Sunday 28th February - The Magic of Ordinary Things

 

“An ordinary object [could be] elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.” ~ Marcel Duchamp 

Some utilitarian items found their way to art galleries - a can of tomato soup, a [non]-pipe, bicycle parts, lightbulbs, clocks... Through them, artists are redefining aesthetics and aestheticism, exploring the values of contemporary culture and the perception of reality itself.

This weekend, choose an everyday item from your surroundings and explore either its visual, practical or symbolic properties. Is it hand-made or industrially produced? How would it look like within a completely different context, in an advertisement, art gallery, comic book? 

If you would like your sketch to be added to dublinsketchers.com please either post it to the WhatsApp Social Dublin Sketchers group or email it to dublinsketchers@gmail.com (jpeg format). Please make it low-res and properly orientated for posting to the website. If you're on Instagram, use #dublinsketchers #urbansketchers

Looking forward to seeing everyone's work.

If you are new to Dublin Sketchers - we normally get together on a Sunday afternoon somewhere around Dublin to sketch from 2-4pm, and meet at 4pm for a drink and to check out each other's work.

We’re doing things a bit differently at the moment.

On Sunday 28th February, at 4pm we'll meet on Zoom to show each other our work over a drink (bring your own). You'll need the meeting ID and password to join. If you are on the Dublin Sketchers What'sApp group, you'll find the info there. If not, email dublinsketchers@gmail.com before noon on Sunday to ask for the details. There'll be a waiting room to join the Zoom, so wait a few minutes to join.

And keep sketching!

 

Sketches from Sunday 21st February - Nightscapes

Fantastic nocturnal fragments framed in last Sunday's nightscapes. 

It seems that the nights are not that dark after all. 

They can also be colorful, inspirational, romantic or introspective, 

calming, dreamy, or revealing...

Caitriona S.

Michael C.

Eileen

Paul N.

Pat McA

Caroline

Chris

Betty

Veronique  (1)

Veronique  (2)

Marie Helene

Isiolde

Terri

Mary O'C

Peter Black

Christine

Valerie

Roisín

Michelle C

Grainne (1)

Grainne (2)

Sabina

Richard D.

Sunday 21st February - Nightscapes

  

Days are getting longer and there's no need to turn the lights on until late in the afternoon. But when the evening falls, colors fade and shapes dissolve in the darkness. Familiar things drift away and our focus changes.  

This weekend let's use some nocturnal tones on our palettes and explore how different the places we usually draw look under warm streetlights, or the soft light of a reading lamp, or moonlight coming through the window... 

If you would like your sketch to be added to dublinsketchers.com please either post it to the WhatsApp Social Dublin Sketchers group or email it to dublinsketchers@gmail.com (jpeg format). Please make it low-res and properly orientated for posting to the website. If you're on Instagram, use #dublinsketchers #urbansketchers

Looking forward to seeing everyone's work.

If you are new to Dublin Sketchers - we normally get together on a Sunday afternoon somewhere around Dublin to sketch from 2-4pm, and meet at 4pm for a drink and to check out each other's work.

We’re doing things a bit differently at the moment.

On Sunday 21st February, at 4pm we'll meet on Zoom to show each other our work over a drink (bring your own). You'll need the meeting ID and password to join. If you are on the Dublin Sketchers What'sApp group, you'll find the info there. If not, email dublinsketchers@gmail.com before noon on Sunday to ask for the details. There'll be a waiting room to join the Zoom, so wait a few minutes to join.

 

 

Sketches from Sunday 14th February 2021 - Dublin Romance

Romantic sketches from this Sunday, in different flavors and mediums.

Valerie  (1)

Valerie  (2)

Isiolde

Betty

Caroline

Vourneen

Pat McA

Marie Helene

Mary O'C

Caitriona S.

Veronique  (1)

Veronique (2)

Michael C.

Paul N.

Grainne M.

Richard D.

Sabina

 

Christine

Roisín

Peter B.  

                            

                 

Terri
                         

Sunday 14th February - Dublin Romance

Some of the famous novels, songs and movies had their love-stories set in Dublin. This weekend try to picture your own romantic scene – fictional or from real life. Set it under a mellow sunset, along the rainy cobbled streets, with some jazzy tune in the background, or - on a bright sunny day, with the upbeat business of traffic, clinky sounds of coffee shops and lunch breaks in the park...

