SUNDAY 1st MARCH - THE BRAZEN HEAD

Hello all,

A big thank you to James who organised all the venues in February.  

We begin the month of March on Sunday with a visit to Ireland’s Oldest Pub - The Brazen Head.

http://www.brazenhead.com/

We’ll meet at 2pm at the entrance to the Brazen Head.  Don’t worry if you’re late - just get stuck in and draw whatever takes you fancy.

Outside the Brazen Head there is a great view of the Four Courts, or you could stroll up to Cook Street and attempt to draw the Medieval City Walls.

Here's a website

At  4pm, we'll meet again at the same place for refreshments and a chat.   

If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book and come and say hello. 

Hope to see you there!

Des

Sunday 22 February 2pm Sketchers Meetup at Main Entrance to Georges Street Arcade (Georges Street side)

Meet at 2pm at the main entrance on Georges Street, but if you're late just get stuck in and draw whatever takes you fancy, or try the optional weekly challenge below. Here's a website http://www.georgesstreetarcade.ie/ Map https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Accents+Coffee+%26+Tea+Lounge/@53.3418897,-6.2642563,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48670e9db848291f:0xb7ebbca6c8751886 From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee in Accents coffee and tea lounge which has a downstairs area as well as an upstairs area. Accents 23, Lower Stephen Street, Dublin 2, Ireland This week's optional challenge is to see how abstract you can go, or simplify, without losing a sense of place and atmosphere. If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book and come and say hello. Bring your own preferred materials. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are!  Hope to see you there!

Sketches from Collins Barracks15th February

Grainne

Jessica

Des

Ciaran

Philip

Philip

Mauro

Balaz

Harry

John C

Sally

Gearoid

James

2pm Sunday the 15th of February Dublin Sketchers are going to Collins Barracks

On Sunday the 15th of February Dublin Sketchers are going to Collins Barracks.

We'll meet at 2pm at the main reception area inside the Museum.

Here's a website

 http://www.museum.ie/en/list/find-us-national-museum-ireland-decorative-arts-history.aspx

Some highlights at the museum include the wonderful Asgard yacht which was owned by the man who wrote the classic Riddle of the Sands, exhibitions on Irish costume over the centuries, the modernist Eileen Grey and of the history of the Irish state from 1913 onwards as well as countless useful and artistic objects of interest. 

From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee at the coffee shop in Collins Barracks

This week's optional challenge is to find and draw a netsuke.

If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book and come and say hello. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are! 

Hope to see you there!

Dublin Sketchers

Sketches from 8th February at the Fusion Market, Dublin 8

Harry

Harry

                                                 

                                                               Art O'C

                                                                   Liz

                                                                   

Balasz

Balasz

Mauro

Sunday the 8th of February Dublin Sketchers are going to Fusion World Culture Market

Sunday the 8th of February

Fusion World Culture Market 
The Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland

We'll meet at 2pm just inside the entrance 

Here's a website  Fusion on Facebook
and  a Map

From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee at the coffee shop inside.

This week's optional challenge is to draw people interacting with the environment
 e.g. sipping a coffee, munching a cake,dancing,examining clothes,drumming,
wheeling buggies,singing etc.Be as colourful and clothing aware as you like.

If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book 
and come and say hello. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are!

Hope to see you there!
Dublin Sketchers

Sketches from Trove at Imma, Sunday Feb.1st. 2015

A very interesting collection in Trove by  Dorothy Cross, from the various National Collections.

I hazarded a quess at the materials used in the sketches by the artists!

 Lisa. (Pencil sketch)

 Harry  (Ink and conte)

 Philip (Watercolour and pen)

                                               

Aideen (Watercolour)

     

 Maura (Pen)

 Des ( Coloured pencil)

 Mary S ( WC pencils)?

 Chris (Watercolour)?

Stephen C (Watercolour)

Balazs  (Pen and ink)

Patricia (Watercolour and WC Pencil)?

                                                                 Art O' C  (Pencil)

 Jane (Coloured pencils and Black Marker)?

Jessica (pencil and coloured pencil)

                                               

Mary O'C (Bic Biro, medium )

Sketches from National Museum

Here's what we go up to at the National Museum

Sarah, Art and Jessica

Mary, Maura, Mary

Aideen and Chris

Ciaran and Des

Stephen and Yazmin

Ann Marie

Sunday 1st February - Dorothy Cross curates Trove at IMMA

On Sunday the 1st February Dublin Sketchers are going to the exhibition curated by Dorothy Cross at IMMA. It's call Trove and a collection of artefacts from IMMA, National Gallery and the National Museum.

We'll meet at 2pm at the entrance to the Dorothy Cross exhibition, which is in the annex of IMMA

Check out the details at www.imma.ie/en/page_236814.htm

From 4pm, we'll gather in the Patriot Inn, which is between IMMA and Kilmainham Gaol.

If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book and come and say hello. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are! 

Hope to see you there!

James

Sunday 25th January - National Museum on Kildare Street

On Sunday the 25th January Dublin Sketchers are going to National Museum on Kildare Street - the one with the bog bodies.

We'll meet at 2pm in the entrance foyer.

From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee in the bar of Buswells Hotel on Molesworth Street. The bar is in on the left as you enter the hotel.

Buswell's website is www.buswells.ie

This week's optional challenge is to use your weaker hand to sketch - so, if you are right handed, sketch with the left, if you are left handed sketch with the right.

If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book and come and say hello. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are! 

Hope to see you there!

Sunday 18th January - Chester Beatty Library

On Sunday the 18th January Dublin Sketchers are going to The Chester Beatty Library behind Dublin Castle

We'll meet at 2pm in the foyer entrance

From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee in The Turks Head on Parliament Street.

This week's optional challenge is to use geometric shapes to build your sketch.

If you haven't been before keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketch book and come and say hello. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are! 

Hope to see you there!

Some more sketches from 11 January at NGI

                                                                    Mary

Mary

Maura

                                                                   Grainne

Here are some of the sketches from our visit to the annual Turner Exhibition at the National Gallery

 

Philip

 Art O' C

 Gerry

 Gerry

 Anne Marie   (Des has your sketch book and will keep it for you for next week)

 Sally

 Sally

 Yasmin

 Yasmin

 Balazs

 Balazs

 Balazs

Aideen