I started this drawing on the corner of 1st ave and University St on the 13th of October 2022. It was hot, stuffy, and smoggy outside. I wore a mask as I stood at my easel set up in front of the hammering man outside the Seattle Art Museum.
The smoke enveloped the surroundings like a curtain, rendering anything beyond a few hundred feet practically unseeable.
After only being able to tolerate this environment a short while, I focused only on drawing what little I could see onto the page, then hastily packed up my things and returned home.
What is the relationship between a city and its topography? What affect do the hills and rivers have on the layout of streets and blocks? What does the sediment type have to say about what holes are dug into the ground, and what steel and glass monoliths are erected on top of it?
How do people perceive the relationship between the buildings we inhabit and the land? How is a city changed by the topography and how is the land changed by a city?