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SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:29 am
by dcolivier
I had such a great time at our crawl last week! so I almost can't wait for out next session!!!! I did some poking around online and saw this about the Financial district. Great sense of scale for sure and nice details. This site has a set of photos
http://sanfrancisco.about.com/od/sanfra ... -District/

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:36 am
by TenLayers
I think the FDistrict would be a great place to sketch and crawl.

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:58 pm
by pete
i agree, the financial district is a good idea. I might go to SF for this one.

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:30 am
by jessicamott
This would be my first sketch crawl. I'd love to join in!

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:40 pm
by TenLayers
Count me in.

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 12:04 am
by jobajec
I hope to make it to this Sketchcrawl in May. I hear great things about them!

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:53 pm
by urban i
Got this date circled on the calendar. http://www.davidsavellano.com

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:12 pm
by trnoble
I would love to draw in the Financial District. Great building details.

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:30 pm
by ericD
I've heard lots of great stuff from people who participated in the sketchcrawls. Hope to make the next one as Im usually around the financial district. Definitely looking forward to this =]

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:51 am
by janabouc
urban i wrote:Got this date circled on the calendar. http://www.davidsavellano.com
Hey David! I so enjoyed your workshop last Saturday and plan to attend the sketchcrawl so maybe I'll see you there!
Jana

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:54 am
by janabouc
pete wrote:i agree, the financial district is a good idea. I might go to SF for this one.
I hope you do go! It would be great to sketchcrawl with you again!
Jana

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:55 am
by janabouc
Financial District sounds perfect and there's such a wide range of spots to sketch.

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 pm
by dcolivier
Turns out I'm going to be in NYC for May 15th SketchCrawl, so I"m not going to be able to attend the SF Crawl. Hoping someone else can pick up the details of crawling in the Financial District. Have a great time!

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:06 am
by reelcartoons
Downtown it is!

Re: SAN FRANCISCO

Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 10:18 pm
by pete
Ok folks, if it looks like Financial District then I suggest we begin at the Ferry Building (Farmer's Market going on at same time), say at around 10:30 or 11. We did one starting from there a few years ago and all met outside Peet's Coffee and that worked pretty well. It's also easy to get to transport-wise.

We should think about an end point though, to finish at around 4:30 to look at each other's sketchbooks etc. Any suggestions for this?

One place I usually go at the end of a sketching day in SF, though it's more SoMa than Financial District is Rickenbacker's Cafe on 2nd and Minna, because there are loads of really cool old motorbikes hanging from the walls in there, and it's never too busy. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=san+franc ... 65,,0,5.35

Another good ending point would be up near City Lights bookshop, on Columbus and Broadway. A good stopping point at the edge of Financial District and North Beach. I don't know the cafes around there but one of my favourite pubs in SF, Specs (12 Adler, musuem cafe), is just across the street, it's a museum alright with tonnes of interesting stuff to look at. Just small though, so not nec. good for a very big group all at once.

But since these groups are usually hugely big, maybe finishing in an open public space might be better, either back at the Ferry Building, or up at Portsmouth Square (I've never been though), or somewhere else. I think defining the end point (rather than deciding as a group on the day) is important though as people join late, or break off from the group into smaller groups, but still have somewhere to end up (and it's a bonus if you can get a beer or a coffee too!).

Any suggestions?

I'm looking forward to this one!


*(of course, we don't have to do Financial district, I'm all for somewhere like Castro or Mission or Yerba Buena Gardens somewhere...)