Sketching Group Rallies in Leschi Park
- John Barber
- Sep 23
- 1 min read

If you noticed people sketching along the Lakeside Avenue shopping area and in Leschi Park on August 30, it was the Seattle Chapter of Urban Sketchers. It is a group my late wife, Kate Barber, and I spent many happy hours with, losing ourselves in the act of drawing and noshing afterwards.We even spent a week in Amsterdam at the world convention of urban sketchers.
Generally, the sketchers draw for an hour, then they have a “throw down” where they spread the drawings on a picnic table and savor everybody else’s work.
In our neighborhood, the sketchers found plenty of “eye candy” for subjects. Several painted the front of the Leschi Market or the sailboats. A few drew the tall trees of the park, the cablecar bridge, the lakeshore leading to I-90, the Bellevue skyline, ducks, motorboats, and the comfort station. One of the amateur artists even sketched the house she grew up in—yes, she grew up right here in Leschi. The sketchers represent a variety of skill-levels, from beginners to polished veterans.

Examples of their work can be found on the Leschi Market’s facebook page and the Urban Sketchers’ facebook Page. If you are interested in checking out this group, their monthly schedule of outings is posted on a website: seattle.urbansketchers.org. The sketchers meet every month at 10am and sketch and nosh until noon.
~John Barber
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