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| Sarah, Art and Jessica |
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| Mary, Maura, Mary |
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| Aideen and Chris |
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| Ciaran and Des |
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| Stephen and Yazmin |
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| Ann Marie |
Dublin Sketchers get together every Sunday afternoon in Dublin to sketch. We go to a different place each week. Check here before hand to see where we are off to. Come along if you fancy it! We start sketching from 2pm and meet at 4pm for a drink and chat. We are part of the global Urban Sketchers community.
Sketches from National Museum
Here's what we go up to at the National Museum
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!
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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
Sunday 11th January
On Sunday the 11th January Dublin Sketchers are going to visit the annual Turner Exhibition at the National Gallery
We'll meet at 2pm inside the atrium via the entrance on Clare Street.
Here's details of the Turner Exhibition http://www.nationalgallery.ie/en/whatson/Exhibitions/Turner.aspx
From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee at the National Gallery Coffee Shop.
This week's optional challenge is to capture Turner's sense of light.
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!
Sketches from Hugh Lane
A nice afternoon sketching at Hugh Lane, and we all managed to find the newly painted Candy Cafe!
Here's what people got up to
Here's what people got up to
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| Aideen |
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| Des |
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| Emy |
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| Gearoid, Mandy, Anne Marie, Jessica |
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| James, Neil, Lisa |
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| Sinead, Marion, Mauro |
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| Yazmin |
Sunday 4th January 2015 - Hugh Lane
On Sunday the 4th January Dublin Sketchers are going to Hugh Lane Gallery
We'll meet at 2pm at the entrance
From 4pm, we'll gather for a coffee at the Candy Coffee Shop on the top right hand corner of Parnell Square (it's painted blue)
This week's optional challenge is to incorporate your New Year's resolution into a 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!
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