More Bass Pro Shop Sketches

Re-Branding the Pyramid 

View from the the top looking north

Looking south 

Site-seers looking at downtown Memphis 

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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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.

Eight of us braved the chill and wind and tiny bit of drizzle to do some quiet, productive sketching.

Urban Sketchers Workshops Around the World

Planning a summer or autumn trip? Consider heading to one of these Urban Sketchers workshops!

Journey into Matter with Ink and Watercolor

June 24-28

Tuscany, Italy with Simo Capecchi & Caroline Peyron

Pushing your Sketching Boundaries

July 8-11

Oxford, UK with Isabel Carmona, Miguel Herranz and Swasky

Sketching the Wild Atlantic Way

September 2-6

Galway, Ireland with Róisín Curé

Painting in Ischia island around Aragonese Castle

October 8-11

Naples, Italy with Simo Capecchi, Caroline Peyron and Kelly Medford

June Sketch Group at the Bass Pro Shop

Next sketch group
Saturday, June 5
Bass Pro Shop at the Pyramid
10:00 AM

We'll meet at the entrance on the south side.

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

Hope to see you there!

More Sketching at Elmwood Cemetery

One could spend many days drawing the statuary and monuments at historic Elmwood Cemetery

 I made 3 drawings a few
 Saturdays ago.

I returned yesterday and drew 2 more.

Sketching at the Tennessee Brewery

Where I parked

Across the street

Where the trucks entered to load up with beer

The tower 

Crawfish was served

They had finished eating.

Some people stood, others sat.

He turned quickly to look at a dog.

Sketches from the Food Truck Fest

We went to the first Memphis Food Truck Fest, which was held on Tiger Lane at the Liberty Bowl. The place was PACKED! People walking and eating had to wind their way around long lines at all of the trucks. Bands played, puppies were adopted, books were distributed. The whole affair was a benefit for Literacy Mid-South. Looking forward to next year!

Sketching on Mud Island

Yesterday, ten Urban Sketches gathered at the unused bike rack in

 Greenbelt Park on Mud Island.

Bike Rack

Harbor Town Jogger

We could choose from two very different views, the Mississippi River or Harbor Town.

Driftwood Pyramids

Driftwood Pyramid and Building 

Driftwood and Two Bridges over the Mississippi River

Our Sketches

Driftwood and the river were popular subjects.

One of us was able to find a view of the pyramid.

We admire our work.

Greenbelt Park

The Memphis Urban Sketchers met at the Greenbelt Park on Mud Island today. It had been a while since I'd sketched at the river, and I enjoyed being down there on a perfect day.