Northern California

[character]

who's up to catch a matinee of 300 afterwards? =D

[ghūl]

I'm game, I'll be there in morning again. :yayca:

[character]

haha, i got pwnd by traffic and got there late. i caught layil from far away closing the door and almost crashed =p
o well, next weekend!

[kawakaze]

not to steal the sf workshops thunder but there are some figure drawing sessions in the eastbay at cal campus on fri/sat as well. on the flipside they are far from being as cool. the atlier community is really nice to work with, very inspiring just to be around... awsome atmosphere, cool people music etc.

[ray40]

hey, how is that sf its supposed to be the center of conceptart, an awesome city, it has inside animation studios, great art schools...etc and this thread its really dead, i dont understand it

[ghūl]

yeah it does seem dead, I wonder how the Open Sessions on Saturday are going? As soon as I can convince my boss to get Saturdays off I'll definitely be right back in there. But it would be nice to go out with a group to the museum or the aquarium from time to time to brush up on the skills.

[jubjubjedi]

I just found out about this workshop, I'm SO there. I just moved to SF from LA to attend AAU, and so far I haven't really found a group of artist friends to hang out with... I'm stuck with a few lower division/foundations classes at the moment and I feel like I am surrounded by a lot of half-assed students. But it's summer break, I'm looking for a job and things to do around town to hone my skills... anybody have any leads? I have 11 years of footwear design experience :nohope:.

Character, sounds like you have been to the late night Life Drawing Speakeasy in Downtown Los Angeles? Awesome, I used to go there every week. I'm sure you know that the girls are coming down next month to San Francisco? If you guys are interested, it is a really cool deal, I went to the last one they had in SF, though I did miss the LA DJ spinning all his goth/indurstrial music. Here's the info in case you guys are interested:

The Gallery Girls Present another "Hades in San Francisco"

Theme is - The Roaring 20's Brothel

Saturday, June 23rd from 8pm till 12am
1198 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

This is a drawing workshop in a beautiful 5 story Victorian mansion with authentic Victorian furniture.
Festivities include Drawing, Wine, Snacks, a Hookah Bar in the tower overlooking a 360 degree view of San Fransisco and of course fun & debauchery for all!

Multiple Rooms and many models in authentic costumes or partially nude.

Everything for only $20.00 ! ! !

Let me know if you are interested. I can send you a list of places to stay if you are coming from out side of San Fran.

Also, Spread the word. This is our second of many to come. The first event was a blast and made quite an impression on the artists from the city.

Thanks and hope you make it.

Jennifer

[kawakaze]

is there a website we can find any more information from?

[jubjubjedi]

is there a website we can find any more information from?

Hey! I don't think they ever got a site up, but here are some pics of some of the events in LA. It's pricey, but I think it's worth it since they provide food, wine, and tobacco and it's at this amazingly beautiful victorian mansion. I'm not certain if they will have a DJ this time around as they usually do in LA, though. Also, it tends to run late into the night as well, despite the fact that it says that it ends at 12am just as long as there are people to draw, they pose.

[kawakaze]

thanks for the info! do u have any idea how packed it will get?

[jubjubjedi]

I couldn't tell you, this is only the second time they will be doing this in SF. It wasn't packed at all the first time, most people where there just to hang out and schmooze and there are multiple poses going on at the same time. To me, it's more of a sketchbook type vibe because you are in a situation that is not a studio, but I did see some people there with larger sketch pads that made do with the existing furniture. We sat on sofas and various furniture that was in the house, they had no easels or that sorta thing. It's very informal. The place, btw, is called the Westerfeld House, a historical Gothic-revival-style victorian house on Fulton st.

[Layil]

that drawathon looks really cool, ill have to go!

the CA OPEN SESSIONS are still up and running, every SATURDAY!
we've getting quite a bunch of regulars and a pile of new people showed up last week!

heres the info again:

Conceptart.org OPEN SESSIONS
Saturdays 11 am - 2 pm
$10 dollar donation requested to fund the school!

talented models, nude and clothed poses, mixed times, all mediums welcome!
we have seating for about 20, so get there on time.

see ya saturday!
:)

Layil

[Layil]

Local Event, THIS THURSDAY!
I'm submitting a bunch of my figure drawings from the atelier. i figure ive shot them for reference and theyll be nigh obsolete soon enough anyway, so i might as well send some out into the world.... anybody got a bunch of art collecting dust? this might be a good way for you to get your stuff out where others can see it!

