London
we sketched along the thames from london bridge to the tate, spending a lot of time around borough market area, which is excellent for drawing on a saturday morning. But really, almost anywhere in london is good for sketching, i love soho for one (even though it means a lot of sitting on the dusty pavement), and south kensington would be good too, with the three big (and free) museums - i grew up sketching in the v&a.
Damn, i wish i were sketching in london now!
Damn, i wish i were sketching in london now!
Good idea. I have been doing a bit more exploring. The south bank is excellent around the London Eye or the Tate. Seems especially good for drawing people. Perhaps we could start near there in the morning, focusing on people and characters. Later, we could go over to Soho or Covent Garden where the architecture is more diverse and concentrate on scenics.
No rules of course. Both locations seem good.
No rules of course. Both locations seem good.
hello!
Hello there!
I would really like to join you, and I might even drag some extra people with me !... this will be our very first official sketch crawl, so be gentle Wink
To answer your question, Tom, London won't be any different be it a normal weekend or a bank holiday one, it is always packed full with people! the only difference that this particular weekend, is that Sunday and Monday is time again for "europe's biggest street party" the notting hill carnival http://www.mynottinghill.co.uk/nottingh ... nival1.htm
I would really like to join you, and I might even drag some extra people with me !... this will be our very first official sketch crawl, so be gentle Wink
To answer your question, Tom, London won't be any different be it a normal weekend or a bank holiday one, it is always packed full with people! the only difference that this particular weekend, is that Sunday and Monday is time again for "europe's biggest street party" the notting hill carnival http://www.mynottinghill.co.uk/nottingh ... nival1.htm
Thanks for the suggestions. The Carnival looks tempting, but crowds could be a pain to deal with.
Two weeks to go, and I have been warming up. Here is a separate thread with my London sketchcrawlings:
viewtopic.php?t=2534
Two weeks to go, and I have been warming up. Here is a separate thread with my London sketchcrawlings:
viewtopic.php?t=2534
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Re: London
HI I live in london and would like to sketchcrawl...My email id is..Tom D wrote:Anyone else in London (UK) want to do the sketchcrawl?
rekhasameer@googlemail.com
The date of the sketchcrawl approaches, so I thought we ought to finalize plans for London. I propose the following route: sketching along the South bank of the Thames, from the London Eye to the National Theatre. That will give plenty of opportunity to observe people. There is also a small skate park along the route for action sketches. Following that, a trip across the river to Old Covent Garden, where there are better opportunities to sketch architecture and scenes with multiple figures. There are plenty of other places, but Old Covent Garden is a pedestrian mall with benches, steps and doorways to provide for decent seating. Alternative sketch location in case of rain would be at the National Gallery.
Meeting locations: on the South bank, meet at the London Eye at the place where the support cables are anchored to the ground. We can decide where to meet at Old Covent Garden. If we have to sketch at the National Gallery, meet inside the gallery at the Getty entrance (the ground floor off Trafalgar Square). There is a meeting area inside at the base of the stairs, outside the gift shop.
If anyone has any other ideas, please post them here. Start times are likewise open to discussion. I do not have internet access aside from at work, so I will not be able to know of any last minute updates. Please post any thoughts or concerns by 7pm or so on Friday.
Meeting locations: on the South bank, meet at the London Eye at the place where the support cables are anchored to the ground. We can decide where to meet at Old Covent Garden. If we have to sketch at the National Gallery, meet inside the gallery at the Getty entrance (the ground floor off Trafalgar Square). There is a meeting area inside at the base of the stairs, outside the gift shop.
If anyone has any other ideas, please post them here. Start times are likewise open to discussion. I do not have internet access aside from at work, so I will not be able to know of any last minute updates. Please post any thoughts or concerns by 7pm or so on Friday.