I had so much fun on my first sketchcrawl. It was a beautiful day although the wind made it very chilly. A group of us ate lunch at the famous Arcade and warmed up. I've been wanting to sketch the Arcade and Earnestine & Hazels. I also couldn't help taking lots of pictures :) Sometimes I take for granted how cool our city is, but today I was proud to be a Memphian.
I am in a group exhibition with other Memphis Urban Sketchers at ANF Architects. The opening was last Friday and the show runs through Feb. 1st. We had a great turn out and it was such a fun night. It's always neat to see everyone's sketches next to each other and see all of the different styles. We had a celebratory dinner afterwards with family.
This month we sketched at Victorian Village. I sketched the Mollie Fontaine Taylor house and the Mallory-Neely house. It was a chilly morning and a peaceful place to sketch (with the exception of the leaf blower, haha) "haunted houses" with Halloween coming up. I love that area of Memphis. I always think about how fun it would be to buy a huge old house to live in with friends or family.
I rode my new bike to the park to do some sketching on Saturday. The basket detaches and made it super easy to gather all of my supplies. It was a perfect, cool day. I found a spot under the gazebo, while I watched the rain. So relaxing!
The next morning Zac + I went to Panera for breakfast and I did a few sketches there too.
This month we sketched inside Idlewild Presbyterian Church since it was so hot outside. I've never been inside before and it was beautiful. I love older churches. It was probably one of the most quiet places I've ever sketched until a lady started practicing on the organ. I read later that it was built by the Bedient Pipe Organ Company, and was designed after the precepts of 18th and early 19th century organs in France.
I hadn't been back since I got married there last year :) It was nice to be back + brought back so many sweet memories! I want to go back + have a picnic on our one year anniversary. Awe.
Thank you so much to Opera Memphis for letting us sketch the dress rehearsal of Don Pasquale last night!
It was my first opera experiece.
This month we met up at Confederate Park on the most beautiful, sunny day!
Utrecht Recylced Paper Sketchbook, Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Brush Pens + American Crafts Galaxy Marker
Handbook Watercolor Journal, Winsor & Newton Watercolor Travel Set + Water Flow Brush
Moleskine Pocket Sketchbook, Design Ebony Pencil (left page) + Faber-Castell 9000 Pencils (right page)
I made three totally different sketches, haha. I'm not sure you would guess they were all mine. It's fun to mix things up.
This month we sketched at the Sears Crosstown Tower. I've always thought the building was so interesting + it was really neat to be able to go inside. I was pretty excited about it. I wasn't really sure what to expect. We went to the third floor first. It was painted in one of my favorite colors- minty green. The smell was so interesting...I could smell it the rest of the day. There was dust + peeling paint everywhere.
I chose to sketch a section of the room that had some funky colors going on- minty green, yellow + red. I liked the combination.
Then we walked through dark hallways + stairs to the cafeteria. It was sorta spooky. We had an interesting playlist of music going on in the cafeteria thanks to some neighbors, haha.
I sketched an exit door + curtains with all kinds of mess on the ground.
And the ceiling of the kitchen (i think).
I think I may have had more fun taking pictures than sketching :)
more pictures here.
