Be a Tourist at Home

Let's Sketch!

See Your Neighborhood Like a Tourist

Sunday, August 30, at 12 PM -3 PM

Hosted by Barbara Weeks and Urban Sketchers Chicago

Details:

When you’re on vacation how many times do you say “Look at that!” or “That’s different” or “I’ve never seen anything like that” or just plain “WOW”?

 Let’s take a look at our neighborhoods like tourists. What do you think someone from faraway would see as different, strange, beautiful, odd, or, again, just plain “WOW”? 

It can be something you see out your window. Perhaps, put on your mask, be mindful of social distancing, and venture outside to sketch.

Dump the Covid doldrums and show us your world through tourist eyes!

See you at the virtual throwdown!

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The Tall or Short Story?

It's Up to You!

   Sketch by Brian Wright

Let's Sketch

Big and Small: Scale Tells the Story

Sunday, August 9
12 PM – 3 PM

Hosted by Brian Wright and Urban Sketchers Chicago

Details

This week we explore drawing the same subject at different scales: Big and Small

The contrast of scales can help tell your story and make for an interesting composition. 

Could be:

• a landscape focusing on a tree and corresponding leaf
• a building elevation or entryway and a door knob or window
• reportage with a crowd of people and then a singular person with a sign

You get the idea!

It'll be interesting to see how the large scale drawing and the more detailed closeup drawing together can really stretch your skills and help tell the story of your subject.

Create your on-location sketch in your style and medium. Please keep in mind the urban sketching guidelines and include #uskchicago and #uskathome on your posts to Facebook and Instagram.

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Little Things Mean a Lot!

Sketch by Gail Dokucu

 Good Things in Small Packages!

Let's Sketch

Little Things

Sunday, July 26

12 PM - 3 PM

Hosted by Gail Dokucu and Urban Sketchers Chicago 

Details:

Get out those reading glasses, friends! 

Let's see how small we can go this week! I was inspired to do this theme by the tiny works of Katie Woodward and Jingo de la Rosa, both of whom would have been instructors at this year's seminar. If you don't know them already, check them out on Instagram: @ramblingsketcher (Katie) and @jingoillo (Jingo). Of course, you can also feel free to interpret this theme in any way you choose, like maybe a big sketch of something tiny.

Remember that we are back to following USk guidelines. 

If you need a refresher, check out the information and infographic here!

See you at the virtual throwdown!

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Are You Ready for More?

 

More What?

Enjoying sketching and air conditioning at
Blicks on N Kingsbury.

Sketching of course!

We had a great time Wednesday sketching  

at Blicks on North Kingsbury! Thank you,

again, Blick Art Materials for your generosity and hospitality! And thank you, MJ Ernst, for the photo!

Oak Park here we come!

Wes Douglas is our host on 

Sunday,
July 21, 2019 at 12 PM – 3 PM.

Scoville Park, 800 Lake St, Oak Park, IL

Meet at the corner of Lake Street and S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park and explore the stomping grounds of Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernest Hemingway. 

Then

This photo was taken our first year as an Urban Sketchers chapter. On September  16, 2012 we met in Oak Park. The six of us sketched at the Frank Llyod Wright’s home and studio. We had a wonderful afternoon sketching and making plans for Usk Chicago. I don’t remember the nice passerby who took the picture.

And now

My how we’ve grown! Below is a photo of the sketchers from Wednesday’s meet, July 10, 2019,  at Blicks. That's quite a turnout for a hot day in the middle of the week!

Join us in Oak Park on July 21, 2019!

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