Sketchcrawl in Beaverton

 Hey folks! Elizabeth and Tim, a couple of sketchers in Beaverton, have set up a local sketchcrawl at the downtown Beaverton Farmers Market on Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 10am to noon.

Meet them at 10am by the park benches located at the south end of the Farmers Market (look for the playground Pirate Ship; closest cross streets are SW 4th and SW Washington) for quick intros and an orientation, and then regroup at noon for the sketchbook throw down.

You can get to downtown Beaverton on public transportation. The closest major MAX/bus stop is the Beaverton Transit Center. There’s plenty of options for food/coffee at the Farmers Market as well as on the way from the Beaverton Transit Center.

Rain location will be inside the Beaverton City Library one block over on SW 5th (off of SW Hall).

So glad this is happening! Anybody who wants to set up extra events in their neighborhood, just let us know and we're happy to help.

Drink and Draw at NW Lucky Lab, Again

Our last get-together at the Lucky Lab worked pretty well, so we're going to try it as a regular first Monday of the month thing.  We'll meet 5-7pm on Monday, May 4th, at 1945 NW Quimby St.  Probably in the outdoor section, so dogs can come too.  No need to RSVP, just show up and find us.

And, as usual, anyone is free to organize an outing in their own neighborhood.  Pick a place and a time, and we'll help with getting the word out.

Farmhouse Carts

Another beautiful day, and even more new people!

 Sketch Portland with us this summer!

Join us for the 10th anniversary edition of Urban Sketching Workshops in Portland— on-location drawing series. These workshops are a chance to develop your drawing skills, meet fellow sketchers, and see your city with fresh eyes. To celebrate the 10th year of teaching Urban sketching in Portland we are going all out–offering 10 workshops celebrating the most iconic Portland’s locations and events–from Portland bridges to its gorgeous parks, river spots, festivals, and markets.

Special discount for participants, age 30 and under: Only $25 per workshop with code 30UNDER

More info

April 18th Sketchcrawl - Farmhouse Carts on SE Division

For our April 18 sketchcrawl, let's meet at the Farmhouse food carts on 35th PL at SE Division. There's plenty of shelter in case of rain, good architecture to draw along Division, and even some art galleries and art supply stores to wander around in. (Plus: Portland's first dog treat food cart.)

Note that the entrance to the food carts is on NE 35th Place. Parking is mostly going to be neighborhood street parking, and there are good public transit options.

• 10 AM: Meet at Farmhouse Carts for introductions
• Noon: Meet back at the food carts for an optional throwdown

Farmhouse Carts, 2415 SE 35th Pl, Portland, OR 97214

Sketching at Cloud Country Blueberry Farm June 11 & July 23

Lindy Rutherford of Cloud Country Blueberry Farm has very graciously invited us to come sketch at her farm! She has five acres, a couple horses, a classic red barn, and other things to sketch.

We've organized two dates this summer. The June date is before blueberry season starts, so there won't be a lot of other people there, and the July date is during blueberry season, so you could also do the u-pick berry thing while you're there!

Details:

• Bring a chair and/or sun protection if you need it
• Bring your own drinks and food
• Lindy has a bathroom available and places we can sketch if there's rain
• There's plenty of parking at the farm

Thursday June 11 11:00 AM

Thursday July 23 11:00 AM

For both events, we'll plan on doing a throwdown around 1 (maybe followed by a picnic?) but Lindy says you can stay and sketch longer if you want to.

Cloud Country Blueberry Farm
21095 S Lower Highland Rd. Beavercreek, OR  

503-504-5083

Drink and Draw at NW Lucky Lab

Join us at  Lucky Labrador Beer Hall at 1945 NW Quimby St for a casual drink & draw on Monday, April 6 from 5-7 PM. They don't take reservations, so seating is first-come, first-serve. We're hoping to grab a long table in the middle of this cavernous space so we can all draw the building, the food, and each other.

The earlier start time is a bit of an experiment: Lucky Lab does fill up with groups of people playing games or doing their many interesting hobbies together. We hope that starting a bit earlier will let us get a table together, but we'll see how it goes.

No need to RSVP for this one, but we hope to see you there!

Cherry Blossoms!

We hit it at peak this year, and with not a drop of rain!  (Okay, so it was pretty cold in the morning.)

March 21st SketchCrawl - Japanese American Historical Plaza

Let's try for cherry blossoms on the waterfront again.  Perhaps we'll catch them in full bloom this year.  Weather permitting, we'll meet at the Japanese American Historical Plaza at the foot of NW Couch at Naito Parkway.   (If it's raining, under the awnings at the Oregon State University Building, directly across Naito)

sketch by George Schweser

For coffee and food, there's Floyd's Old Town Coffee, The Society Hotel at NW Davis & 3rd, and the Saturday Market.

• 9am - *OPTIONAL* headstart for people who want to start and leave early, in order to snatch  up tickets to sketcherfest
• 10:00 am - Gather and do intros in the central square of the Japanese American  Historical Plaza 
• 12:00 pm - Gather again at same location for optional sketchbook throwdown

NW Multnomah Library

It was fun to see everyone this morning for our first ever weekday outing.  It was sunny, but still pretty chilly to start out with, so some of us stayed inside the library, where it was warm, while others did outdoors scenes.

We had about a dozen people show up.  Which makes organizing these extra sketch outings pretty low-stress, for any of you who'd like more sketching opportunities in your own neighborhood.