Announcing Urban Sketchers Montreal!
Posted: September 17, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 20 CommentsI am so happy to announce the launch of Urban Sketchers Montreal, the local chapter of urbansketchers.org. Marc Taro Holmes and I have been wanting to organize this for a while and thanks to all the work Marc put into setting up the website, we are now official. What does this mean? Well, we are going to be meeting once a month to sketch (on the fourth Sunday of the month) and we invite anyone who is interested to join us. Our first outing is this coming Sunday, September 23, and we’ll be meeting in Place Jacques Cartier. We hope to have lots of sketchers turn out to draw and paint with us, so to find out more here’s the schedule. In the winter we have some indoor locations planned and there’s lots more info on the site so please have a look. And there’s no pressure to post anything… just come and have fun drawing.
Today’s sketch is one I did at the Roxham Wool Gathering — a unique craft fair that takes place every year at Roxham Farm close to Hemmingford. I was hoping to see (and sketch) some sheep shearing but I arrived at the wrong time so instead I found a nice old Dodge De Soto sign that was almost as good.
This is a lovely sketch Shari. I wish I could join you for your sketching sessions, unfortunately Montreal is a little bit too far away from Sydney Australia! 🙁 Happy sketching!
Glad you like the sketch! There are sketchers in Sydney like Liz Steel who is always going out sketching around your city. I met her this summer and she is wonderful.
Thanks Shari – I’ll try and track her down.
Here’s her site: http://www.lizsteel.com/
That’ll make it easier to for you…
Wow Shari and Marc I am delighted, finally the Montrealers’ turn! I will be there, early but will be there….
That’s great Liliane. I can’t wait to see you. I think we are going to have a good group!!
With you and Marc, can’t go wrong, I’m so excited to finally sketch with pros rather than all by my lonesome self all the time!
It will be fun to have you there!
Lovely sketch of the Woolgathering! Thanks for coming to the event.
Thanks Jane. It was a great event and I would have loved to sketch more. I will have to go back next year. I assume this is your family farm.
I was looking for the really old maple tree but couldn’t find it. I took some gorgeous shots of the horses when they came out of the barn too.
How did you find this sketch?
If you want to come again , the dates for the wool gathering are 14 & 15 th september
Thanks Susan. I will try to make it!
way to go USK:MTL
Thanks Don!
Hi Shari! My paintings and I were at the Woolgathering too! Sorry I didn’t see you. You can see the photos of my display at kathleenmenzies.blogspot.ca.
I’m sorry I didn’t see you Kathleen! I guess I was too busy sketching, as usual. I am going to look at your blog right now. Are you coming out with us on Sunday??
Your people look great… so natural! It is amazing what a difference your few days in SD made to your skill in this area.
Hey, thanks Ross. I think SD gave me lots of skills and also confidence.
Congratulations to the new addition to the Urban Sketchers family!
Thanks Gina!