Suzi Borden 3 of 4

This is an hour long sketch in sharpie.  This is the house that my sister and I own and it's for rent ;)  I think I'll probably print this one and add color so I have it both ways.  I'll miss this house!

Suzi Borden 4 of 4

This is an hour long sketch that is of a detail on top of my parents garage.  I'm not even sure of the purpose of this little box, but I've always liked it. Sharpie and marker

Amanda Billberg's Final Sketches

These two are sketches of the Providence Family Medicine Building on south Grand Avenue across from Manito Park. Captured at approximately 9pm, natural lighting glowed on the west-facing facade, accenting the landcaping. In the black-and-white version I was concerned with catching subtle value changes of the structure through lighting and materials. In the rendered version I used markers to capture the brilliance of the foliage against the neutral structure.

 The Japanese Gardens at Manito Park have a beautiful Japanese lantern which served as the subject for this sketch. Rough in texture, I was drawn to the natural contrast between the stone and the surrounding softness of plants. In the pen drawing I got caught up in detail, shadowing, and texture. The rendered version was an experiment with watercolor. It is fascinating to see how the mood of a composition can change with the addition of three simple colors.

This is a view of a portion of my parents' home from the back, showing the addition (on the right). I was sitting slightly uphill from the base of the structure, encapsulated with trees. I found this sketch difficult simply because I often found myself sketching what I knew instead of what I saw. This piece did have an element of fun, as shadows from the trees danced on the roof while the evening sunlight cast sharp shadows. The technique I tried to employ was to use contour lines as a framing technique.

This apartment/condominium building can be found when looking north across the river from Riverfront Park. I found this structure to be particularly beautiful. With such a simple structure of brick, concrete, and metal, shadow-play instantly adds character, dressing it up in a way that cannot be otherwise achieved architecturally.

Amanda McCammon's Sketches

This 1 hour sketch is of 4 columns on the University of Washington campus (I know, I know, what the heck was I doing at UW?!) It was really cloudy when I was in Seattle so there was not much contrast between anything but everything in Seattle is always so green so that's what I wanted to show in my color application on this one. The detail is what I could see of the top of one of the columns. Apparently these columns used to be a part of one of the oldest buildings on campus. 

This 1.5 hour sketch is of the Library on the UW campus. It is a beautiful gothic building and actually reminded me a lot of St. Johns Cathedral. This was during the day but we walked by again at night and the lighting on this place makes it even more beautiful. 

This 1 hour sketch is of the interior of the UW library. There were a lot of empty tables and no people. Everything about this building reminds me of St. Johns cathedral! 

This last sketch is a one hour one I did in a smaller sketchbook, obviously of the Space Needle. The top of the space needle is orange right now so it would have been neat to have incorporated that were I at a different angle.

Suzi Borden 2 of 4

This sketch was also done on the bank of the Little Spokane River.  This staircase is one of the many paths that lead up to the house from the river.  It is heavily wooded around the staircase causing it to be quite shaded from the sun.  Sharpie and marker, hour long sketch.

Suzi Borden 1 of 4

1 of 4... This is a sketch of my parents house on the Little Spokane River.  My view is from slightly below, sitting on the river bank. Sharpie and marker. Hour long sketch.

Susie Homan's sketches

This sketch was done during lunch at a cafe in Bozeman, MT. We sat outside in the garden and ate delicious sandwiches. It was slightly breezy and around 75 degrees in the shade- absolutely perfect. At the time I thought it would one sketch of several different places we'd see on our road trip, but our car broke down 7mi into Yellowstone National Park and we ended up being towed back to Bozeman, where we will be staying until the car is fixed on Thursday or Friday!

This sketch was done while waiting for the tow truck at Sheepeater Cliffs in Yellowstone Park. We were there from about 2pm until after 7 so there was plenty of time to observe the beautiful scenery and get a few sketches done. Will add the rest to this post soon! 

Sorry for the bad quality, the camera flash washes out the colors a bit. I can scan in the actual sketches when I get home.

Shaleesa Mielke Sketches

This first sketch was done at the Looff Carousel in downtown Riverfront Park. I wanted to (attempt) to capture the movement of both people and the horses. While sketching, I noticed that when the carousel goes its top speed, you no longer see the horses, but rather the core of the carousel is unmoving and has the most visible, stable lines.

The Garland theatre is a smaller icon of Spokane, and is very close to the neighborhoods I have lived in my whole life. One thing that attracted me to this location was the unique signage and interesting perspective of the theatre. I really enjoyed picking up small details that I had never noticed before, such as square teal insets  in the storefront.

These two color variations of the same sketch were done across the street from The Flying Goat. This local restaurant utilizes a combination of materials, including wood and metal, which really added to the line styles of the sketch. The Flying Goat is bordered by unique landscaping to add privacy to the patio as well as emphasize the intimate scale.

My final sketch was drawn from the parking lot of St. Charles Catholic Church next to the Shadle Shopping Center. The sweeping and rounded roof lines proved to be a challenge for perspective, but one that I feel was taken on quite well. Although the building is very light in color, the sun setting from behind the church provided nice shadows and tonal value.

Lauren Braun- Term Field Sketches

The view of this first sketch is of a curving, white pergola located in the Rose Garden of the extravagant Manito Park in Spokane, Washington. 

The "Clock Tower" is the recognizable landmark of Spokane, Washington as seen in this sketch. The view here was taken from a nearby grassy hill adjacent to the "Red Wagon."

The Arbor Crest Winery "Cliff House" stands perched on a visible hill in Spokane Valley. This historical structure was sketched while attending one of the many Sunday Summer Concert Series events. 

This concrete cherub fountain was found nestled deep into the luscious vines of the Arbor Crest Winery estate. The sketch portrays the backside as other angles were unattainable due to the overgrown landscape.

Ann-Jeannette Dickson 10F4

Warm summer morning in Spokane sitting by the river remembering the youthful years of long ago. I marveled at the skill that went into building this huge thing!

I love history and I wish walls could talk from this old school house. What happened to the kiddos who studied here? Who were the teachers? Was life really simpler way back when?

Spokane's clock tower! Can't count how many fireworks I have watched the night sky light above this monument of Spokane's past.

Eastern Washington University is a nice campus to go for long Sunday walks with my family. We have leaf races in the fountain stream in the fall! Sketching on campus in the summer is so peaceful and quiet. Started to get too hot in the sun but the cool breeze made sketching there an enjoyable experience.

Happy Birthday, Bob! You and Carrie are truly the best sketching instructors I can imagine. I hope your birthday is wonderful!
Amanda B.

Happy Birthday Bob!

Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to Bob, Happy birthday to you!!

Happy Birthday Bob! We have really enjoyed having you as a teacher the last few weeks - you have helped us all to grow and improve with our sketching skills! Thank you for giving us such a memorable summer experience. We hope you have a wonderful birthday!


-Your WSU Sketching Students