:)

Subject: [Happylandish] DAte Snafu ARt liberation June 7th

There is still time to join in!!!! I accidentally gave the date for
the show as the 1rst. The first what you might ask.... So here is the
revised skinny. Hope to see you all.

Art Liberation Day.
First Thursday of June 7th
49 1/2 Geary St.
Downtown SanFrancisco
5PM till 8pM

The New and improved Artvan is back, bigger and badder than ever
before, with a series of exhibits starting with the ever popular Art
Liberation Day.

In keeping with the Buddhist Philosophy of dana prajana paramita, which
means, "to give is to crossover", ArtVanSF will engage in selfless and
spiritual acts of art sacrifice, providing admirers with gifts of visual
endowments.

ArtVanSF has a mainline to the best emerging artists in the Bay Area. We
don't have a snooty address, so we'll be parking our new bio-diesel
friendly art rig right outside
the front doors of the major galleries on the FIRST Thursday of June
(the 7th). Just to subvert the
gallery paradigm, we'll be liberating truly valuable art, bestowing
fabulous, valuable, original pieces upon those who truly love them.
Because
that's what art is for, dammit.

The goal is to create room for more creativity in the world while
bestowing
upon devotees gifts of beauty and transcendence... and frankly, we
hope to
mess with the heads of the downtown galleries by defying their
consumerism
and arbitrary value system . And we're going to do it on their own
turf, too.

We will be parking our Art Van in close proximity to the major downtown
galleries. We will be stepping on toes while showing the truly
valuable art
of emerging artists in the nose of those whose noses fly so high.

SO if you'd like to play along with us please contact me or David and
arrange to drop off a piece or three of the artwork that is choking
you out of studio space and recharge your karmatic engines. We
guarantee your creative spirit will get a supercharged spiritual
boost by participating in this landmark event!
Artwork still needed for the 7th semiannual Art Liberation Day.
Contact brettt at 415-609-9774
or David at 415-640-5041
Please forward to artists and art lovers
To see past art liberation events visit our website www.artvansf.com

[ray40]

im in town!!! these hills are gonna kill me....i went this morning but I just saw a carpet shop, a leather shop, and a empty building...which one is the atelier?hahah well after that i realised that the session was at 11 not at 10,.....so next week i´ll try again

[theredshoe]

having a drawing jam this friday for anybody who's interested to come. invite anybody you want to, ill be the guy in the park in a red jacket :D

[ray40]

hey!,i dunno what exactly a jam session of drawing is, but i live really close to the Metreon so i´ll go.After seeing that you all got quite good sketchbooks i wanna improve mine!! see ya

[Layil]

Yo, dont forget the CA open sessions too!
a lot of you are regulars already, but those of you who arent... get yer butts ovah hea!
:P

Conceptart.org OPEN SESSIONS
Saturdays 11 am - 2 pm
$10 dollar donation requested to fund the school!


talented models, nude and clothed poses, mixed times, all mediums welcome!
we have seating for about 20, so get there on time.

[ray40]

hey, layil, I think u should put more detailed info about where is the atelier, its not easy to find it! i´ll keep going to see whats going on,
see u

[jubjubjedi]

Christ, is nothing happening in this city??
Just to let some of you city-sketchers know, I've been hanging out at a place in the Mission by the name of Cafe Revolution, on 22nd and Bartlett (btwn. Mission and Valencia). It's a cool open-air Euro-style cafe that serves coffee and alcoholic drinks, as well as food. Best thing about it is their almost daily live music, jazz usually, often in the afternoon and the evening. It's a nice place to hang out and sketch. Best come in the afternoon/early evening as it can get pretty noisy and crowded in the evenings. Hope to see some of you guys there sketching away!!

[ray40]

man, you know that just the little spanish knows how to rock the party here....haha : )

[Layil]

jub: we're happening, where are you?

