John Grace (visiting from Montreal)
Pat McA
Caroline
Olly B.
Dublin Sketchers get together every Sunday afternoon in Dublin to sketch. We go to a different place each week. Check here before hand to see where we are off to. Come along if you fancy it! We start sketching from 2pm and meet at 4pm for a drink and chat. We are part of the global Urban Sketchers community.
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Sketches at the custom House on Sunday October 8th 2023.
Custom House of Ireland , on Oct. 8th 2023.
On Sunday, 8th of
October Dublin Sketchers will sketch at the Custom House of Ireland (8PXW+FP
Dublin 1) from 2pm and meet for drinks at 4pm in The Brew Dock (9P2X+3H Dublin
1).
This architectural icon stands on the Liffey quays, which were once Ireland’s major trade route to the wider world. The architect James Gandon completed the building, a masterpiece of European neoclassicism, in 1791. Admire the decorative detail of Edward Smyth's beautifully executed stonework carvings on the exterior and the famous carved keystones depicting the terrible heads of the river gods. There are 14 of these – one for every major river of Ireland.
The Custom House witnessed not only the development of a great city, but also some of the most turbulent milestones in its history. The building was destroyed by burning in 1921 and later restored to its former splendour. Great opportunity to sketch its Iconic architecture and scenic view along Liffey and many intriguing live subjects from life around the Custom House of Ireland.
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!
Sunday 9th January, Custom House from 1:30pm
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| Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen on Wikipedia |
From 1:30pm on Sunday 9th January Dublin Sketchers will sketch around Custom House. If the weather is bad there’s a few inside options in the CHQ building east of Custom House. You can find Starbucks and Bake House Cafe there. There’s also a cafe in the Busáras station just behind Custom House.
Please keep in mind current government guidelines on Covid.
If it’s your first time out and you can’t spot anyone at 1:30pm, 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 when we get together at 3:30pm. Don't worry if you're late, most of us usually are! You need to bring your own paper and pens/pencils etc.
Rather than meeting in a pub or coffee shop, we'll gather outdoors to catch up and check out each other's work. At 3:30pm we'll gather on the westside corner of Custom House on the quays (we can meet under the Dart bridge). Grab a coffee / drink on the way.
If you can't make it into Custom House then why not stay local and sketch in your Dublin neighbourhood.
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're on Instagram, use #dublinsketchers #urbansketchers
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Kasper
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