Dublin Sketchers Group: Harold's Cross

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Dublin Sketchers exhibition at Harold's Cross

A few photos from the weekend exhibition at Harold's Cross. If you have some photos you'd like to share and photos of your sketches, send them to dublinsketchers@gmail.com!

James

A few sketches


Works on the wall by James, Caitriona, Deniz, Peter G, Kate, Eoin and Christine

Opening night

Sketch by Vourneen

Ellen Cranitch from RTE Lyric FM opening the exhibition

Ellen Cranitch gave Eoin a portrait she prepared earlier

Opening night

Pat

Caroline

Deniz

Des

Deniz

Caitriona

Pat

Deniz

James

Marie K

Christine

Sketch by Eleonora

Sketch by Eleonora at the HX Festival

Caithriona S.

2 By Deniz

2 By Tony K.

Mary O'C

Sunday 19th May, Harold's Cross Festival and Dublin Sketchers Exhibition

This Sunday 19 May, Dublin Sketchers will sketch in the Harold's Cross area from 2PM.
Meet for drinks at McGowan's beside Harold's Cross park (South end) around 4pm.

We'll be celebrating the Harold's Cross Festival. There'll be music in the park and all sorts of activities. Check out the festival program. And don't forget to come and see our exhibition at the Rosary Church Pastoral Centre. We've been exploring Harold's Cross over the last few months, and we've sketched everything! (The exhibition will be officially opened by Ellen Cranitch of Lyric Fm on Friday evening 6pm).

If it’s your first time out and you can’t spot anyone at 2PM just chose 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.

Dublin Sketchers at Harold's Cross - an exhibition

As you all know, we have been sketching in Harold's Cross over the last couple of months.

Our Sketchbooks are going to be exhibited at the Rosary Pastoral Centre at the back of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary on Saturday and Sunday 18th and 19th May from 12 noon to 5pm. The exhibition opening will be on Friday 17th May at 6pm. So why don't you join us, and bring family and friends.

Click on this link if you're not sure where the pastoral centre is.

There will be a lot happening in Harold's Cross that week, so check out the festival programme if you want to join in the fun.

Information for participants

I have checked your surname details, either by contacting you or through your email address. If you haven't heard from me, WhatsApp me (Marie-Hélène) with your full name as you would like it to appear on the programme

Put your name and contact details inside the cover of your sketchbook in case someone wants to contact you - a potential buyer, or someone who has a question.

We need all the sketchbooks on Sunday 12th May so there is not last minute panic - I will collect your sketchbook after we've sketched on the 12th of May. If you can't be there that day, contact me via WhatsApp and we'll work something out.

Sketchers delivering a framed or unframed piece should bring it themselves to the Rosary Pastoral Centre in Harold's Cross on Friday 17th May at 4pm

If you can at all, please be there for the exhibition opening on Friday 17th May at 6pm. Bring your friends and family!

A few of us will be manning the exhibition over the weekend to answer questions from the public and to look after your sketchbooks. I will send you a reminder of your roster time via WhatsApp or text. You know who you are. Please be there 15 minutes before your roster time so the person who was there before you can leave on time.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Sunday 14 April at Harold's Cross

On Sunday 14th April Dublin Sketchers will sketch in the Harold's Cross area from 2PM.
Meet for drinks at McGowan's of Harold's Cross beside Harold's Cross park (North end) around 4pm

Dublin Sketchers have been invited to participate in the Harold's Cross Festival this year, 13th to the 19th May, where we will publicly display our work. It's not too late to join in the fun. We might even sketch in Harold's Cross mid-week some time between now and the festival. Remember you don't need to have a sketchbook full - even just a couple of sketches from Harold's Cross is enough to take part!

We are participating in this because it’s fun and it’s a celebration of the art of urban sketching. The pieces we exhibit will not be advertised for sale. But if you are happy to part with your artwork, make sure that your contact details are available (name and phone number on a label inside the sketchbook cover or the back of the frame) so any prospective buyer can contact you.

The Harold’s Cross Festival is a community event celebrating everything that is good about Harold’s Cross. It’s a place steeped in history.

There is much to sketch in the Harold's Cross area including
1. The Park
2. Mount Jerome Cemetery
3. Mount Argus church, grotto, river and park
4. Harold's Cross Road, shops/business's etc
5. Leinster Road area, houses and small parks

Harold's Cross is well served by public transport; Dublin Bus routes 9, 16, 18, 49, 54a and 83 (83A) pass through it, according to Wikipedia

If it’s your first time out and you can’t spot anyone at 2PM just chose 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.

Sketches from Harold's Cross

It was a cold day, but that didn't stop us from exploring and sketching all aspects of Harold's Cross. And chatting to the locals of course! Our sketchbooks will be displayed as part of the Harold's Cross Festival in mid-May. If you haven't been to Harold's Cross to sketch yet, it's not too late to join in! We'll be back in April for another sketch outing. Hopefully it'll be a tad warmer!

There's lots to sketch in Harold's Cross. Check out this map of points of interest if you haven't seen it already: