Sketching at Booksellers of Laurelwood

Earlier this month the nice folks at the Booksellers of Laurelwood had us out to sketch on a Saturday that turned out to have lovely weather, but you can never tell in January. Here are some sketches by the group:

 Meghan

 Tom

Phil

















And these are my sketches from that day. I can't believe I didn't sketch one book!

February Sketch Group at Stax Museum

Next sketch group

Saturday, February 1

Stax Museum, 926 E McLemore Ave 

10:00 AM

Please identify yourself as being with Memphis Urban Sketchers and you will be charged their group rate of $10.50.

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

The Mikado

 I missed the Memphis Urban Sketchers gathering at the dress rehearsal for The Mikado (I love that Opera Memphis invites us every time!), but I went with my family on Tuesday night and had fun doing several sketches. I drew at the pre-opera snacks, did a watercolor of the stage before the performance started, and did one quick sketch during the show.

 I'm heading back out there this afternoon for their Japanese festival in the lobby of GPAC from 2-5. Tom Pellet and I will be getting there about 2:15. Come out and sketch if you're free!

January Sketch Group at Booksellers of Laurelwood

Saturday, January 11

Booksellers of Laurelwood, 387 Perkins Road Extended

10:00 AM

Let's meet in the area behind the newsstand - they have a little meeting area set up back there. Hope you can join us for a cozy indoor sketch group!

Call for Submissions for Urban Sketching Symposium Programming

Dear sketchers!
Are you planning to apply to teach in the next symposium in Paraty, Brazil?
Take a closer look at the Call for Submissions.

Bear in mind that there are different levels of teaching this time:

Sketching Workshops: 3.5 hour workshops, as in previous years. A wonderful opportunity to teach in a new setting. You'll learn as much as the students! 

Lead a Sketchcrawl ("Follow Me"):
This is the best way for you to earn teaching experience and share your thoughts with others, and the highlight of the new programming. 
Imagine: you got selected, people will get to know what your ideas are, and then you are going to lead them across the beautiful streets of Paraty, suggesting different techniques, approaches and subjects. One turn, great experience.

Lectures, Demonstrations: 
Another good way to share what you do, the way you do, to inspire other sketchers! It can be anything interesting, so don't be shy! 

You can even come up with something new! What we are trying to create in the next symposium is a vibrant and stimulating sketching environment!

USk Paraty 2014!

The deadline is December, 20.
Fill out the form attached in the post to apply.

Sketch Group Cancelled

Unfortunately the marathon just got cancelled. Since that was what we were going to sketch and it is going to be 23° at 10:00 AM, our sketch group is cancelled for tomorrow, too. Hope to see you all on January!

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

Next sketch group

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

Next sketch group

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!