Conceptart Atelier's OPEN SESSIONS
figure drawing for the talented masses, yes!

this and EVERY SATURDAY from 11 am - 2 Pm
at the conceptart.org atelier in SOMA

$10 donation to support the school...
come armed with pencils and talent!

come draw, yeah!
:D:P :tihi:

anyhoo, seriously, i dont know if its the beach or the up coming sandiegocon thats killing us, but we had 2 PEOPLE last week.
no good, getcher asses back here!

[jubjubjedi]

Ah, sorry to hear that Layil! I've been busy lately, though I've been wanting to come on Sat. mornings. Seems like I'm getting all sorts off visitors from out of town lately and I have been playing chauffer and tour guide. Oh, and add me to your Myspace damnit!

Oh BTW, this might be a fun thing to do in case you (and everyone else in SF/Bay Area) are interested...

Team Draw
July 29th-Dolores Park-2pm
All you need to bring is a blank sketchbook and something to draw with. Everyone is welcome so cool your pie on the windowsill and join us for an afternoon of drawing and people watching (look at that guy!) in Dolores Park.

http://www.youngtompkins.com/

[ray40]

hi people, i was with jacob today at that skech session, and i was good, we had luck with the weather (strange in san fran) but i think there wasnt anybody from this site, very sad, but well what can we do,

weak up people!!!!

[Layil]

yoyoyo

we're at the CA Atelier SATURDAY for FIGURE DRAWING!!

info above...
same time, same place, every week, rain or shine!

come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:D ;D :yayca:

[Jacob Kobryn]

I'm 10 min away from SF. Is there like a sketch club or something near by?
Jake

[Jacob Kobryn]

I know there are a lot of life drawing classes and stuff. I'm only 14 and trying my best to learn. It would be sick if I could just go to a place to basically sit and sketch or paint and talk with some people. I've done stuff like that with other things but never traditional sketch and paint.
Jake

[Layil]

CA open session FIGURE DRAWING CANCELLED THIS WEEK ONLY!!!
thats right, Layil is going to burning man and everybody else is going on a field trip, so THIS WEEK ONLY the figure session is CANCELLED!!!

purdy pluhleeeze come back next week, for more figure drawing fun! at...

Conceptart.org Atelier
SOMA SF
Figure drawing with Live models
EVERY SATURDAY (except this one) 11 am to 2 pm
$10 for three hours of drawing and fun!

Back Again next SATURDAY the 1st!!
see you then!

[ray40]

hahaha, who cares about drawing when u can get drunked for a whole week?

[Layil]

inspired, darling, its called inspired.
;)

[ray40]

yah.....i forgot

[Layil]

can YOU think of anything better to do on a saturday morning?
i didnt think so....

come DRAW at the Conceptart.org Atelier in Soma, SF!!
www.conceptart.org

you want to, yes!

:D

[Layil]

http://crush3r.com/page/bsvxhrgtn

10-16-2007 - Drawing Space

Posted: 04 Oct 2007 01:13 AM CDT
Drawing Space - a Public Open Space Project
(a lunchtime escape for downtown doodleful worker bees)

Tuesday Oct 16, 2007
~ 1pm to 2pm
FREE

WHERE:

55 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Look for the public "open" space in the back of the building. You can find pictures of the space on the web page.

http://crush3r.com/page/bsvxhrgtn

WHAT IS IT ABOUT:

Hanging out with other folks in as you draw and sketch your lunch away.

WHAT YOU NEED:

Pen, pencil or drawing instrument

Paper (I will have extras on hand)

BYOL = Bring Your Own Lunch

Any old item to draw as a still life

************

looks neat. mayhaps ill swing by one of these days when i manage to remember.

:)

dont forget to come draw saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jacob Kobryn]

Mill Valley Life Drawing Figure Sessions

If any of you are willing to hop over the bridge, Mill Valley Art and Paper does some great life drawing. It's $17 for a 3 hour (2 week) pose on Saturdays from 9-12 am and a normal 3 hour session on Mondays from 7-10 pm. I almost always go to the Saturday session and sometimes the Monday. They're really great and small so you can see well and have a good space to work. It'd be nice to see some CA'ers over there.

