July 13 - Drink and Draw at the Heist

Join us for SE Sketch on Monday, July 13 from 5-7 pm at The Heist food carts on 4727 SE Woodstock Blvd.  There's plenty of seating, lots of food options, a back patio with firepits, and an indoor bar. The surrounding area offers lots of sketching opportunities with a lively streetscape, nearby Woodstock park, and historic buildings in one of Portland's oldest neighborhoods. There is a bus stop at SE Woodstock and 46th, just a block away from The Heist. A bike corral for parking is on the street corner entrance to the pod. See you there!

July 18th Sketchcrawl - NE Industrial

Sketch by Amy Stewart

In July, we're returning to the industrial neighborhood at the east end of the Fremont Bridge. There's plenty of cool architecture to sketch, interesting bridge views, excellent bagels, and the possibility of a pub lunch afterwards.

There's street parking, and the Yellow MAX and 35 and 40 buses stop close by.  Bernstein's has coffee and food, and there's another tiny coffee shop - Kalesa - in the Gotham Building at 722 N Page St, Portland, OR 97227.

• 10 AM:  Meet on the corner outside Bernstein's Bagels, 816 N Russell St, for introductions. 
• Noon: Meet back at the same place for a sketchbook throwdown. 

After our throwdown, some of us might head to the White Eagle Saloon, just down the block, for lunch. They have a nice patio and we can hope for good weather. Hope to see you there!

International Rose Test Garden

So, we didn't get drenched this time.  In fact, we couldn't have wished for better weather - overcast and mild, with the sun starting to break out towards the end.  And a satisfying number of new faces.

Cloud Blueberry Farm

So, not exactly 'urban' sketching.  But it was fun to get out into the countryside for a bit.

1847 Food Park

Despite the rain, a few of us turned out for the first SE Sketch to sketch each other and work on our perspective skills. It was a lot of fun and the results were pretty cool since the spritz from the rain made water soluble ink run a little to create some nice effects. 

The next SE Sketch will be on July 13 from 5-7 at The Heist food carts in Woodstock.

SE Sketch at 1847 Food Park on June 8th

Join us the second Monday of each month from 5 to 7 pm for sketching opportunities in SE neighborhoods. The locations will be different each month but will feature places with lots of seating, food options, and transit access. We'll start on June 8th at the new 1847 Food Park in Milwaukie at the corner of SE Main and Scott Streets which is near the pFriem brewery and the library. The Food Park has lots of outdoor seating, a multi-level indoor tap room, and several food trucks. A short walk around the downtown area yields lots of sketching finds also. Easily accessible via the bike path along SE 17th from Sellwood or bus service to Jackson and Main Street by pFriem. See you on June 8 at 5 pm. 

Beaverton: BG’s Food Cartel and The Round from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday, June 11th

Join us in Beaverton for a fun evening of sketching on Thursday, June 11th from 6 to 8pm. We’ll meet at the food carts at BG’s Food Cartel, but you can also go across the street to sketch at The Round plaza where there’s restaurants and outdoor seating, The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, and Beaverton City Hall. 

We’ll gather at 6pm by the “Human area” signs just inside the BG’s Food Cartel entrance off of SW Rose Biggi Ave for quick intros and an orientation, and then regroup there just before 8pm for the sketch book throw down. 

Directions: Closest cross streets are SW Rose Biggi Ave and SW Millikan Way. If you take the Max, exit at the “Beaverton Central” station and you have arrived at The Round plaza. BG’s Food Cartel is one block to the south. There’s also free street parking including the parking lot on SW Millikan Way diagonal to BG’s. 

Rain location is the covered area at the south end of the food cart area. 

Hope you can join us!

June 20th Sketchcrawl - International Rose Test Garden

Let's go back to the rose garden in Washington Park.  It should be in full flower in the middle of June.  And maybe we can catch a glimpse of the new reservoir.  Which is still not open to the public.

• 10am - meet in the plaza between the gift shop and restrooms, at the SW corner of the garden
• noon - meet again nearby, wherever we can find space for an optional throw-down

The free park shuttle loops around the park, with stops at both the Rose Garden and the zoo MAX station.  There's also a Trimet bus, the 63, that comes to the Rose Garden from downtown.  If you're willing to hike up the hill from Burnside, the 20 stops at the bottom of the carriage drive, and the 15 a couple blocks away.

For people driving, parking can get tight.  There's a small lot at the Rose Garden, but it fills up quickly.  Overflow parking is down SW Sherwood, which might lead to a hike back up to the garden.  It might be best to park at the zoo and take the shuttle.

June 1 - Another Drink and Draw at NW Lucky Lab

Join us for another round at Lucky Lab at 1945 NW Quimby! We meet at 5, usually outside, to sketch and chat for a couple of hours. And if anyone is interested in organizing a meet-up like this in NE or SE, let us know! We'll help you set it up.

Kenton

Well, we didn't luck out with the weather this time.  And it didn't rain very much, until the very end.  Thanks to everyone for braving the rain.

All the photos I've got came from Amy, cause by the time I got to the throwdown everyone was scrambling to get their sketchbooks to safety.