October Sketch Group at Lugar Foundry!

Next sketch group

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

Next sketch group

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!

August Sketch Group at Crosstown

Next sketch group
Saturday, August 3
Crosstown Building: This time instead of going inside, we will sketch the exterior of this giant building, and the neighborhood. 
We can take breaks from the heat and restroom breaks at Cleveland Street Flea Market, 438 North Cleveland Street (or you can sketch in the flea market). 
10:00 AM til around noon
There are plenty of places nearby to have lunch after, too.

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

Sketching at the Woodruff-Fontaine House

A good group showed up to sketch at the Woodruff-Fontaine House in Victorian Village earlier this month!

July Sketch Group at Victorian Village

The next sketch group is Saturday, July 13

Victorian Village at the Woodruff-Fontaine House 

680 Adams Ave We are all set for indoor sketching! If you're looking for a fun sketching adventure this Saturday, June 29, think about joining the Bike to Cloar event that the Brooks Museum is hosting. There is a 6-mile bike ride and a 12-mile bike ride starting in Earle, AR, and stopping at several Carroll Cloar painting locations.

On August 3 we're going back to Crosstown. It's going to be a hot one!

On the evening of August 22 we're going to the Brooks! More information to come.

Sketching at Cleveland Street Flea Market

On June 1 we sketched at the Cleveland Street Flea Market at 438 North Cleveland Street. A few of us sketched this same booth, and Nancy even bought a jacket there! I'm definitely going back - there were some bracelets I can't get out of my head!

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by Elizabeth Alley