[Jasonwclark]

Well, I live in San Diego right now, but I was born and raised in the View, so I guess you know where my loyalties lie. I'm still confusing people all the time with calls of "the City," as though it was the only worth mentioning. So yeah, you can throw my name up on the list.

Holidays are coming, and there's no place I'd rather be than San Francisco.

[Layil]

so yall know whats goin on...
:)


NOV 24th- OPEN, Locust modeling
DEC 1st- CLOSED, school going on field trip
DEC 8th- OPEN
DEC 15- OPEN
DEC 22nd- CLOSED for holidays
DEC 29th- CLOSED for holidays
JAN 5th- CLOSED, we'll be at the seattle workshop- you should be too!
JAN 12th- OPEN, welcome back!
JAN 19th- OPEN, business as usual........

hope to see you there!!!!!!!!!

[Jacob Kobryn]

I'm going to try to come next time. I want to sketch from the DaVinci exhibit anyway and you guys are like a block away from the metreon right?

[Layil]

Hey yall

just reminding you that we have a drawing session tomorrow...

same time and place as usual.
see you there!

:)

[Jacob Kobryn]

I had a ton of fun at life drawing today! The whole thing felt like something from the matrix for some reason... it was probably because of the appearance of the place, the music, the poses, and the guns. Man the atelier is awesome! I want to know where they got that skull! The poses were way more dynamic and cool than at the life drawing sessions I normally go to. All together it made an awesome impression.

[Mr. Natural]

DEC 22nd- CLOSED for holidays
DEC 29th- CLOSED for holidays
JAN 5th- CLOSED, we'll be at the seattle workshop- you should be too!
JAN 12th- OPEN, welcome back!
JAN 19th- OPEN, business as usual........

Aww, crap, I'm on my third day of winter break and I'm already bored as hell.

I guess I'l you on the 12th.

[Eurayo]

Good to know this is going on so close to home. Wish I'd found out about it sooner. I start working Saturdays next week. I'll try to make it to this Saturday's session, though.

[Layil]

HEADS UP!!!!!!!!!!

im NOT, i repeate NOT NOT NOT doing the saturday sessions this saturday the 12th because i will still be in seattle....

sorries, ill make it up with cookies or something...

let everyone know!
show up on the 19th! 11-2!
see ya then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eurayo]

That was close. I almost BARTed out there this morning. Time for plan be. Thanks for the heads-up Layil.

[Layil]

YO
dont forget, tomorrow, we're back in the studio, so come and join us!
Usual time and place... see you there!

L

[Sleep_Eden_sleep]

So there's only seating for 20? Are there like 20 people who are regulars? I wanna attend really bad but I wouldn't want to take up someone's spot.

[Layil]

first come first serve, eden.... you wanna spot, you just gotta show up!
:D

good turn out today, our first day back... all those shining, happy post-workshop faces!

see ya next saturday!

[Sleep_Eden_sleep]

Oh okay, sounds fair enough. I'll show up one of these days.

[Jacob Kobryn]

I'll come at some point. I had a lot of fun last time.
The problem is that I'm so tired that Saturday is basically the only sleep I get. :(

[Eurayo]

291583
Sargent Johnson Gallery Presents
Americans Who Tell the Truth
Select portraits by Robert Shetterly

January 22-April 6, 2008
Opening Reception: February 2, 2008 • 6-8pm
Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 12 noon - 5:00 p.m.

African-American Art and Culture Complex
762 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94560
http://www.aaacc.org/gallery.html
+++++++++++++++
Hey Norcalians!

Just a little heads-up about a portraits show going on not too far from Downtown San Francisco. Come for the inspiration, stay for the education! Bring a sketchbook, take notes, etc. Don't miss it!

[Layil]

My work email is down, in case anybodys hitting me up for info, but the drawing session tomorrow (saturday) is on as usual...
same time and place as always...
see you there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

[Mark Bot]

i'm thinkin of hitting up the next figure drawing session. just wondering: i'll be riding my bicycle over there so is there any place either near the building or in the building i could lock it up? Just a standard road bike frame.

thanks

[Layil]

Heya

yeah, go ahead and bring it in the studio, we'll stick it in the back.

new model this saturday, Daisy... come DRAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

[Mark Bot]

heck yes! consider me there already.
you can all laugh at my peach and maroon bike.... ha!

