Dublin Sketchers Group: July 2021

Sunday 1 August - Blackrock

On Sunday 1st August from 2pm Dublin Sketchers will draw out and about in Blackrock (or sketch in your own location)

With the opening of indoor dining this week I still would prefer (weather permitting) to sit outside and watch the world go by, I wonder if many of you feel the same way(perfect opportunity to sketch) With that in mind I thought Blackrock a great location as I counted 12 coffee shops with lots of outside seating in the main street.

However, rather than meeting in a cafe or pub,we'll gather at the main gate of Blackrock Park, at 4pm. Remember to observe Covid rules
If it's your first time, just come along with your materials and paper. Say hello to any fellow sketcher you see. Don't worry if you're late, we usually are!
If you would like your sketch to be added to the website, email it to dublinsketchers@gmail.com
or post it to the Dublin Sketchers social WhatsApp if you're on that. If you're on Instagram use #dublinsketchers.Please edit your image so it is low resolution and properly oriented

Sketches from Sandymount on Sunday 25th July 2021.

Olly

Betty

Caitriona S.

Alice

Lana

Isiolde

Caroline

Paul

Alex

Marie S.

Michael

Kate

Mary O'C

Mandy

Aodh

Peter B.

Art O C.

Sunday 25 July - Sandymount Green and surrounding neighbourhood

On Sunday 25 July from 2pm Dublin Sketchers will draw out and about on or near Sandymount Green. Or sketch in your own location if you prefer.

Remember to observe Covid rules. Also take any usual precautions against sun burn.

Rather than meeting in a cafe or pub, we'll gather in the park, Sandymount Green itself, at 4pm.

There's lots of options to pick up a coffee nearby.

If it's your first time, just come along with your materials and paper. Say hello to any fellow sketcher you see. Don't worry if you're late, we usually are!

Sandymount Green is an animated and pretty village green that was was laid out in the 19c. It is the birthplace of WB Yeats. Sandymount strand is the setting of 2 episodes of "Ulysses". There's (another) Martello tower on the seafront, views of Poolbeg peninsula with its twin chimneys.

There is a villa by Gandon in the nearby Rehab campus (although restored and looking perhaps too neat). There are plenty of other interesting villas, terraces & churches (including the Star of the Sea Church featured in Ulysses).

If you would like your sketch to be added to the website, email it to dublinsketchers@gmail.com or post it to the Dublin Sketchers social WhatsApp if you're on that. If you're on Instagram use #dublinsketchers - Please edit your image so it is low resolution and properly oriented.

Sketches on Sunday 17th July 2021, Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh

Jose

Paul N.

Mauro

Marie Helene

Peter B.

Alice

Jessica

Marina

Caitriona

Kate K.

Caroline
'C

Mary O'C

Aodh

Olly (in Donegal !)

Betty

Michael C.

Chris (in Youghal!)

Richard D.

Art O'C

Sunday 18 July - Mountpleasant Square, Ranelagh

On Sunday 18th July from 2pm Dublin Sketchers will draw out and about Mountpleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Or sketch locally if you prefer.

Mount Pleasant Square. (Credit – Archiseek poster ‘GrahamH’)

Remember to observe Covid rules.

Rather than meeting in a pub or cafe, we'll gather in the public park on the open, Ranelagh Road, side of Mountpleasant Square at 4pm.

There are lots of places to pick up a coffee in nearby Ranelagh village.

If it's your first time, just come along with your materials and paper. Say hello to any fellow sketcher you see. Don't worry if you're late, we usually are!

Mountpleasant Square was begun c1820 and is amongst many laid out in Dublin after the Act of Union. Maurice Craig called it "The earliest and by far the most beautiful [of these early 19c squares] ... with three sides two of which are curved." ("Dublin 1660-1860" p303). Look out for the arch under the largest house on the straight side, for the ornate lamps standards and distant view of the dome of Rathmines Church.
For an alternative or a second sketch, try the park under the arch across Ranelagh Road. It's the last vestige of the 18c Ranelagh Gardens and has a pond fed by the Poddle.

If you can't join us, why not draw a square, terrace or pond near you?

If you would like your sketch to be added to the website, email it to dublinsketchers@gmail.com or post it to the Dublin Sketchers social WhatsApp group if you're on that. If you're on Instagram, use #dublinsketchers. Please edit your image so it is low res and properly oriented for posting.