Author: Belinda

See Events for Sketchers tab on this website for more details

COVID-19 is making it challenging for sketching this winter☹ I need your help with…..

• New or past indoor locations where we can safely social distance during and after the sketch
• Sketching from your car locations
• Edmonton USk have an interesting idea where they have weekend themes/prompts, IE two weeks ago it was gates/fences/doorways. This week the suggestion is to change your usual sketching tools (switch to something you don’t normally use). They do follow the manifesto that we draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation. https://edmontonsketchers.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/weekend-themed-frolics-august-sketch-arounds/
• Out of the box ideas. (Heads up, if you are interested in a Zoom or any other online format event you will be the host. I will assist you in scheduling and posting only🙂)

Comment here or email me at Belinda.Ramscar@shaw.ca

Thank you!!!!! in advance.

Thursday, August 27 18:00 – 20:00

Sketch the boats out on Glenmore Reservoir, or those moored in the marina, or where they are stored.

Start sketching right away, we will not meet at the start. Feel free to arrive early. We will meet up at the 8 pm to share sketches in the grassed area of the traffic circle just north of the boat ramp.

Location: As you head into Heritage Park off 14 ST SW stay to your left along the reservoir, do not go into the parking lot on the right. The road will eventually take you to a traffic circle. Here you will see a lot where the boats are stored (north side) and the boat launch (south side). I am unsure of parking in the immediate area, but you can park in the Heritage Park Parking Lot or the at the entrance off 14 St. I am not sure of fees for these two locations. If you get lucky there is a free parking lot on the south side of the road to the launch area.

https://www.calgary.ca/csps/recreation/sailing-school/glenmore-reservoir.html

Don’t forget your masks, as it may be hard to social distance.

Inclement weather: Event will be cancelled and not be rescheduled.

Please stay home if you feel unwell, uncomfortable or are exhibiting any symptoms. https://www.alberta.ca/guidance-on-outdoor-activities.aspx

Great showing considering temperatures were to rise to +30☀🌡 Thank you Pam M for identifying all the great places to sketch😊. We had sketchers all over the campus! Like SAIT, it was pretty sad to see no students around and not feel that high energy buzz, but it was nice to see some families taking in the park areas. Some of us enjoyed a cold beverage and great food afterwards at Spot On Kitchen & Bar. 🍺🍔🍕🌮🥗

The next sketch outing is Thursday, August 27 (6-8pm) at the Heritage Park Boat Launch, 8003 14 St SW. I will post here and on Facebook  with more details. In the meantime see Events for Sketchers tab on this website.

Sketches for September will be posted in the next couple of weeks. They will include St Paul’s Anglican Church on MacLeod Trail, Crossroads Market, from the parking lot, and Edworthy Park.

I am looking for ideas for winter sketching, inside and out. Please forward to me either in the comments, or to my email address, which is on the main page, or talk to me at future sketch outings.

Stay well and safe!

Sunday, August 16 10:30 – 13:00

Start sketching right away, we will not meet at the start.
At 1:00 we will meet at the Two Chairs Sculpture near Lot 2.

Pam MacQuarrie has identified great spots to sketch on the campus grounds.
Wyckham House (Student Center), East & West Entrances have interesting modern architecture, Two Chairs Sculpture will test your talents, TransCanada Amphitheatre with pond and grassed steps will prepare you for trips to Europe, and finally there are several Gardens with sculptures to explore. https://www.mtroyal.ca/index.htm

Search for Mount Royal College on Google Maps to get yourself oriented.

Here is the parking lot map:
https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/ParkingMaps/index.htm
Note: Mount Royal Circle road is barricaded so as to prevent cut-through traffic.

Below is what is posted on the main Transportation and Parking Page. Please double check prior to arriving.

On-Campus Parking Information:
Lot 2 at the West Gate entrance is accessible during weekdays and weekends. All other lots are closed until further notice. If you have to come to campus for any reason, you will not be charged to park. We are asking people to not gather in parking lots.

Please select GOING so members can see how many are attending. Don’t forget your masks, as it may be hard to social distance.

Inclement weather: Event will be cancelled & a new site will be picked for August 22.

Please stay home if you feel unwell, uncomfortable or are exhibiting any symptoms. https://www.alberta.ca/guidance-on-outdoor-activities.aspx

What a beautiful day! Lucky 13, and lucky we were. Vales Greenhouse showed off for us, and mother nature gave us blue skies. If we go back, put this in your calendar. Lovely gardens, such variety of plants, ornaments, seating and buildings. A wealth of color. A feast for the sketcher. Katrina, the owner, was very welcoming, and would love to have us back.

We sketched at Vales in the morning, did a photo op, then went into town for lunch. Some sketched inside Marvs, some sketched the buildings on Centre Av, and others went back to Vales. Four of us made it to 3:30. Welcome to Lorraine and Kevin.

And yes that is a banana tree!!!

Next week we meet at the Mount Royal University Campus. Sunday, August 16. 10:30 to 13:00.  I will post here and on Facebook  with more details. In the meantime see Events for Sketchers tab on this website.