[Layil]

Come draw before Wondercon!
see ya tomorrow!

[Layil]

k, GDC and Wondercon are over....
no more excuses, COME DRAW!
same time and place as always, info above
:D

[Layil]

new male model tomorrow
draw draw draw draw draw!

[smokenmirrors]

wheres the sketch group?? Im from San JOse... Im assuming the sessions are in SF.... but whens the when and where?? weekly?? monthly??

[Layil]

Conceptart Atelier's OPEN SESSIONS
figure drawing for the talented masses, yes!

this and EVERY SATURDAY from 11 am - 2 Pm
at the conceptart.org atelier in SOMA

$10 donation to support the school...
come armed with pencils and talent!

the school is located across from the leather shop (yay soma!) on the second floor. buzzer 22. once you get out the elevator just walk straight till you hear the sound of screaming... er, i mean see the naked ladies... um...... yeah, you get the idea.

[Layil]

Cmon ya slackers, there was 5 people there last week.
where are ya?
we have hot women. i bet whatever else youre doing, if the have hot women, theyre not naked.
come draw our naked hot women.
you know you want to.
:D

really, I'd better see some regulars tomorrow!
hop to it!

info above.
charmaine is modeling tomorrow, and you know what that means....

:yayca:

[Chou]

Hey guys! I'm from San Jose. I started an account here like a year ago, but decided to come back! So um HELLO!

[Eurayo]

While the Art and History sections of the Oakland Museum of California are going through renovations, you can still enjoy an afternoon of sketching a rich variety of birds, sea animals, and other carefully posed and well-preserved critters in their Natural Sciences gallery.

The gallery a good way to see local plants and animals up close and personal without exposing yourself to the elements or zoo cafeteria food. They also have an outdoor terrace and courtyard with several monumental sculptures that might inspire some light and shadow and materials studies.

The museum is about a block away from the Lake Merritt BART station and has a parking garage ($1/hr). Admission is only $6 for adults through 2009. The cafe has good food, but bring your own lunch or snacks if you're on a budget. Also note that the lights in the Natural Sciences gallery get hot, so you may want to shed a few layers before getting too deep into sketching. They also have lockers available to the public.

http://www.museumca.org/global/naturalscience/permgall.html

[Mark Bot]

oh man. i been slacking hardcore. i promise to show back up on the 29th!!

[smokenmirrors]

wuttupeeps!, I checked out the SF LD session and drew a mean sketch or two. Good Stuff! A:P anywayz, good model, good drawings, good times. Although ironically I made the pilgrimage to meet/greet/skeet (sketch for rhymes sake) and I didnt really meet or greet any peeps. Lameicus I was for first time introductions, but no matter. Good drawin' was had.

Now for any of you's not quite so North bay:

This is sponsored by an illustration/animation club (shrunkenhead) at San Jose State. I havent gone yet, but will, and thought Id share:

Figure drawing is $3.00 per session or $75.00 per semester. Anyone is welcome to attend. I believe this schedule is accurate:

Mondays 6:30pm to 9:30pm - Art 314
-Thursdays 6:30pm to 9:30pm - Art 337
-Fridays 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Art 337

That's the Art building, 3rd floor, room 314, then 337 the other two days. If by any chance the rooms are switched on a particular night, it's just down the hall and you'll see a lot of people.

heres to :painting:

[Mark Bot]

Mondays 6:30pm to 9:30pm - Art 314
-Thursdays 6:30pm to 9:30pm - Art 337
-Fridays 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Art 337

That's the Art building, 3rd floor, room 314, then 337 the other two days. If by any chance the rooms are switched on a particular night, it's just down the hall and you'll see a lot of people.

heres to :painting:

i try to make it to most of these so i'd like to add to this.
SHOW UP 15-20mins early. While there is essentially unlimited spaces there is a very limited number of horses, easels, and chairs. Also a good number of the Art/Illustraton student base shows up, so the room fills up FAST.

