches and the progress I have made.
After meeting with her I drove to Gas Works Park in
Seattle. The drive was easy (no Mercer
shift or screaming) and I was surprised by how close the park is to UW, where I
will be spending the next four years. I
had never been to Gas Works Park before and was amazed by the gorgeous view of
Seattle. I chose a spot in front of a
large, rusty, machine and sketched it for an hour.
The sun was shining
and the beauty of this park equally amazed the tourists and joggers around
me. One thing that I like about Gas
Works Park is the juxtaposition of the shiny Seattle skyline with the rusty old
machines in the park. This historic site
containing some of the only remaining remnants of coal gasification plants in
the US truly shows the diversity of Seattle.
I was able to sketch a piece of Seattle’s history then turn around and
sketch the modern skyline behind me.
Later on in the day I went up to Snohomish to sketch some
of the unique antique shops. There was
so much clutter in all of these shops that it was hard to choose what to
sketch. However I found a shop
containing tons of neon signs (and junk) and instead of being overwhelmed, I
tried to look for the simplicity within it.
I penciled in the details of the shop then finished it later at
home. Within all the clutter the color
red stood out to me the most so I decided to only watercolor the red parts of
the shop.
My main challenge of the day was sketching in the antique
store. I used to get overwhelmed really
easily when urban sketching- there is so much to choose from. But I think I am getting better at finding
simplicity in scenes in front of me. In
some ways, finding simplicity within clutter is a valuable lesson for every
aspect of my life. It is easy to get
caught up in the “clutter” of our lives but sometimes the simple moments are
the ones we value the most.
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