Dublin Sketchers Group

Stephens Green May 23rd 2010

The Gatehouse in Stephens Green.

Statue of Robert Emmet.

My effort at interior of Shopping Centre.

Well hello there sketchers. How's the form? I for my part won't make it this weekend as our trip to Cork looms ever closer. In fact I should really be heading home to get a train instead of writing this... But I digress. Now then, for whoever is meeting up this Sunday, it has been suggested that you meet in Stephen's Green. So there it is then. Meet at the main entrance to the green at 2:00. You'll see other people with sketchpads and an oddly beard shaped space where I usually fit. Don't be shy, go talk to them :) Then take it from there. I suggest meeting at four in Bewleys to show off your marvelous work. Not me though, no, I'll be in Cork. Yaaaay!!

See ya,
Stephen

Some more from Sketchcrawl on the 15th May

'Paddy Kavanagh' surrounded by Sketchers.

The lock gates at Mespil Road, Dublin.

National Drawing Day - An Invitation to draw at the Pearse Museum, Grange, Rathfarnham - Saturday 22nd May between 9.30am and 5.30pm

To any sketchers staying in Dublin over the next weekend fear not there are still drawing and sketching opportunities .

We received the following email from Brian Crowley of the Pearse Museum inviting the Dublin Sketchers to draw there on Sat 22nd May

.... members of your club might be interested in coming along to the museum
on Saturday for National Drawing Day. People of all ages and abilities are encouraged to
come along between 9.30 and 5.30 and sketch and draw in the museum or around the park.
They will be also be invited to display their work in our "Drawing Day Gallery"
I have attached a poster for the event...

See below for maps and h

ow to

get there...

The Museum is on the No. 16 bus route from the O'Connell St to Grange Road.

There's a Saturday suggestion, now any ideas for the Sunday? Please post your ideas in the comments section folks. Cheers all.

Calling all sketchers not signed up for the upcoming June 11th to 17th exhibition

Hi folks. We intend to project sketches/ drawings/etc. done by Dublin Sketchers at the exhibition opening night. So anyone who wants to submit work they have done at a sketching session please send (one or two images only) to me and I will include it in a projected slideshow.

Requirements: You will need to send a digital image of your picture, no bigger than the following size 1280 x 768 pixels or 45.16 x 27.09 cm preferably, if this is a prob I can resize down - don't worry if it's in a square format or whatever. Also best if image file size not exceed 1.5 mb anything bigger causes me problems.
Email me by clicking here.
This only applies to members who aren't already in the main exhibition.

Thankyou,

Regards, James

Botanic Gardens by Balazs

Patrick Daly's Sketches - Botanic Gardens

Oil pastel on paper

A few from Botanic Gardens today.

Sketch of the bridge over the river in the Gardens,

also, two sketches of the Chinese 'Dove' or Handkerchief' Tree.

Slavo Michalenko's Botanic Garden's Sketch

Marianne's SketchCrawl Sketches

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More from Sketch Crawl by James

Botanic Gardens - 2pm Sunday 16th

Hi all,

Well the Botanic Gardens seems to be the popular choice for this weekend! I can't wait - haven't been in ages and it is just so nice and toasty in those glasshouses! Must remember to use pencil and not ruin my nice new shiny markers though!

So - meet at 2pm outside the Garden's cafe, and meet back there again at 4pm. We will most likely go across the road for coffee as there are too many of us to be trying to get space in there.. but who knows.. we'll see!

Also, quick reminder that the Dublin SketchCrawl is taking place tomorrow - meeting at 12pm at the Patrick Kavanagh Seat on City Side of Grand Canal (near Baggot St bridge). Online Sponsorship will finish after the event so please sponsor before it is too late! For all those who are going to take part - any donation is welcome tomorrow - look out for the sketchy folk in Aware T-Shirts - they have the official sponsorship cards. Best of luck to everyone!

Tracy

Sunday 16th - Any last minute ideas?

A bit late to be putting up a post, apologies! Any ideas for this Sunday? Suggested to us so far are the following:

Botanic Gardens
Quays
Africa day in Iveagh Gardens
Killiney hill

So - any other suggestion fire them in a comment - so far Botanic Gardens in lead!

Tracy

9th May 2010. Sketches from Natural History Museum

Sketch by Maura.

Topiary at the re-opened N.H.M.

Three sketches by Mary.

Dublin Sketchers Proudly Announce
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Their First Exhibition

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"Drawing a Crowd"
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Sol Art Gallery

11th - 17th June

The exhibition is a group collaboration, with all artists now confirmed. Watch this space for more info!!

We would love the members of Dublin Sketchers to support us in this, our first exhibition! If anybody is available to help man the space between Mon and Thurs 14th-17th June, all help would be appreciated! Also, if anybody has any contacts that may be useful in terms of framing etc. please do send them on!

Sunday 9th

Hey there,
there's great buzz this weekend around poking at dead animals with sticks. Yes, that's right, the natural history museum has reopened and we really should go in and check out that staircase :) Let's meet outside the main entrance at 2:00. If this is your first time or we're entirely unlikely to recognise you since the reconstruction surgery then I urge you to wave about a sketch pad enthusiastically. Oh and be nice to the beardy dude who says awesome and 'sup just a little bit too much, that'll be me, hello! Ok, do we need anymore information? Hmmm, nah eh, dress warm, see you there.

Stephen

Sunday 9th May

So with ten million deadlines beckoning and busy weekends ahead of us, it bodes well to take a nice break from the national hangover and do some sketching. But where pray tell? Where? For the love of art where!!!! Answers please in the comments section.

Also if you can link to our facebook solicitation for sketchcrawl sponsorship money we'd greatly appreciate it. Mostly you can randomly leave this link lying around http://url.ie/61sp

Hooray!
Stephen

Sketchcrawl (drawing marathon) in aid of Aware Ireland - May 15th!

Hey everyone!

Sketchcrawl's will be occuring accross the world on May 15th and the Dublin Sketchcrawl is being orgnised by none other than the Dublin Sketchers.

http://www.sketchcrawl.com

We're planning to do our sketchcrawl in aid of Aware Ireland (visit http://www.aware.ie ).

Aware' s mission is to create a society where people with depression and their families are understood and supported, are free from stigma and have access to a broad range of appropriate therapies to enable them to reach their full potential. Aware aim's: * To educate the public on the nature, extent and consequences of depression. * To provide emotional and practical support to those affected by depression and related disorders. * To support research into the development and treatment of depression and related issues.

So! We need sketchers to alert all of their friends and sponsor them on a sketchcrawl in aid of Aware or get them to participate in the event themselves, even if it's a euro or two all donations are welcome, even if you can't make the event, please donate!!!

http://sponsorme.aware.ie/event/walk4aware-dublin-sketchers/ is the place to sponsor the event- so send the link to friends who might like to take part or just sponsor!

Meet-up point - Patrick Kavanagh's seat, North Bank (city side) at the Lock Gates close to Baggot Street Bridge.

Our drawing marathon route so far -

1) Patrick Kavanagh's seat, Grand Canal - sketching the grand canal area
2) Leeson street and sketching Aware premises!
3) National Concert Hall
4) Iveagh Gardens

Any other locations can be suggested and the route will be finalised and a map done up by Friday!