[rustikof]

Hey guys, I'm headin down to san francisco in this coming weekend to go check out the Academy of Art, but I'll have a couple days of free time where I can do whatever. Anyone know of anything I should check out while I'm down there? I probably won't have a car (but I've heard the city transpo is pretty awesome down there), and I'll be staying down around the school by the Fisherman's Wharf area. Any tips/info would be awesome

[Mark Bot]

rustikof yea man! hope you enjoy SF.

here's some places i can think of off the top of my head. everyone else feel free to add on.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (http://www.sfmoma.org/) : for that art thing
Sony Metreon (http://www.westfield.com/metreon/) : that entertainment kinda thing
Ferry Building Marketplace (http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/) : For that cool food type of thing
Golden Gate Park (http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/ggpark.shtml) : for that touristy kinda thing

most of all just have fun!!

[Blue Severin]

Hey guys, I've more or less moved out to San Fran (living in a hostel at the moment) and would love to hang out with you guys. I'll try out the Saturday Life Drawing tomorrow, looking forward to it.

[Raoul Duke]

Hey does anybody know of any drink and draw sketchgroups in the east bay or anywhere in the bay area at all? it would be awwwwesome.

[Layil]

Greetings skribblers!

we're still at it, every saturday, with another great model this time around...
youve seen her elsewhere and now we've got her- Kat Love!
this unique model is solid pro and awesome to draw... you dont wanna miss this!

so, where will you be saturday bright and early? thats right! with...
Friendly people who like drawing well, at the conceptart.org Atelier.

CONCEPTART.ORG ATELIER: SATURDAY OPEN SESSIONS

11-2 EVERY SATURDAY! (doors open at 10:45)
$10 donation to support the school

all ages, skill levels and mediums welcome
horses, easels and stools available.

www.conceptart.org/school

[nonie]

San Francisco Mini-sketchcrawl! Tomorrow is the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown and some friends and I are getting together to sketch there! Meeting at 11am at Post and Buchannan.

http://www.sketchcrawl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11997#11997

[Mark Bot]

now isn't this the decision to make.

Kat Love figure drawing.
sketchcrawl in Jpn Town

why must you gals make my saturday so difficult! SHEESH!

[Ravenking092]

do you guys know if there are any sketchgroups near modesto or merced?

[Jacob Kobryn]

Are there any long pose figure sessions near/in SF? MVAAP used to have it but they don't have life drawing there anymore...

[Layil]

heya. dont forget to come draw tomorrow!
:)

[nonie]

Jake - there's a Tuesday evening in the Mission at goforaloop gallery. On 25th and San Bruno Ave I think. Something like that. it's a $10 or $15, don't rmeember... 3 hour pose.

[Layil]

Herr Dobsky has deemed the Saturday Open sessions DISCONTINUTED for the forseeable future.
the reason we started doing this was to raise extra money for the school and with the attendance we've been getting, we're barely breaking even. the students are also wanting full use of the space, so Carl has decided that we're not doing the drawing sessions any more.

sorry folks. it was fun while it lasted.
i may, in the future, start up another one of these on my own outside the school, so keep an eye here and i'll announce it when the time comes.

in the mean time, lets make an effort to meet up at some other drawing session. it was a good crew we had going there for a minute.

thanks to everyone who attended, especially the core group that showed up almost every week. i for one, will miss these...

RIP Open sessions
:yayca:

[BryanYoung]

Bummer. I'll miss them too. Always a good way to start off the weekend.

[Blue Severin]

Figure drawing at 934 Brannan Street, SomArts Cultural Center, 10-1 5$ this saturday, since the atelier's not going. But sunday there's this http://bayareamodelsguild.tripod.com/marathon.html, not sure how I'm getting to Oakland though.

[Eurayo]

Wow, that's too bad about the CA open sessions. Thanks for posting the open session at goforaloop, Nonie.

