Dublin Sketchers's Blog (46)

A visual account of our opening night - a great time had by all and we're sad to say it closes tomorrow. A brilliant week, looking forward to next year already!

Dublin Sketchers announce 2^nd Annual Exhibition

A group of amateur artists brought together by a common passion for sketching and painting are exploring every corner of Dublin every Sunday, including its streets, galleries and beaches – resulting in a collaborative exhibition in the Sol Art Gallery on Friday 3^rd June.

On show in the gallery will be a diverse range of work in a variety of mediums, showing how collective…

There have been lots of suggestions this week but the winning idea is to visit the annual Experience Japan day over in Farmleigh, Phoenix Park. The event was really lovely last year - very busy but a fantastic day out.

This week we will be visiting the Christchurch area of Dublin, St. Audeon's Church in particular and the lovely but little known St. Audeon's park. Meeting at 2pm outside St. Audeon's Church, we can spread out and sketch what is of interest in the area and then meet up again at 4pm. For coffee, we will go to the Bull and Castle nearby. Everyone is welcome, hopefully the weather will be good and we can make the most of this historic area of…

Hello and Happy Friday to you all!

With the sun shining on us this week we have to go out and take the opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors, so this Sunday we will be found wandering the Phoneix Park - specifically the area surrounding the Magazine Fort. There are spectacular views from this area across to the Dublin Mountains - so it's perfect for a nice spot of painting or sketching. We will meet at the foot of the Fort - just by the exit from the Park to the Conyngham…

It's Friday again - how the time is flying! There was a call for a visit to the Chester Beatty Library for the past few weeks so it's off to Dublin Castle and the Chester Beatty we go this Sunday. It is a very interesting area, with the Dubh Linn gardens to explore if the weather is fine.

Well hello there!



It's Friday again, how the time flies. This Sunday we are going to keep it nice and central - seeing as the weather isn't the nicest! The RHA has some interesting new exhibits taking place so I'm sure there will be something for everyone!



Meeting at 2pm, inside the main door and back there again at 4pm. We will most likely go to a cafe on Baggott Street afterwards as the cafe in the RHA closes before we finish up.



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Well hello again and happy new 2011.



I hope you all enjoyed your break and are eager to brave the hangovers this Sunday. The thing'll be on at the usual time of 2:00 and this week sees a welcome return to the National Art Gallery!! Hooray!!



Mary has it that there's a Turner exhibition on there for January. The theme is "Colour and light, caring for Turner's…

Hi all!

It's that time of the year and I think some mulled wine and pies in the Christmas markets is just what us artists could do with this Sunday! Everyone is most welcome to join us - we'll be meeting at 2pm at the luas side entrace to the markets, sketching/painting/sipping mulled wine and meeting up with those who go wandering at 4pm in the lower markets area, by the stage.

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Happy Christmas everyone in Plein Eire and look…

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This Sunday we will meet at the Merrion Square entrance to the National Art Gallery - at 2pm. This is the entrance to the older part of the Gallery and from there you can disperse and enjoy whichever areas of the Gallery you wish. Others may wish to spend time outdoors in Merrion Square - up to you!

Meet up again at 4pm at the lovely café over in the new wing of the Gallery.



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This Sunday we are heading for Collins Barracks and the National Museum of Ireland - a place we have visited many times and always go back wanting more. The courtyard itself is amazing, the architecture beautiful and the exhibitions always interesting - with the most recent Irish High Crosses exhibition currently open. Lots for everyone!



Meet up at 2pm inside the main entrance (left of the courtyard) and meet again at 4pm in the cafe…

Hi there everyone!

Hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to a nice Sunday of sketching! This week we will spend a couple of hours taking in the Autumn delights of the Grand Canal - meeting up at 2pm just outside Starbucks on the Mespil Road (just up from Baggott Street).

If some of the group find the weather too cold or wet they can stay indoors and sketch there! We will all meet again inside Starbucks at 4pm. For those who…

Hi all,

Isn't it only lovely outside - so to celebrate we're going to visit Phoenix Park this Sunday and hope that the fine weather predicted won't let us down! A number of people have shown an interest in visiting the zoo - while others weren't so sure - so a compromise has been reached!

We will all meet just outside the entrance to the zoo at 2pm - those who wish to go…