Urban Sketchers Memphis: June 2015

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Sketches of the Jun Kaneko Sculptures at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens

A wonderful collection of large ceramic sculptures by Jun Kaneko is on exhibit at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens this summer and fall.

Large Ceramic Head in the Cutting Garden

During July, The Gardens will be offering open studios each Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. These outdoor drawing workshops will be open to participants age 16 and older. The first three workshops will be led by Urban Sketchers: Elizabeth Alley (July 3), Megan Vacari (July 10), and Tom Pellett (July 17).

Tonal Sketch of Pot and Fountain

Also in July at The Dixon, Urban Sketcher and printmaker Martha Kelly will lead a block printmaking workshop for beginners on Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Hughes Pavilion.

Two Ceramic Heads on the Way to the Hughes Pavilion

Ceramic Raccoon Dog Sculpture in the Woodland Garden

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Tennessee Brewery Sketches

The Tennessee Brewery is an incredible place, and probably perfect for sketching, but the truth is it's overwhelming. So I sketched the food truck.

I made these brown lines with watercolor over Platinum Carbon (waterproof) ink - there are beams all over the place.

In late April and early May we planned to sketch at a different place every Saturday to take advantage of the good weather. Hopefully we'll do that again in late September and in October!

Monday, June 15, 2015

More Bass Pro Shop Sketches

Re-Branding the Pyramid

View from the the top looking north

Looking south

Site-seers looking at downtown Memphis

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Sketching at the Bass Pro Shop at the Pyramid

This month we went to the new Bass Pro Shop at the Pyramid. Look at this place! It's quite an experience.

This view from up top makes it all worth it!

These sketchers had the right idea with an inside view of the river, comfortable seating, and Bloody Marys.

The sixteen of us who attended ended up with some interesting sketches that could only come from this place.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Spring Visit to Elmwood Cemetery

Elmwood Cemetery is one of our favorite places to sketch, though it's hard to get the weather to cooperate no matter when we go. This outing was a little colder than expected for late April, which is when summer usually starts in Memphis.