The BAMG marathon was PHENOMENAL! I stayed the whole day.
362406

I'm wondering if it might be cool to start an S.F./East Bay critter sketch group. Off the top of my head we have the following venues:

Oakland Museum of California natural history exhibit
Oakland Zoo
Lake Merritt (bird sanctuary)
Little Farm at Tilden Park
California Academy of Sciences
Aquarium of the Bay (Pier 39)
Golden Gate Park (I think they have buffalo there)
San Francisco Zoo
Point Isabel (doggie park)

I've never been to a sketch crawl or other semi-organized sketch outing, but they seem to be driven by word of mouth and a bit of online promotion.

Any thoughts on this?

[Layil]

id be up for hitting up some zoos... we should pick a figure session to all hit up so we can still hang out and draw together.
I can actually go to some of these things now that i have my weekends free!

[armando]

Sounds interesting.

[Epitaph of Sanity]

Im from Oakland Ca.

[jubjubjedi]

Damn, spring semester is over, I'm all ready to go to the CA workshops and I find out its been cancelled...
Anyone been to Dr. Sketchy's over at the Bombshell Betty's?

[Lake]

Sad that the atelier's open sessions are now closed :(

[Jacob Kobryn]

List of Bay Area Life Drawing Sessions - All days of the week, Various towns/cities (http://www.artistresource.org/lifedraw.htm)

[Spade]

you guys still meet anywhere for sketchy sketch? id love to come and draw things. :yayca:

[angelo cordon]

hey everybody!

looking to form a CONSISITENT san francisco social art circle! I want to hang around the city and explore coffee shops and have a drawing jam sessions!

things to do:

gallery hopping
hanging out in parks drawing or painting
concept art parties


main purpose:

meet new artists and inspire from each other. it will be a support group to push each other to the next skill levels and learn together.


who is down for this?


:yum:

[Main Loop]

Hey everyone in or around Santa Rosa, I decided to start a Meetup group to get like-minded people together for the sake of art. If anyone is interested, sign up for the meeting. I have no idea whether or not this will fly, but it's worth a shot...

Click here to check out The Santa Rosa Visual Artists Crew! (http://art.meetup.com/472/?track=i3/mu_gshklsjjbg)

[oishiiniku]

Hey there!

I'm going to be in San Francisco in a few weeks time and was wondering if some of you SF types could give me some leftfield suggestions as to things I can see and do while I'm there. I'm obviously going to check out the big touristy things but it'd be good to get some recommendations for some more obscure little gems.

Any info gratefully received.

Cheers!

Nick.

[Kaffinated]

Hey there!

I'm going to be in San Francisco in a few weeks time and was wondering if some of you SF types could give me some leftfield suggestions as to things I can see and do while I'm there. I'm obviously going to check out the big touristy things but it'd be good to get some recommendations for some more obscure little gems.

Any info gratefully received.

Cheers!

Nick.

I'll be in on the 15th apartment hunting and was also wondering about the same. Any good bars/ not so scumy pool halls around? Whats good for food? Or if anyone know of some good apartment complexes around the SF area.

[gardenrusalka]

I'm in Sacramento.

[Vertrucio]

I'm here in San Francisco right now! I'll be here exploring the city for an entire week.

If anyone wants to hook up for a bit of sketch crawling let me know.

[jubjubjedi]

This thread is soooooo dead :(

[Pezz3D]

It is sad this thread is dead, anyone who wants to meet up in SF on weekend to sketch im me on aim at fonziedrinksmilk ....

I am bored in the bay area need more arts...

[Jacob Kobryn]

So is this just dead? :(

I'm going to be taking some Saturday Classical Drawing classes at Academy of Art University next semester. Is anyone else going to be there?

[minaa]

It'll perk back up again, you'll see.

[angelo cordon]

Hey Guys!!!

I'm trying to start a sketchgroup!!!

hey everybody!

looking to form a CONSISITENT san francisco social art circle! I want to hang around the city and explore coffee shops and have a drawing jam sessions!

things to do:

gallery hopping
hanging out in parks drawing or painting
concept art parties


main purpose:

meet new artists and inspire from each other. it will be a support group to push each other to the next skill levels and learn together.


who is down for this?


:yum:


Shoot me an email if interested - angelocordon@gmail.com

[Blue Severin]

Theres a group that meets sundays, but I'd be down with a coffee shop surfing group on other days.

