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Sketching Edmonds

Reflections on the Edmonds car show

The Edmonds Classic Car & Motorcycle Show has been running for 26 years. No wonder, as it always delivers a delightful collection of colorful cars and characters that brings folks in from far and …

Enjoying free summer music

Summer in Edmonds comes with perks. Besides the mountain and seaside views, great restaurants and coffee shops are around every corner.   The added bonus is free music. In addition to …

Low tide reveal

It’s always a great day when low tide hits Edmonds waterfront. What you can see just south of the ferry dock are rotting pilings and a long-gone loading dock, remnants of the shingle mill industry …

Sketching the fountain for Sketcherfest

Edmonds Sketchers welcomes Sketcherfest 2026 this weekend (July 11-12) by filling the windows at ARTspot with sketches inspired by this year's poster artist, David Chamness. You will find Chamness' …

Cowabunga! The Spray Park is open

The City of Edmonds 2026 modified midbiennial budget included a $320,000 cut to parks. The Hazel Miller Spray Park at City Park was on the list of services that were not going to happen this summer. …

A lazy (almost) summer day at the beach

Edmonds Sketchers welcomed the sunshine the first weekend in May at Brackett’s Landing North. There was plenty of activity to choose from, with locals getting out of the house and down to the …

Making good trouble

March 28 marked yet another day of nationwide protests across the United States. This third round of “No Kings” garnered even larger masses of protesters across the country and the world, with a …

Up on the roof at Edmonds Plaza

The March outing for Edmonds Sketchers was inspired by one of my favorite songs, Carole King’s “Up on the Roof.” There are times when this world of unrest and injustice can be too …

A magical holiday season

With each passing year, I grow more appreciative of the unique and delightful town we call home. We have a main street that is called Main Street – a detail that always warms my heart. I grew up in …

On Walnut: Fall in Edmonds

You don’t need to look at a calendar when driving down Walnut Street from Yost Park to see that it’s the fall season. Each year, the owner of this private urban farm plants pumpkins. Now …

Old thoughts and new at sunset

This time of year, the waterfront is busy with all kinds of folks having an evening out. Catching the sunset is the goal of many.  It's also an excuse to hold hands with someone you love, …

Fishing pier: Watch people, see the sights

Edmonds in the summer is rich with beautiful vistas and great for people-watching. The July 5 outing for Edmonds Sketchers was focused on the Edmonds fishing pier. The artists in our group ranged in …

Frances Anderson Center before the Arts Fest

This weekend, the Edmonds Art Festival will be held at the Frances Anderson Center. So much creativity and hard work, and all of it in support of the arts. Hundreds of artists from around the country …

Handmade, creative signs at Hands Off! Rally

Our Edmonds Sketchers monthly outing fell on the same day as Hands Off! protest marches were happening around the country. We had planned to be at Second and Main to draw the Graphite building, but …

Daffodils on Main and Olympic

Weather lately has given us plenty of rain. Clouds went whooshing by from winds so strong it seemed like watching a time-lapse video. Spring happens soon. On Main Street and Olympic Drive, the daffodils …

Time for Lunar New Year, Edmonds

We have some beautiful and colorful Lunar New Year lanterns around the center of downtown. This sketch is based on one of my photos taken at the northeast corner of Fifth and Main. For this …

‘Edison in January’

During the COVID years, I painted nearly 100 paintings of the Skagit Delta. “Edison in January” was among other watercolor paintings of the Northwest at Cascadia Art Museum last month. …

Holiday glitter, and thanks to Blake

Edmonds Sketchers were out on Dec. 7 doing our best to capture the many delightful scenes of holiday decorations and storefronts. I found myself at the center of it all at Fifth and Main, …

Lights on Bell Street

When sunset darkens afternoon skies, a gaggle of tiny lights means a lot.  Around Fifth Avenue South and Bell Street, the Centennial Plaza holiday tree and Log Cabin Visitors Center shine …

The view from Top Pot in Edmonds

There are endless things to sketch in Edmonds, from sweeping vistas to tucked-in gardens. This view is from the deck of Top Pot. The bonus being a cup of coffee and a Bismark.   Many …

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