Artist, BS’er (bus sketcher) based in Seattle. Watercolor and ink, on location/plein air, and drawing from life. www.waylee.art Comics account: @zenosarrow.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.arthttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mvpzszznpk2kI’m amazed at how squares and rectangles can evoke water! 💧Explorations in impressquarism continue. #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketchers #impressquarism17 Sep 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpzszznpk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mv4mocbtok2eContinuing to explore Impressquarism today at Urban Sketchers Seattle’s outing at Discovery Park. It’s a fun way to paint! #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketchers09 Sep 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4mocbtok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mv2sfckol22eBus sketches to the ⚾️ game and pitcher gesture sketches. #sketch #peoplesketching #peoplewatching #figureart #sketchbook09 Sep 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2sfckol22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3muqibrmm422mA great drink n draw with Urban Sketchers Seattle at Phinney Station! You can tell it used to be a gas station, so I wanted to capture the distinctive roof and pillar in the now yard. #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketchers #art05 Sep 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqibrmm422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mudizqsogk23think we should call it “Impressquarism”! 🟩🟨🟪 Went to Ballard Locks to play with the concept some more and love how these sketches came out. I think I’ll use these as thank you cards for my recent original art buyers! #pleinair #watercolor #landscapeart30 Aug 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudizqsogk23https://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mucsmxcmi226These two original paintings of mine are going to new homes soon!🕊️ Huge thanks to my supporters! 🙏🏼30 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucsmxcmi226https://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mu6ag4hj622tIt’s done! 🌸 I’m calling this polyptych “Cherry Blossoms in Pink Major”, riffing on the term for harmonious musical notes played together (“chord”) and how classical pieces were often named “Something in G Major”), for example. #art #watercolor #cherryblossoms28 Aug 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ag4hj622thttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mtzn6ftmbk2jSwung for the fences at today’s Urban Sketchers Seattle outing at Seward Park with this new approach to my watercolor, and feel like I hit a home run with this one! 💥 #urbansketchers #watercolor #art #natureart #pleinair27 Aug 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzn6ftmbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mtpgp67rnc2yJust a couple boat sketches from Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle #sketch #boat #art22 Aug 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpgp67rnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mtjphh4wv22dTrying more things out 🏯⛩️ These are views around Kiyomizu Dera (Kiyomizu Temple) in Kyoto, one of my favorite sites I visited back when I lived in Japan many years ago. I did this via Street View. #watercolor #temple #art20 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjphh4wv22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mtcxgy454s2sTrying some things out 🐉 Did you know East Asian “dragons” are actually kind-of the opposite of Western dragons? Water beings with fish scales and mostly beneficent, seeking wisdom (the fiery pearls) vs fiery reptile-scaled beings of destruction and greed #dragon #watercolor #art18 Aug 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcxgy454s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mt5qfkoyqk2aLuckily, there happened to be an Urban Sketchers outing just a few blocks from where my show was yesterday, so I got to hang out with folks and it was easy for them to stop by my show/reception! #sketch #lifedrawing #art #urbansketchers15 Aug 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5qfkoyqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mstse2vgic2jThe art for my show is hung! Come check out my blue visions of Seattle and surroundings between now and 9/6. We’re holding an opening reception THIS FRIDAY 8/14: 📅 Friday, August 14 🕰️ 6pm - 9pm 📍 Makeda & Mingus I’ll be there and happy to see you and talk about the art!11 Aug 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstse2vgic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3msr6zee64s27Never knew about the Rose Garden by @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social until Urban Sketchers Seattle went there today! It’s a lovely garden with a small fountain, reflecting pool, gazebo, topiaries, and of course lots of roses. #watercolor #uskseattle #urbansketchers #pleinair #garden10 Aug 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr6zee64s27https://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3msjclzhuus2yToday’s 🚌✍🏼 #sketch #lifedrawing #peoplewatching #art07 Aug 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjclzhuus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3msj2glkxdc22It’s the year of the 🐎 so I picked the horse sculpture to sketch among Ai Weiwei’s zodiac sculptures at Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. #sketch #art #drawing07 Aug 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj2glkxdc22https://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mshedxkubs2dHaven’t bus sketched in a while! A couple of today’s #sketch #lifedrawing #art #peoplewatching07 Aug 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshedxkubs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mrseez44qk2mVisit Makeda & Mingus 8/14-9/6 for my show of my series of vibrant blue ink paintings of scenes in and around Seattle! Each painting was done on location, allowing me to experience and capture the feeling of being in each place. Opening Reception 📅 Friday, August 14 🕰️ 6pm - 9pm 📍 Makeda & Mingus29 Jul 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrseez44qk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mrqjxmoaps2yLast couple of these cherry blossoms for the set! 🌸 next I’ll arrange them into a grid composition for a framed piece 🖼️ #cherryblossoms #watercolor #art28 Jul 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqjxmoaps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mriyzq7sac2cFinally painted the old Elephant Car Wash sign while out with Urban Sketchers Seattle! Very happy with how this came out. #pleinair #watercolor #gouache #urbansketchers #art25 Jul 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriyzq7sac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mrbmsasdp22yA couple more cherry blossom color iterations today. 🌸 Two left to go and I’ve got the color scheme picked out! #watercolor #cherryblossoms #flowerart #art #tradart23 Jul 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbmsasdp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mr7bn3bnec2iThanks to my neighbor and her cat, San-i, for letting me sketch! #catart #sketch #watercolor22 Jul 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7bn3bnec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mr4mig2esk2wHave some more cherry blossoms! 🌸 Think I’ll do four more of these… #watercolor #art #cherryblossoms21 Jul 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4mig2esk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mqsgjbnqyk2pA few more cherry blossom iterations today 🌸 #art #watercolor #cherryblossoms16 Jul 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsgjbnqyk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mqkvdcwro22uPainted Wing Luke Museum today and now my Seattle Museum series is complete! Here is the latest plus a few of my favorites. #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketchers #art #tradart13 Jul 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkvdcwro22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mpzfelibms2oA couple more cherry blossoms today. Digging these colors, too! #art #watercolor #cherryblossoms07 Jul 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzfelibms2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mprmkjovbs2rThe penultimate museum in this series of Seattle museum paintings: @fryeartmuseum.bsky.social! It’s a less well known gem that is always FREE! (Plus a few of the others I’ve painted) #art #pleinair #urbansketchers #watercolor #traditionalart03 Jul 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprmkjovbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mplw5da6mk2sI wrote a new blog post doing a Spring Recap and Summer Look-Ahead for what's going on at Way Lee Art: https://www.waylee.art/blog/spring-recap-and-summer-look-ahead01 Jul 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplw5da6mk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3mpkglorw622lAnother couple iterations of my cherry blossom color experiments. Still working loosely around pink-green concepts. #watercolor #cherryblossoms #flowerart #art #painting01 Jul 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkglorw622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/waylee.art/post/3moyh2idzgs2hPainted the Museum of Flight today to continue my Seattle museums series. Weekday = lots of school groups! We’re in the home stretch with just a couple left to paint now. #art #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketchers23 Jun 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:c7naftis7aizm4ypbufpzf3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyh2idzgs2h