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Jake: I just started an MFA at the Academy. Not sure which Saturday classes you're referring to, but I'm down for meeting and sketching at some point if you are.

Blue Severin: Details on the sunday group??

Anyone who wants to chill out and sketch, my email's sidchagan@gmail.com. Hope to hear from someone!

Also, is anyone from SF planning to attend Reverie? I'm looking for people to make the trip with, probably leaving soon after my afternoon class on March 27th.

[Helioth]

Hey, I'm in San Francisco and going to be here for the next two weeks, i'll be visiting museums (city pass) and galleries mainly, if you'd like to get together for some sketching and sightseeing, I'd love to hear from you.
Leave me a mail at samthemule@gmail.com

Thanks.

[Jacob Kobryn]

Hey I just found this great Life Drawing session if anyone wants to join in. It's only like 10 minutes from where the MB ones were so it shouldn't be too much of a change.

http://WWW.MISSIONCULTURALCENTER.ORG/



LIFE DRAWING FIGURE DRAWING FRIDAY NIGHT

Classes are held

every Friday night

from 6:00 to 8:30PM ,

JAN-DEC. 2009

in Studio D at

the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts,

2868 Mission Street (between 24th & 25th Streets),

San Francisco, CA 94110.

Convenient to 24th Street BART exit.

Bring your own drawing pad and drawing materials.

Cost is $8.00 at the ticket booth.

Life drawing is for beginners to experienced artists who want to sharpen their abilities to see and draw.

The session is an ongoing and drop-in class.

Each of our models provides challenging and creative poses. The drawing session begins with one-

minute and two min. gesture poses . A break to view work and stretch.

Next five min. and ten min. poses.

A break; an opportunity to see some work .The remaining poses are twenty-minute poses. While

students generally direct their own exploration of drawing; the teacher provides advice upon request.

arrive early or late .



COME BY AND DRAW !

[Black Sun]

*waves hand* Hey guys, another SFer here. If anyone wants to get together to draw let me know.

[Kvick]

damn i've totally forgotten this thread exists just saw it in my subscriptions

I'll probably drop by that place next friday jake.

my classes just ended for summer so i gotta find some lifedrawing places to bum around

[nicehighs]

I'm starting school in San Francisco this fall so YEAH! I'M GONNA BE IN SAN FRANCISCO! Looking forward to meeting you all and going to life drawing sessions too! :)

[Jacob Kobryn]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to get something started up with this again. I'M LOOKING TO START A DRAWING GROUP IN EITHER SAN FRANCISCO OR MARIN. This could be as simple as going to the park and sketching, or to a coffee shop, museum, whatever. PLEASE pm me if you're interested.

[JeffX99]

Hey Jake - have you checked out Sketchcrawl? (http://www.sketchcrawl.com/) You'd hook up with like-minded people pretty easy that way.

[Jacob Kobryn]

Lmao at the second comment! But no I hadn't heard of that. That doesn't seem to be in CA though?

[Jacob Kobryn]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to get something started up with this again. I'M LOOKING TO START A DRAWING GROUP IN EITHER SAN FRANCISCO OR MARIN. This could be as simple as going to the park and sketching, or to a coffee shop, museum, whatever. PLEASE pm me if you're interested.

BUMP. Come on, there are SO many people from SF on here.

[The Iconoclast]

Hey Jacob, count me in, even if it's just the two of us for now. I'm in the mission now, but still finding a permanent place for July onward.

[AtomicTiger]

Well, it's good to see that Northern Californians are still trying to gather.

I'm stuck up in Sacramento. Haha, I don't think I could manage a 2-3 hour drive every week. I might be able to do something once a month, but even that's stretching it at the moment.

Good luck guys, SF seems like it would be a pretty decent hot spot for artists. At least IMO it would, but what do I know?

[rem92]

San francisco here

[KT]

Too bad. I'm in San Jose and it takes much too long to get to San Francisco through public transportation. Anybody else from San Jose interested?

[KT]

Sorry to Revive this without anything to add but I would really like to know if there were any CA.org people in san jose, santa clara or anywhere close to that?