Dublin Sketchers Group: January 2025

Sunday 2 February - Oakley road area of Ranelagh

On Sunday the 2nd of February, Dublin Sketchers will sketch in the Oakley Road area of Ranelagh from 2pm and meet for drinks at 4pm at Smyths. Oakley Road is mostly residential and runs more or less parallel to the Luas line between the Triangle and the Beechwood Luas Stop. It's close enough to the main street if the weather isn't dry.

If it’s your first time out and you can’t spot anyone at 2pm, just choose something to sketch and get stuck in. Keep your eyes open for anyone carrying a sketchbook and say hello. It's a friendly crowd who you’ll get to know over a drink from 4pm. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are! You need to bring your own paper and pens/pencils etc.

From 4pm, we'll gather for a drink and to enjoy each other’s sketches at Smyths. A bunch of sketchers will magically appear.

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 are on that. Please edit your image so that it is low res and properly oriented for posting to the website. If you are posting your sketch on Instagram please #dublinsketchers #urbansketchers

Hope to see you there!

Sketches from The National Gallery 26th January

Maya

Tetiana

Sonya

Paddy

Susan

Alice

Ann Marie

Ben

Caitriona (In the NCH)

Christophe

Frank

Aisha

Isoilde

Mandy

Marie-Hélène

MaryF

Pat

Tanya

Therese

Sketches from State Apartments at Dublin Castle 19th January

Aisha

Frank

Alice

Caroline

Christophe

Gráinne

Marie-Hélene

Maya

Paddy

Pat

Paulo

Peter

Stephen

Susan

Tanya

Therese

Xavvy

Sunday 26th January - National Gallery of Ireland

On Sunday the 26th of January, Dublin Sketchers will sketch in the National Gallery of Ireland from 2pm and meet for drinks at 4pm at the Lincoln's Inn across the way. The Turner exhibition this January is a little different from the usual in that Scotland and Ireland have swapped their collections for the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Turner's birth. And there's plenty more to see and sketch of course.

From 4pm, we'll gather for a drink and to enjoy each other’s sketches at the Lincoln's Inn. A bunch of sketchers will magically appear.

Hope to see you there!

Sunday 19th January - State Apartments at Dublin Castle

On Sunday the 19th of January, Dublin Sketchers will sketch at the State Apartments in Dublin Castle from 2pm and meet for drinks at 4pm at Hogans on Great South Georges Street.

The lovely staff at the State Apartments will welcome us.

A few things to note:

- Go to the main desk at the entrance and tell them you are with Dublin sketchers. You will be given a wrist band that gives you access.

- No backpacks are allowed. Bring a smaller bag.

- Liquid paints are not allowed in the State apartments - you can use a waterbrush, but no water containers

- There are tours at the State Apartments, so make sure that you don't block the main narrow passages.

Photo from Dublin Castle website

From 4pm, we'll gather for a drink and to enjoy each other’s sketches at Hogans on Great South Georges Street. We haven't tried this pub yet. Hopefully it won't be too busy. A bunch of sketchers will magically appear.

Hope to see you there!