Hello Everyone,
L.A. Sketchcrawl group is going to visit our favorite sketching spot, Union Station! This railway station was built in 1939 and has a mix of Dutch Colonial Revival, Mission Revival and Streamline Moderne architecture styles. The group can also head out to Olvera Street across the street for more sketching and/or lunch.
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Meet at:
Union Station
800 N Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012*
Saturday, October 18, 2014
10am
Meet in front of Starbucks inside the station
Free admission
What to bring:
sketching materials, $ for food/snacks (you can also bring your own food)
What to sketch:
building interior, traveling people, tiled garden courtyards
Parking/transportation info:
Metro: Gold line, Red line and Purple lines stop here.
You can also ride Amtrak or Metrolink train into the station from other parts of LA and Orange County.
Metrolink train information (http://www.metrolinktrains.com)
Amtrak train information (http://www.amtrak.com/home)
If you are driving, parking is available for $6/day (cash or credit card) in the Gateway Center Garage located under the Patsaouras Transit Plaza.
*Use 801 South Vignes Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 for mapping the address of the parking lot - the entrance is on Vignes Street. Look carefully for the sign to the entrance - it's easy to miss.
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Optional sketching spot:
Olvera Street/El Pueblo Historic Park
125 Paseo De La Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, across the street from Union Station
What to sketch:
musical/dance performances, shopping stalls
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Keep on sketching!
Shiho
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Last edited by shihonakaza on Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
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hi! First time in los angeles wanting to sketchcrawl. I may join up this weekend, time permitting. Hope to see some of you!
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Had a great time meeting other artists and painting Union Station.
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Great sketch, Keni! storydesign, please repost your images... putting the url between [img]and[/img] should work.
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Thanks for coming out to sketch together, everyone! I had to leave early and missed some of you, but here is a group photo of the day.
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This is a quick sketch I did, with color added with watercolor later. I was fascinated by the big lamp and how the morning light was coming through the tall space with a high ceiling.
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Great sketches Shiho! Keni! Glad you had a good day, nice to see some familiar faces in the photo. Cheers!
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That station looks like a super sketch location. Nice work everyone! Thanks for sharing.
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Magnifiques aquarelles, quelles belles couleurs ! Merci pour ce partage...
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