Dublin Sketchers Group: August 2018

Sunday 2 September Dublin Sketchers in Stoneybatter

Stoneybatter, historically known as Bohernaglogh, is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city between the River Liffey, the North Circular Road, Smithfield Market, and Grangegorman. It is in the Dublin 7 postal district.

We'll go and sketch in Stoneybatter on Sunday 2nd September from 2pm and meet from 4pm in Kavanaghs Pub at 1 Aughrim Street.

If you've not been before - come along with your sketch book / pens / pencils / whatever tools take your fancy. Don't worry if you're late, it's Sunday so we all are. Look out for other sketchers, say hi and just get sketching. You'll meet everyone in the pub from 4pm.

Sketches from Blackrock (26 August)

Miserable mizzly day, but we all found something to sketch!

Isolde (welcome to Dublin Sketchers!)

Anna (welcome to Dublin Sketchers!)

Anna (not from today but this sketch is so yummy, I couldn't resist!)

Louise

Mauro


Sam (who managed to avoid the rain by going into Blackrock Market!)

Betty

Christine

Neasa

Alice

Mary

Marie-Hélène

On Sunday 26th August Dublin Sketchers will be out and about in Blackrock from 2pm converging at The Three tun Tarvern from 4pm to check out each other's work.

Blackrock Village has a lot of different style buildings
including a Carnegie Library which has been recently restored and

on a Saturday and Sunday they have a colourfully market

Blackrock park is a very beautiful park with a small pond in the middle.

There is a very handy lane if you turn to your right

as you come out of the dart station that brings you right into the park
You will have a good view of the park from the Dart if you are coming from Dublin

Blackrock Dart station besides the Dart

you can also get to Blackrock by numbers 7, 7a and 17

We'll gather for Refreshments in The Three Tun Tavern

which is located on Temple Road in the village

from 4pm to check out each other's work.

I am aware of the Pope might muck up the traffic on Sunday
but hopefully all those who want to come can make it

Sketches from Sandymount (19 August)

Here are the sketches from Sandymount Green and Strand.

Sam

Caithriona S

Neasa

Neasa (trying the Pilot pen)

Shane

Louise

Betty

Alice

Alice (MH, Laura and Marie talking)

Alice - portrait of Louise!

Marie

Serge (sketch done in a really small sketchbook)

Chris

Laura R.

Christine

Marie-Hélène

On Sunday 19th August Dublin Sketchers will be out and about in Sandymount Green from 2pm. Coming together at Mario's from 4pm to check out each other's work.

This is a very pretty green area in the middle of Sandymount surrounded

by a wide variety of different style houses.

It is only 3minute walk from Sandymount Dart station and
it is served by Buses 1 18 and 47

Also close to the Seafront and Beach

We'll gather for Refreshments in Mario's

(if it is raining we can go to Mario's early and if there is a lot of us they will open a room upstairs )

which is located just opposite the Sandymount Green
from 4pm to check out each other's work.

Sketches from Herbert Park on Sunday 12th. August 2018

Caithriona S.

Michael C.

Mary O 'C

Chris.

On Sunday 12 August, Dublin Sketchers will be out and about in Herbert Park from 2pm and converging at Lolly and Cooks from 4pm to check out each other's work.

The land used for the park was given to the city by the 14th Earl of Pembroke whose family name was Herbert. In 1907, the World Fair known as the Irish International Exhibition was held in Ballsbridge. When the structures had been dismantled, the site was developed as the current public park

The park is thirty-two acres in size and is in two halves, divided by a road, also called Herbert Park. A full circuit of the park's perimeter is almost exactly one mile, a fact used by runners and walkers to measure their progress. The larger half, on the south side of the road, is bounded by the River Dodder, houses, and includes a number of soccer pitches, formal gardens, and a large duck pond and an older public children's playground. A gazebo is also present in the North-Eastern corner of the park at the entrance to the Herbert Park Hotel.

There are buses that will leave you either in Ballsbridge outside the American Embassy it is just a short walk across the road to Herbert park or you can get a bus to Donnybrook and get off at the top of Herbert Park and walk down to the Park from there. The road cuts right through the park and Lolly and Cooks is on the opposite side to the pond

We'll gather for a coffee or Tea at Lolly and Cooks from 4pm to check out each other's work.