December Sketch Group at Cooper and Young for the St. Jude Marathon

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Saturday, December 7

Cooper and Young 

10:00 AM 

We'll meet at the corner of Cooper and Young. The St. Jude Marathon is being run that day, and will go down Young from East Parkway to Cooper, so be sure to come to the intersection from the south to avoid traffic. There should be parking on the street and at First Congo, just south of Cooper and Young. It might be cold that day, but there are plenty of restaurants around there to get out of the cold.

Here's a map of the marathon route http://www.stjudemarathon.org/SJFile/marathon-full-course-map.pdf

Please comment here or on our Facebook page if you plan to attend. 

November Sketch Group at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church

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Saturday, November 2

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church
5530 Shady Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120
At the corner of Shady Grove and Yates

http://shadygrovepres.org/home.html

9:00 AM 

Not sure where to tell you meet - just try to find each other! 

Shady Grove Presbyterian Church is architecturally interesting, and the Race for Grace starts at the church at 9:00 so there will be a lot of activity. Plus we can sketch inside if it is too chilly out. They have asked that we not use paint/water if we sketch indoors. 

Please comment here or on our Facebook page if you plan to attend. 

My Sketches from the Lugar Foundry

I got to the Lugar Foundry a little late on Saturday morning (I'm always late on Saturday mornings!) and a tour of the Foundry was already in progress. I joined them in the wax room and made a quick sketch.

I set up outside to make a sketch of the building - here's a thumbnail.

And here's the sketch! This is one of my favorite sketches I've done in months.

And here is more proof of the hospitality of the Lugars!

Sketching at the Lugar Foundry

We had the loveliest time sketching at the Lugar Foundry this weekend. They were the most gracious hosts we've had so far, not just opening up for us on a Saturday, but giving us a tour and providing us with snacks!

Many many thanks to the Lugar Family - we will definitely be back!

October Sketch Group at Lugar Foundry!

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Saturday, October 5

Lugar Foundry, 11379 U.S. 64 in Arlington (very easy to get to off of 40!)

10:00 AM til 12:00 PM

The Lugars have a big outdoor area with a bamboo path and sculptures to sketch. They will also have the foundry open! 

Also, join us on October 19 for the World Wide SketchCrawl!

We'll start at Peabody and see how much of downtown we can sketch!

Please comment here or on our Facebook page if you plan to attend. 

Sketching the Memphis Farmers Market

Last weekend the Memphis Urban Sketchers met at the farmers market downtown and made lots of sketches!

September Sketch Group at Memphis Farmers Market

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Saturday, September 7

Memphis Farmers Market - Downtown 

10:00 AM

We'll meet at the north end of the market by the Powerhouse.

Please comment here or on our Facebook page if you plan to attend. 

See you there!

Fun (and hot) times today with Plein Air Memphis on the square in Covington, TN. I, at last, got to dedicate some time (3 solid hours) to painting.

While I'm not really in love with the final piece, I am pretty pleased with the progress I set out to make on certain concepts: painting light into dark, and finding a better medium mix. Did I mention it was hot?

Duke of Wellington Statue at the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art

I just got back from a work trip to Glasgow Scotland. While I didn't have much time to draw, I was able to spend about 30 minutes with my watercolors in front of the Duke of Wellington Statue at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA).

The statue is right out front of the museum and both the Duke and his horse wear traffic cones for hats. I was told by a local that it's Glasgow's most iconic symbol.

A lot of the people I met really did exude a fun and easy going spirit. Can't wait to get back!

Sketching Crosstown

We had a great time sketching in and around the Cleveland Street Flea Market yesterday!