Thanks again Janice for your help to pull this together.😊

Stay well and safe!

August 9, Sunday: 09:30 – approx 16:00

MEET AT VALES GREENHOUSE PARKING LOT at 9:30.

We would like everyone to meet at Vales Greenhouse (Vales) Parking Lot at 9:30. It is here we will get a head count, discuss the day, and decide where and when to meet at the end of the day. Janice will also give you ideas on what to sketch in Black Diamond.

A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE could be to sketch at Vales first, take a lunch break, then sketch downtown, with Marv’s Classic Soda Shop being the highlight. This may be where you/we have lunch. Then at the end of the day meet for a photo op and give us feedback about the day.

Be prepared to stay as late as 4 if you plan to stay the day. Or come and go as you please. Always, always, make it your day!

Huge THANK YOU to Jancie for pulling this together!!

Search for Vales Greenhouse on Google Maps to get directions and travel time. From my home in Edgemont it is an hour drive.

http://valesgreenhouse.com/ Note that this is not a secure website.

https://www.town.blackdiamond.ab.ca/

https://marvsclassicsodashop.com/

If you do not have Facebook, please comment below if you are going so we know how many are attending. If you have Facebook, please select GOING on the event page. Don’t forget your masks, as it may be hard to social distance, especially in Marv’s. As noted by Janice, masks are not mandatory as of this posting in Black Diamond.

Inclement weather: Event will be cancelled & not be rescheduled.

Please stay home if you feel unwell, uncomfortable or are exhibiting any symptoms. https://www.alberta.ca/guidance-on-outdoor-activities.aspx

Date has been moved to Aug 9, Sunday

Date in Event of Sketchers tab will be updated Tuesday. Sketch Details will be posted mid week here and on Facebook.

This is our first road trip, so be patient as we are organizing on the fly. You can make this an all day event or come and go as you please. Two highlights will be Vales Green House and Marvs Classic Soda Shop/Black Diamond Main Street. No times have been set yet. We are thinking we will have an organized start by meeting at Vales Green House parking lot in the morning. Depending on the weather, you are welcome to start your day at Marvs/Main Street and not come to Vales first. When at Marvs you will be expected to order something to sit and sketch. We are thinking we will meet at the end of the day in Vales parking lot. How you want to break up your day will be up to you. Maybe some decisions can be made when we meet in the morning.

We are getting a count on who is going, and who is leaning towards going on Facebook. If you don’t have Facebook, please comment below which is true for you.

• I am going.

• I have not decided yet, but I am leaning towards going.

Stay cool, and safe.

2020/07/28 – Tuesday Evening

Man that was hot 😎🌞 Accuweather tells me it was 29 Celsius, my car told me it was 31 Celsius. To top it off, very little breeze. Despite this, 11 souls found some shade, and hunkered down to sketch. Some sketched from the perimeter of the church, and some sketched from the churches garden. Fabulous work by all. This church was founded in 1899, and has been a cornerstone of the Eau Claire and downtown Calgary communities for over 100 years. 

We will meet again August 8. Road trip to Black Diamond! Janice Butterworth has kindly offered to host this event. She is working out the details, which will be posted here and on Facebook in the coming weeks. In the meantime see Events for Sketchers tab on this website.

Have a fabulous August long weekend. Stay well and safe, and see you soon!

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Saturday, July 18 10:30 to 13:00

Note earlier start time, this is so you can find your spot, and still get 2 hours of sketching in. 

Parking and Erlton LRT Station nearby, see map below.

Start sketching right away, we will not meet at the start.  This is a smaller space so be mindful of where you set up so that regular visitors can get by you. 

At 1:00pm we will meet on the lawn beside the house.  If the lawn area is crowded, we will move down to the parking lot to give all regular visitors room.  If you don’t see our group, just come down to the parking lot.

Reader Rock Garden Historic Park is one of Calgary’s most unique cultural landscapes (and a National Historical Site) featuring the restored Reader house, rock pathways, bridges, benches and beautiful flowers. The adjacent Union Cemetery, established in 1890, is a unique sketch experience.   You can access Union Cemetery from the top of Reader Rock Garden or from the parking lot. Don’t forget the bug spray. 

Inclement weather: Event will be cancelled & rescheduled to July  25.

Please stay home if you feel unwell, uncomfortable or are exhibiting any symptoms.  https://www.alberta.ca/guidance-on-outdoor-activities.aspx

Funny, when I sussed out this place it was winter, and all my vantage points were from my car. At that time it was all about getting a good view from the road or parking lot. I had forgotten about the pathway that took you under the bridge and into Bowness Park. So, much to my delight, it was a real up-and-close experience.

There were 16 sketchers in attendance🎨 Welcome to the first timers😊 We miss those who can’t make it 😦

We will meet again July 18 to sketch in Reader Rock Gardens and/or Union Cemetery. I will post here and on Facebook next week with more details. In the meantime see Events for Sketchers tab on this website.

Stay well and safe, and see you soon!

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