Visit to Salisbury Museum   Sunday, November 17th, 2024.

Our last Sketchers event for the year was very successful with fifteen members taking part.  There was a wealth of subjects to draw from within the museum collections and at the end of the afternoon, over a cup of tea, it was good to look at each other's drawings depicting a variety of subjects from Flintstones to a fireplace!

The Trinity Buoy Wharf drawing exhibition elicited a few comments about some of the more controversial works on display.  The first prize had gone to a wall display of wire objects that didn't appear to conform to the dictionary definition of drawing:  'a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint'.  But it's always good to engage in conversations about what is considered to be worthy art.

I would like to thank everybody for coming along and supporting our sketching group.  It's very rewarding at the end of a session to see the artworks produced, from simple line drawings to colourful paintings.

I am looking forward to getting out and about with everybody in the New Year and will endeavour to find interesting locations to suit everybody.  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

If you would like to join us please do contact me.

Loraine

Salisbury Sketchers Visit to the Maltings

Sunday October 20 2024

A report by Loraine Sherlock

After a truly miserable and wet morning I thought that perhaps I would be sketching on my own at this location.

So many thanks to the six members who turned up to join me and made the afternoon an enjoyable event.  

The city was bustling with families going to the annual Charter Fair but we found quieter spots in sheltered doorways or sitting on benches on the green space by the river.  One member chose the warmer interior of the Turkish coffee shop where, over a cup of coffee, she drew some of the beautiful coloured lights hanging there