Celebrate National Bike Week!

 

Let's Sketch

Bikes

Sunday, May 23

12 PM - 3 PM

Hosted by

Gail Dokucu, Kari Ann and Urban Sketchers Chicago

May is National Bike Month

• Bike to Work Week is May 17-23

• Bike to Work Day on Friday,May 21, 2021 

For more information check out  The League of American Bicyclists 

Let's join the celebration of biking as transportation, as recreation, as essential to our well-being and everyday lives, by sketching!

Details

Celebrate our favorite two-wheel, people-propelled vehicles! 

Don’t worry if you don’t have a bike, you can still sketch scenes from a bike path, bike racks or bike art. It’s supposed to be nice out there this weekend, get your bike out and sketch!

Remember that we are following USk Global’s guidelines of sketching live on location and not from reference photos. When outside your home, be sure to follow current public health recommendations. All skill levels welcome – happy sketching! 

As usual, we will gather from noon to 3 p.m. to share and discuss, but late submissions are always welcome.

Banner sketch credits, clockwise from upper left:

Emmanuel Semmes, 5/30/17

Arun Dabholkar, 3/2/21

Harold Goldfus, 9/14/17

Wendy Easton, 8/23/20

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Day by Day

 

Let's Sketch

Progressive Sketches

Sunday, May 9

12 PM - 3 PM

Hosted by

Gail Dokucu and Urban Sketchers Chicago

This week our guest host is Bob Glazauskis. Recently, Bob has been doing “progressive sketches” and we thought it would make a good prompt for the group.

Details

Pick a location, either inside or outside, and create a sketch there over a period of time. 

This could be over a few hours, or over a few days. Finish it up on the meet day with changes added to the sketch that you observe that day.

• there could be changes to the light,

• changes in the weather

• the growth of a plant in a vase

• or even additions to the location that were not there in the first leg of the sketch

This can be done in many creative ways!

• Consider adding a little bit to your sketch each day to create a final work

• or using “ghost lines” to overlay changing information as time passes. This can be a really fun way to observe changes you would normally take for granted.

The banner shows Bob’s finished progressive sketch done over 3 days at Kenosha harbor. 

Here is how he describes his process:

“Here is a progressive urban sketch I did on location from the same spot in front of the Balance of Justice sculpture at the channel entrance of the Kenosha Wi. harbor. I did it during the pre-sunrise dawn in the half hour before the sun broke over the horizon, sketching with pen & ink and watercolors during the brief time period, incorporating what I thought was the best element of each day into one sketch. 

Day 1. Was grey clouds! 

Day 2. Was orange and yellows on the horizon!

Day 3. Was a purplish cast in the sky and on the water!”

As usual, we will gather from noon to 3 p.m. to share and discuss, but of course late submissions are always welcome. Remember that we follow USk Global’s guidelines of sketching live on location and not from reference photos. Please include #uskchicago and #uskathome on your posts to Facebook and Instagram.

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The Sky"s the Limit!

 

Let's Sketch

Your Skyline

Sunday, May 2

12 PM - 3 PM

Hosted by

Paul Ingold and Urban Sketchers Chicago

“A skyline is an outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.” – Wikipedia 

This week’s theme is “Sketch Your Skyline.” We’ll explore how we can capture a skyline, or a simple view of the horizon, into our sketches.

Details:

• Your “skyline” sketch does not have to consist of buildings and skyscrapers. Most of the time, the horizon will be a simple imaginary line where the sky meets land from your viewpoint (at the park, front yard, outdoor cafe, beach, etc.)

• We can sketch views from our homes, out the window, or out and about.

• There are no rules other than our Urban Sketching guidelines, be creative.

• Any type of medium can be used (example: watercolor, water-soluble ink, color pencils, etc.) 

Please include #uskchicago and #uskathome on your posts to Facebook and Instagram.

Want to keep up to date by email? Fill in your email address in the place provided in the upper right corner under the banner. We look forward to hearing from you.

Zoom X 2

 

Let’s Sketch

Zoomin' In

Sunday, January 24

12 PM - 3 PM

 Hosted by

 Gail Dokucu, Urban Sketchers Chicago

and Guest Host Michele Perrin

This week our host is Michele Perrin. Michele lives in St. Louis and is one of the founders of the USk St. Louis, but often joins us in Chicago when she visits her daughter, Courtney, who is also a member of USk Chicago!

DETAILS:

Zoomin' In

In the “olden” days (pre-pandemic), zoomin’ around typically referred to our hectic, harried lives as we rushed from one activity to another. But in 2020, Zoom took on a whole new meaning as we used it for a virtual communication tool to hold work meetings, teach school, and toast one another on Friday afternoons.

For this week’s theme, we’re going to use the IKEA interpretation of Zoom… you know, those pictorial assembly instructions showing enlarged renderings of fasteners and screw holes.

This week

• Create a drawing (your choice,a corner of your living room, the view out your window, your car’s dashboard, a city skyline, etc.) 
• ZOOM IN on one tiny detail – those things we urban sketchers often eliminate or approximate when editing a scene. 
• Take time to reflect and really focus on those intricate details.

And in honor of the theme, Michele will be hosting a virtual throwdown from 3-4pm on Zoom!

Join Zoom Meeting Sunday

January 24 @ 3pm

If you’re available, please log in and say hello.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82031754355...

Meeting ID: 820 3175 4355

Passcode: 676296

Banner Sketch by Michele Perrin

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