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:

Here are the sketches:

Deniz

 Deniz

 Deniz

 Deniz

 Deniz

Vourneen

Brian

 

 Neasa

Pat

Pat

Xavier

Vourneen

Betty

Kate

Sue

Sheila

Isoilde

Caroline

Caroline

Ciarán

Ciarán

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

 

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Sunday 24th March 2019 Harold's Cross

On Sunday 24th March 2019 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).

As mentioned in a previous communication, 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.

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

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 17th of March, St Patrick's Day

The rain stayed off, and we sketched the crowds and the attractions around the Saint Patrick's Day Festival.  A few of us sketched in the National Gallery also.

Pat

Alice

Caroline

Davey

Davey

Sketch from last week from Gabriel

Michael

Neasa

Paddy

Pat

Pat

Sue

Sue

Isoilde

Sheila

Dick

Paola

Gabriel

Isoilde's sketch from a few weeks ago in the National Museum

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

SUNDAY 17th MARCH -ST PATRICK’S DAY - MERRION SQUARE

On Sunday 17^th March 2019 Dublin Sketchers will sketch at the Festival Village, Merrion Square https://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/event/festival_village1  from 2PM.

Meet For Coffee at 4PM in the nearby National Gallery Café.

If raining, there is a wonderful exhibition in the print room of the National Gallery titled:

‘Making Their Mark: Irish Painter-Etchers and the Etching Revival’

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.

Sketches from Dame Street, 10 March

Beautiful views from upstairs in KC Peaches, Dame Street, and drinks afterwards in Mulligan and Haines.

Sketches from Marie-Hélène, Fiona, Caroline, Alice, Joe, Mauro, Jessica, James, Martha, Vourneen, Eva, Helen .... in no particular order! 

Sunday 10 March, Dame Street

On Sunday the 10th of March, Dublin Sketchers will sketch around Dame Street from 2pm
 and meet for drinks at 4pm in Mulligan and Haines (32 Dame Street).

The weather forecast isn't great, but there are a lot of cafés in the area, particularly at 
the junction of Dame Street and South Great George's Street. The KC Peaches at 54 Dame Street 
(across the junction) has an upstairs room with fantastic views. Make sure to buy a tea/coffee or 
a slice of cake if you're going to be staying at a table for a while!! (there's lots to choose from). 
They tell me they're not too busy after 2 on a Sunday, but get there early if you want 
a good table!

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 at Mulligan and Haines (32 Dame Street). A bunch 
of sketchers will magically appear. Remember that there is a rugby match on Sunday, so 
all pubs will be busy, but the nice staff at Mulligan and Haines agreed to reserve an area for us.

We haven't announced our Bloomsday project yet, but I can tell you already that it's going 
to be all about food! So you might be inspired!

If you're looking for ideas around Dame Street, the pub Mulligan and Haines is named 
after two characters who appear in Ulysses' first chapter, Telemachus. And not far from there 
you will find the Mercantile pub, which used to be home to Wisdom Hely of Hely & Co Ltd,
a celebrated Dublin stationers and printers.

More about this in the next few weeks!

Hope to see you there!

Sketches from CHQ Sunday 3rd. March 2019

Here are some of the sketches from the CHQ today, afraid snow stopped play!

Note: Click on image to view larger. 

                                                                               Sue

                                                                             Paddy

                                                                            Alice

                                                                         Neasa

                                                                        Caithriona S

                                                                           Yuri

                                                                       Samuel

                                                                             Gabriele

                                                                        Mary O'C

 Jessica, James, Pat, Deniz, Des, Louise

 

Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène

Sunday 3rd March 2019 at Custom House Quay Area

On Sunday the 3^rd March 2019 Dublin Sketchers will sketch at the Custom House Quay area from 2pm.
Meet for coffee at 4PM in the CHQ building (where the EPIC Emigration exhibition is held) at the north end of the Sean O’Casey bridge across the river Liffey.

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.