I thought I would do something a little different for this bonus blog post. When I create each month's post, I use the template Judith created and insert a sketch from my cache of photos. I don't have any particular way of choosing. I pick one that represents the place we went in a different or creative or striking way. Something eye-catching usually. And I always try to "share the love" by picking different folks as much as a I can.
The sad part is that the next month, when I create the new post, that image is lost. I don't have the storage to keep all the photos, and the new image "takes over "(I found a sneaky way to rescue these images from Google) So I thought I'd look back at where the group has been over the past few years since Judith created that header. Maybe this will inspire us to revisit a place, or visit someplace nearby. This will also help some of the new people to see all the places we've been. We've actually been a lot MORE places, but Google has only saved the ones created in the header for some reason. Where a month is skipped, there was a picture of a place or the group or the throwdown instead of artwork.
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| Kathy |
Our trip to an art studio complex in Magnolia in 2020. |
| Carlos |
Our day at the kite festival in 2021. |
| Robert |
The Silos in April of 2021. |
| Robert |
The Art Car Event (held in place of the parade) in May 2021. |
| Martha |
The Armand Bayou Nature Center in June of 2021. |
| Michael |
People sketching in the Vietnamese sandwich shop on Silver Street. |
| Francisco |
A trip to the farmer's market in September of 2021. |
| Linda P |
Our annual trip to Galveston in October 2021. |
| Richard |
Traders Village in November of 2021. |
| Juliette |
Our trip to The Post in downtown in February of 2022. |
| Siao |
We went to the rodeo in March of 2022. |
| Jen |
Jen Bui's sketch from the San Jacinto Day reenactment in April of 2022. |
| Francisco |
Another trip to the Farmer's Market in May of 2022. |
| Lisa |
We visited the MFAH in July of 2022. |
| Chris |
In August of 2022, we visited the new MKT outdoor space in the Heights. |
| Veronika |
September of 2022 found us at Woodlands Town Square in the Market Place. |
| Linda |
In October of 2022 we were back in Galveston drawing on the docks. |
| Peter |
Peter drew this in Market Square in November of 2022. |
| Rita |
Rita drew this at Bayou Bend in April of 2023 |
| Truong |
This sketch is from our visit to the Museum of Fine Arts in June of 2023. |
| Peter |
In August of 2023 Peter drew this view of downtown from St. Arnold's beer garden. |
| Susan |
Galveston again and a sketch of the Elyssa. |
| Judith |
Judith made this sketch at Rockin' 'n Rollin' Prints in November of 2023. |
| Susan |
We went to the Museum of Natural History in February of 2024. |
| Joel |
We also went to Cameron Market in February.
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| Magdalena |
In March 2024 we visited the Houston Botanic Garden. |
| Siao |
April of 2024 found our group in Olde Town Tomball. |
| Svetlana |
Svetlana drew this in May 2024 at the BAP Hindu temple in Stafford. |
| Karen |
And Karen drew this also in May at the Menil.
Remember, these headers only go back to 2020. Here are some of the other places the group has been:
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| Barry |
In 2019 we visited Project Row House in the Third Ward. We also memorialized the closing of Wolf's Department store - also in the Third Ward. |
| Richard |
We've been to Discovery Green a few times. We've checked out 19th Street in the Heights, the Houston Museum of Funeral History, the Julia Ideson building at the library, Old Sixth Ward, the Art Car parade, Phoenicia Market, the Galleria, the old Hobby Airport Terminal and of course several trips to NASA. We were a group long before 2019, but part of Urban Sketchers Texas. I'd say we've been a busy group.
We are always on the lookout for new places to take the group. If you have an idea, here are the general guidelines: a) Saturday or Sunday is best because so many folks are working
b) free or low cost is optimal so we can be inclusive c) crowds are a consideration as is parking. If you have ideas, please speak up.