If you would like your sketch to be added to dublinsketchers.com please either post it to the WhatsApp Social Dublin Sketchers group or email it to dublinsketchers@gmail.com (jpeg format). Please make it low-res and properly orientated for posting to the website. If you're on Instagram, use #dublinsketchers #urbansketchers

Looking forward to seeing everyone's work.

If you are new to Dublin Sketchers - we normally get together on a Sunday afternoon somewhere around Dublin to sketch from 2-4pm, and meet at 4pm for a drink and to check out each other's work.

We’re doing things a bit differently at the moment.

On Sunday 14th February, at 4pm we'll meet on Zoom to show each other our work over a drink (bring your own). You'll need the meeting ID and password to join. If you are on the Dublin Sketchers What'sApp group, you'll find the info there. If not, email dublinsketchers@gmail.com before noon on Sunday to ask for the details. There'll be a waiting room to join the Zoom, so wait a few minutes to join.

And have a happy Valentine's Day!

 

 

Sketches from Sunday 7th Feb 2021 - Changing Dublin

Amazing sketches and great ideas from this weekend ... 

James M. ~

Recommendations for Dublin Council

Mary O'C

~ We need more street seating

Valerie

Jessica

~ It would be great to have a purpose-built public swimming pond in Phoenix Park.

Caroline

 Michael C.   (1)

Michael C.  (2)

Michael  C.  (3)

Pat McA ~

Basic Needs:

Increase non-commercial shelter, seating and toilet facilities.

Mobility:

Restrict cars, increase cycling and pedestrianization.

Meeting, Eating, Playing:

Develop piazzas and pedestrianized streets with outdoor eating areas and places to play boules, chess, skateboard.

Old City:

Sensitively repair, clean, maintain. Encourage habitation. Replace missing buildings using the same style with handcrafted materials and methods.

Betty

Marie Helene ~

If there is one old structure I want to keep in Dublin, it has to be the Poolbeg Power Station. I can't even imagine landing at Dublin Airport without seeing its two chimneys. And I really wish there was a plan to restore the even older red-brick power station at Pigeon House. Imagine that space open to the public. And, no, I don't want another hotel!

 Caitriona  S.   (1)

             

 Caitriona  S.   (2) 

My notional view of York Street - There is a block of flats facing another block plus car parking and hard landscape: the idea is to create a green extended area with extra space for balconies as well as a secure planted area with pergola at ground floor level. On the opposite side. a new two-storey block with kiosk units under, onto street and a communal space over with balconies, planting...

        

Caitriona S   (2)

 Kate ~

... Now a skeleton, the Bernard Shaw pub … with its rough and tumble jumble of yards was a magnet for artists and audience ... the wide and weird in search of the real … a space whose very dereliction became its charm … a canvas, a venue, where frugal but functional coloured lights lit the reality … of the desire to escape from the shallow constructs of contrivance … or just those out and about looking for a pint and a quick bite … now sadly has been pushed out to make way for the high rise of concrete … but behind, and in spite of these facades to runaway commerce … Dublin is a thriving hub of poetry, music, dance, spoken word, film, theatre, street art … and when we emerge as butterflies from the lockdown ... we’ll need small intimate venues like the Bernard Shaw to express the myriad of voices … place for musicians and artists to gather and perform and exhibit and tell their stories … if only the city planners would keep up with the plot … and leave the places and spaces we need to nurture this creativity alone … preserve what cannot be created with PR and marketing … an organic and dynamic … and most importantly real … Dublin City

Veronique   (1)

Veronique   (2)

Roisin

Terri

Paul N.

 Peter B. ~

Conservation Super Hero - at a portal to the Grand Canal Dock, the Lock Keeper's house. My sketch is a composite reaction as a visual artist to urban change. Conservation is a way of managing change by evaluating and protecting the historic built, natural and cultural landscape.

Sabina ~

(No! to) Treeless Streetscapes

 

Christine

For wildlife enthusiasts and those who are environmentally aware, observing the demolition of an overgrown site can be more than disheartening. With a wrecking ball and a bulldozer, wildlife and elements of immense value to the environment are lost and the damage is incalculable. Traditionally, Dublin was aware of green spaces. Indigenous growth was allowed to flourish. Laws that aim to protect our environment should be strictly adhered to.