Monday, June 25, 2018

SketchCrawl - Trains and Roller Coasters

Saturday, July 21
11:30 am
Oregon Rail Heritage Museum
 2730 NW 31st Avenue, Portland

Front of Oregon Rail Heritage Center with 4449 pulled out, Sep. 2012
This sketchcrawl takes in two destinations - the Oregon Rail Heritage Museum and Oaks Amusement Park! This includes an optional ($10 round trip) ride on the Oregon Pacific Railroad, from the Oregon Rail Heritage Museum near OMSI to Oaks Amusement Park. If you prefer not to ride the train, you can drive between the two locations or join us for just one segment of the sketchcrawl.

Both the rail museum and the amusement park have free entry. We can also take in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge which is immediately adjacent to Oaks Amusement Park.

Since we'll be moving around a lot, this will be a great day to work small or loose or both!

 By Tedder - Own work, CC BY 3.0
 By Tedder - Own work, CC BY 3.0
Our starting location is near the OMSI MAX Station on the Orange line. Parking is available under the 99E viaduct, off SE Caruthers.

Since the rail museum doesn't open until noon and there aren't any cafes in the area for a leisurely meetup, we will be starting a little later than usual.

See the train schedule for alternate departure/arrival times if you'd like to customize your sketching day.



By Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
By Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Schedule:
  • 11:30am: Meet in front of the Oregon Rail Heritage Museum, 2250 SE Water Avenue (see map below). We'll start by sketching this interesting area of crossing rail lines and freeways.  Since we aren't starting at a cafe, please take care of your urgent food, caffeine, and bathroom needs before we meet!
  • 12:00pm: The Oregon Rail Heritage Museum opens, at which point we can buy tickets for the 12:30 train
  • 12:30pm: Take the train to Oaks Amusement Park (~20 minutes)
  • 12:50pm: Sketching at Oaks Park
  • 1:50pm: Gather for the train
  • 2:00pm: Take the train back to the Oregon Rail Heritage Museum
We'll share sketchbooks along the way, perhaps on the return train.

Hope to see you there!

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Sketchcrawl on Interstate

I started out doing a large chunk of the firehouse from a bit of a distance behind it.
And then wandered around till I was near the front, and noticed one tiny plant clinging to a toehold on a window sill.






















And finally, I tried a small chunk of the water tower behind the firehouse, blocking in the forms and shading.  But the sun kept wandering in and out of the clouds, and the shadows kept changing.

Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center

It was a fun day with the Portland Urban Sketchers - and a nice number of new people.  Welcome to you all! The weather cooperated with us.  I enjoyed seeing everybody spread out at the site.  See you next time.


Sunday, June 10, 2018

JUNE 16, 2018 Sketch Crawl - Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center


The area around the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center has several interesting things to sketch. There is the Firehouse itself, the water tower, and the MAX. There is also a little cob structure next door. 
  • 10:00am - Meet at Red E Cafe (1006 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217) for coffee, snacks, and socializing.
  • 10:30am - Walk over to the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (5340 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217) and sketch around there.
  • 12:00noon - Optional lunch at Lucky Lab (1700 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217).

Friday, June 1, 2018

USk 10K+10K Matching Fund Campaign


Help us bring Urban Sketchers workshops to everyone, everywhere! The Urban Sketchers 10k+10K Matching Fund Campaign will bring urban sketching to schools, organizations and communities that have not had the opportunity to enjoy on-location drawing. With you help we hope to raise $20,000 by June 8th. For more information and to donate visit http://www.urbansketchers.org/p/donate.html