This Wednesday - April 6th 4:30 to Dusk

We will meet on River Road, between River Street and Erwin Road, in Sayville. There's a place we can park by the water and sketch. Take Montauk Hwy to Foster Ave and drive toward the water. Make a left on Erwin and then a right on River Road and the waterfront will be on your left, its a boating supply. If its cold or inclement weather, wear appropriate clothing or prepare to sketch from your car.

The time frame is an open time, from 4:30 to Dusk. No rules, arrive when you can, leave when you need to. We've adjusted the time to make it easier for folks to sketch within their schedule. If you would like me to post your sketch on the blog, attach a comment to this post with your email address and we will get back to you.

Another Sketch from Wednesday

This sketch is Rosanne O'Reilly's sketch from Wednesday evening.

Here is a sketch from Wednesday....

This is what Joan Tavolott did on sketch night.....

Time adjustment for today

Some people can make it earlier, so we are bumping up the time to 4:30. Today's sketch will be 4:30 to dusk at Gillette Park in Sayville. See previous post for directions.

Two more links of interest

Here is an interesting post from Roger Ebert about sketching, yes, the movie critic guy:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/02/you_can_crtainly_draw_better_t.html

Here is a neat creative journaling link:

http://kollaj.typepad.com/kollaj/art-journaling-daily.html

Wednesday Sketch March 30th 6:30PM

Weather permitting, we will be sketching at Gillette Park in Sayville. You can get to Gillette Park by turning onto Gillette Ave from Main Street in Sayville and heading toward the water. Right now there are crocuses blooming and there is a neat labyrinth and gazebo. Dress warm.

http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=40.734064&lon=-73.077512&zoom=17

Some interesting links

I was catching up on some on line reading and found some neat stuff:

This link has an idea for a SUPER portable sketch kit when you are on the run. What a great idea!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecCahga1Kws

This link is the beginning of a series in the NY Times

on sketching and drawing:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/getting-back-to-the-phantom-skill/

Here's another neat sketching blog:

http://catherinestudio.blogspot.com/

Here's a good link for why sketching (and drawing) skills are so important:

http://pastelpointersblog.artistsnetwork.com/2010/12/06/TheArtOfPracticeTheImportanceOfDoingOurExercises.aspx

Check out these links for inspiration and emlightenment!