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| The group |
The rain mostly held off and we had a good day for sketching on the University of St. Thomas campus. Welcome to our visitors from the Dallas chapter.As you may have guessed from the group photo, sketchers were focused on the architecture of the Chapel of St. Basil. Peter, whose work is in the header, sketched it from three sides. Here's Peter hard at work.
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| Peter |
Here are some of the other folks spread out along the mall hard at work.
As you can see, people came prepared with their portable stools and chairs and took advantage of the cover when it showered.Before I go into all the sketches of the OUTSIDE of the chapel, Judith was the only one to venture inside.
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| Judith |
And here is her sketch of the outside. The stamp is an impression made with Plasticene clay of one of the markers on campus. |
| Judith |
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| Michael |
Michael widened out a bit to include the adjoining walkways. As did Richard. |
| Richard |
Barton chose a similar angle. |
| Barton |
Jeff used colored pencil on toned paper.
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| Jeff |
Joel and Chris both stamped their finished drawings. Joel's view is from the labyrinth garden, while mine is from upstairs and further down the mall. |
| Joel |
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| Chris |
Rebecca, Susan and Olinda each had their own unique takes on the building. |
| Rebecca |
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| Susan |
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| Olinda |
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| Paul |
Paul managed to include a few people.
The chapel and the mall weren't the only things to draw.
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| Ash |
Ash drew Hughes House, the childhood home of Howard Hughes which now houses the Theology Department. |
| Martha |
Martha also drew part of that area.
Malia drew gardens.
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| Malia |
Rebecca drew a statue that sits in one of the gardens. |
| Malia |
I went over to the Link-Lee Mansion, which used to be admissions and now contains the offices of the president and vice-president. It is a historic Montrose home where the university now has gatherings in the old ballroom upstairs. The WHOLE house would be VERY complicated. I drew a snippet of the portico. |
| Chris |
We gathered for the throwdown and then went off to lunch. |
| throwdown |
If you would like to join us for our next sketch outing, keep an eye on our Instagram page or join our Facebook group. (just answer a few simple questions)
We always welcome new sketchers and visitors from other chapters.
Our bonus April sketchout is coming up this weekend. Join us!
