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Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:44 pm
by Ctribastone
I'm not going to be around for this one :(

But I hope a group still goes out!

-Christian

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:31 pm
by woodcut55
Sorry you can't be here with us Christian but maybe you will lead a gang up state NY for a crawl!

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:14 am
by Ctribastone
Via Frederick:


"32nd International Sketch Crawl WDC Union Station
Meeting at Union Station in the great hall near by the information counter or that vicinity at 10-11:00 AM.
Group lunch and sketch share Noon in food court?
More sketching after lunch till we feel ready to take a break and get drinks and share the rest.
Home and scan, post and tell the world about the HEAT in WDC we missed while enjoying the sights and sounds of Historic Union Station."

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:30 am
by woodcut55
Thanks Christian for re-posting my invite. Stay cool up there! Frederick

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:38 am
by woodcut55
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sketch-crawl#32-14854 by woodcut55, on Flickr
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sketch-crawl#32-14855 by woodcut55, on Flickr
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sketch-crawl#32-14856 by woodcut55, on Flickr
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My four sketches completed today during the Washington DC group's visit to Union Station.

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:12 pm
by jwinstead
Those look fantastic, Frederick. I especially like the hat stand.

Here are a few of mine. I spent the morning working on architecture and statues:

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And in the afternoon, I switched to quick figure sketches:

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Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:07 pm
by Mossgate
Just stopping by to enjoy all the great work. That hat stand made me want to try that as a challange some time if I ever come across one.

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:32 pm
by woodcut55
Mossgate wrote:Just stopping by to enjoy all the great work. That hat stand made me want to try that as a challange some time if I ever come across one.
Thanks for stopping by and mentioning my "hat stand". It was in an open shopping mall setting. Any of those little carts in shopping mall corridors would be a fun challenge to draw. Hats might have been the easiest because they are so big but keys, watches or sunglasses other stuff could be fun too. Good hunting!

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:17 pm
by woodcut55
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Here are 4 of the 7 people who showed up in Washington DC to draw at Union Station.
Joel blue shirt on the left, Robin Meyers in red, Marguerite in orange with the walking stick and Dan Vera the poet and sketch crawl enthusiast on the right.
Many of us posted our photos on our Facebook group page, some don't even know how to use this forum.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/10150096011870527
We have been doing a daily sketch with some of the other artists in the Sketchcrawl DC group every day this month of July. Lots of pictures to see there.
But it was extra fun to get together and sketch in the old train station and enjoy the powerful air conditioning on a day where the heat was over 100ºF 37ºC plus lots of humidity making it feel even hotter.
Autumn and Spring are the best times to be outside in our city for sketching.
What a wonderful thing this forum and the international sketch crawls are for they bring us all a little closer and make us more confidant that our efforts to draw the world around us are worth while. Thanks Enrico for sharing your inspirational idea and making an international community for us to belong to!

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:21 am
by CyberDave
Washington, DC Sketchers

I like that fact you guys are colour-coded - was this pre-arranged? :lol: what colours are the other three going to be when they show in the next photo 8) :wink: :wink:

All great sketches, fantastic statue and the "Hat Stand" is a real stand-out. I bet thousands of people pass this every day and do not really look at it.
I'll just pop over to the facebook page for a look see and check out the others.

Cheers
CyberDave
Vancouver, Canada

Re: Washington, DC. USA

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:30 pm
by AVBK
Lovely work and interesting photos but I have to agree - the hatstand takes it!
I'll be off now to look at your facebook work.