Aviation as Sketch Art

Friday, July 01, 2022 at 11:40 AM ET

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“The Museum of Flight's B-17 used to be in storage but would be brought to the lawn in front of the Museum each summer for tours. That is where these were done. It's such an historic aircraft. And I admire so much our museum volunteer, Dick Nelms, who piloted one in combat during World War II. He tells stories about his experiences to visitors.” -- Artist Kate Buike. [Copyright MK Buike 2022. Sketch drawn June 11, 2014]

Key Takeaways:

Kate Buike, a member of Urban Sketchers, is an artist who specializes in drawing aircraft and spacecraft, a hobby she rekindled after retirement.
Her volunteer position at the Museum of Flight provides unique access to artifacts and special events, allowing her to sketch subjects like the Space Shuttle trainer and arriving aircraft.
Buike uses a "line-and-wash" technique with pencils, pens, and watercolors in sketchbooks, accumulating thousands of drawings, many of which are aviation-themed.

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Photography takes a great deal of skill. Capturing an airplane—or anything else with a pencil and paper takes that skill to a whole new level. But that’s what Kate Buike, a member of Urban Sketchers, does on a regular basis—and aircraft and spacecraft are among her favorite subjects.

Urban Sketchers is a global community of artists who practice drawing specific locations in cities and towns all over the world. The group’s motto is “show the world one drawing at a time”.