As recent transplants to Seattle (many years ago), we lived, worked and played downtown. The Space Needle was always our primary geographical point of reference in our wanderings and the subject of many a photograph. We still love to see how other artists and photographers capture this iconic landmark! Recently I stumbled across this cool [...]
Our annual family Christmas outing to downtown Seattle was a wonderful day this year. It was the baby’s first year with us and our niece joined us again. It was a whirlwind day of Teddy Bear Suite, Seattle Center, Westlake carousel and, of course, our favorite part: the gingerbread houses at the Seattle Sheraton. This [...]
Last week was a snowy one for the greater Seattle area and we enjoyed watching the flakes fall. And while it seriously disrupted work, school and Thanksgiving holiday plans, my spindly winter garden definitely looked so much better under a blanket of white! My little side street is too small to ever be plowed so [...]
Yoshi etch a sketch by *pikajane on deviantART Fantastic rendering of Yoshi on an Etch-a-Sketch! Something I would never have the patience to do!
Yesterday my niece and I spent a wonderful afternoon down at Lake Union as we took a tour of the lake and Ship Canal on board the Queen of Seattle paddle wheeler. The boat is the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi and the whole experience replicates that of travelers back in the [...]
Little dragons by `imaginism on deviantART I love these little dragon sketches, particularly the little guy with the caterpillar. Really like the wings and all the different poses and expressions.
Dancer by *shimoda7 on deviantART Came across this stunning piece of charcoal/pencil art over at DeviantArt. We love the shadows, the details, and realism. Simply amazing. Like it? You can buy a print of the work here>>