What a beautiful church, but almost too much to draw - especially loved the windows and

the floor.  Someday I'll sketch in color.  It was a wonderful morning.  Mary K. VanGieson

Idlewild Presbyterian Church

This month we sketched inside Idlewild Presbyterian Church since it was so hot outside.  I've never been inside before and it was beautiful.  I love older churches.  It was probably one of the most quiet places I've ever sketched until a lady started practicing on the organ.  I read later that it was built by the Bedient Pipe Organ Company, and was designed after the precepts of 18th and early 19th century organs in France.

More Sketches by Tom Pellett

These pictures aren't great, but the sketches sure are. These are more sketches by Tom Pellett.

Sketching at Idlewild Presbyterian Church

Idlewild Presbyterian Church was a great place to do some indoor sketching on a hot summer day. As you can see from the sketches, the church is beautiful.

 Lots of great stained glass windows

 And arches

Hopefully we can come back and sketch the exterior. Matthew Lee braved the heat and painted outside.

Urban Sketching show tonight

"Places of Desire: watercolors of Greece and Turkey" opens tonight at Playhouse on the Square. Please come out and have a glass of wine with us from 6:00-7:30 if you're able to. I spent three weeks traveling in June and July and came home with a stack of urban sketches. It was fun to get a last minute exhibition and be able to show them while the trip is still fresh. I'd love to hear what other urban sketchers think about them. The show will be up until September 16th.

August Sketch Group at Idlewild Presbyterian Church

Next sketch group

Saturday, August 4 (not tomorrow!)

Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Avenue (between Evergreen and Auburndale)

9:30 AM (Starting a little early to be out by noon)

We'll be in the old building (on the right with the arched doorways, not the obviously 60's looking one), and the parking lot is just west of the church along Union. We will meet in the entrance hallway.

The idea is to sketch indoors since it will probably be very hot, but you can sketch the outside of the church, too!

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

Hope to see you there!

Monorail and Museum

These are my sketches from Saturday's sketch group at Mud Island's Mississippi River Museum. It was a fun place to sketch, inside and out. The architecture is interesting, like a perfectly preserved slice of 1982, and there are great views all around. The museum is packed with things to sketch.

Thanks so much to the museum for giving us a group discount! Made the whole day even better and we will definitely be back!

Riverboats, Music and Memphis

Sara Schmidle of Metal and Mud made some ink sketches inside the Mississippi River Museum at our sketch group on Saturday, as well as capturing a bit of the skyline.

View of Memphis Skyline from Mud Island

Joe Wieronski sketched the Memphis skyline from Mud Island during our sketch group on Saturday.

Mud Island Museum Montage

Beth Rowlett created a montage of images and information from the Mississippi River Museum on Mud Island during our sketch group on Saturday.