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[Mr Man]

Anyone up for a king bill session this week? It's been a while since the last sketchymeet.

[Koto]

Claude Monet at the Helly Nahmad gallery (http://www.hellynahmad.com/currentexhibition.php). Entry is free, opening times 10am - 6pm, Mon to Fri, exhibition runs till the 26th of February.
Here's the map location (http://www.timeout.com/london/venue/9436/helly-nahmad#details) (Nearest tube station is Green Park). Who's up for checking it out this Friday?

[Aberzheim]

Oo... not sure bout this Fri, prolly catching some of the Mime Fest shows (unlike someone and thar sf4 bouts *cough *cough :D )
Willl shoot you a message if im able to, sounds like fun, and the RAclose by too, nice

[CrimsonSnake]

I do love me some Monet, but I'll only be able to make it if we could move it to next Friday.

[aefx]

Claude Monet at the Helly Nahmad gallery (http://www.hellynahmad.com/currentexhibition.php). Entry is free, opening times 10am - 6pm, Mon to Fri, exhibition runs till the 26th of February.
Here's the map location (http://www.timeout.com/london/venue/9436/helly-nahmad#details) (Nearest tube station is Green Park). Who's up for checking it out this Friday?
I'm of 2 minds about it Sukh, will have to see how I feel closer to the end of the week.

[Black Spot]

Those are rotten opening times for me. No weekends or late nights! Damn my 9-5 job.

[lefran]

Is there any chance we could change the King Bill night? I know it would be a little selfish, but i go round my work friend's flat every wednesday at like 7ish, and would mean id either miss out on one or the other, or just leave the sketch meets early like i have been at the other ones. Or any other night, whatever would be mutually agreed upon. Or keep it at a Wednesday don't change anything on my account i was just wondering if anyone would be opposed to the idea?

[sleep]

fran you SELFISH BITCH how could you

[Koto]

Monet next Friday sounds easier then since people are busy. Opening times are pretty terrible, no weekend opening = fail.

[Koto]

Just found this at the Mall Galleries (http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=118) site:
Royal Society of British Artists - de Laszlo Talk
Tue 9 March 2010, 6.30pm

Short talk at the private view by Sandra de Laszlo on the works in the exhibition which are on loan from the de Laszlo collection.
:o must go to this exhibition or die trying!

[aefx]

Just found this at the Mall Galleries (http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=118) site:

:o must go to this exhibition or die trying!

Interesting, although what caught my eye is those life drawing sessions. Gotta be a member which costs £200 a year but then there's 48 life drawing sessions.. which equates to less than £5 per session which is pretty good! Here's a description of the session:
The Hesketh Hubbard Art Society offers both amateur and professional artists the opportunity to work from live models in untutored sessions. The Society meets at the Mall Galleries once a week, either Mondays or Fridays, and members may choose to work from four models: three ‘life’ providing 15 minute poses, 30 minute poses or a ‘long’ 2 hour pose and one clothed portrait.

[Koto]

That does sound pretty good. I assumed that the only way to become a member was to submit some art and get picked!

Although this is a little worrying:
It now has about 150 members and prides itself on being London’s largest life drawing group.
we should check out the free session:
Prospective members are invited to attend one session free before deciding if they wish to apply for membership.

[aefx]

we should check out the free session:Yeah would be a good idea. The next ones are tomorrow and the 5th. Either of those work for you?

[Koto]

Tomorrow sounds good! dcorc?

I hope it's cool with them us just turning up :D.

EDIT: Glad to hear you can make Fri, Aberzheim!

[Aberzheim]

Ill be able to make it on the Fri- though the 150 members thing is a bit worrying... - -"

EDIT: Nayways, how is the arrangement tomorrow gonna be? the life drawing starts around 8-ish.... say we meet at the National Gallery around 2-4, then toodle off to the Mall gallery? Any objections to this arrangement?

[Mr Man]

Is there any chance we could change the King Bill night? I know it would be a little selfish, but i go round my work friend's flat every wednesday at like 7ish, and would mean id either miss out on one or the other, or just leave the sketch meets early like i have been at the other ones. Or any other night, whatever would be mutually agreed upon. Or keep it at a Wednesday don't change anything on my account i was just wondering if anyone would be opposed to the idea?

I don't mind changing. I'm busy most days so it is difficult for me to commit to a time anyway, but I would probably go for a thursday If I could choose.

[Koto]

EDIT: Nayways, how is the arrangement tomorrow gonna be? the life drawing starts around 8-ish.... say we meet at the National Gallery around 2-4, then toodle off to the Mall gallery? Any objections to this arrangement?

NG sounds good, I'll be there around 2pm. What time do you finish work, James?

Rooms near Lady Grey/Turner? (41/34)

[dcorc]

Ok, National Gallery it is, then. I'll try and be there between 2 and 3 tomorrow. I'm also very interested in the whole Mall Galleries thing.

[flurry]

hey guys, i'm up for this possible last session :(
Glad to hear you can make it Aberzheim.

I'm up for giving the mall a try :)

[Call0ps]

(;_;.) ... all i can do is cry

[shipwight]

we should nandos...soon

[daveneale]

Hear Hear!

[flurry]

arg, NOOO i completely ballsed this up. I went to the V&A. Complete self-facepalm.

I did get some good drawing done though.

[aefx]

Hear Hear!

Dave, you're not allowed until your tan wears off!

[Koto]

Yesterday was really good! Thanks for coming out.

dcorc, there are several nudes and a portrait area. You can mix and match between the four which are all varied in time, 2 hour long pose, 30mins and 15mins; I believe the portrait is held for 2 hours too. There were around 75 people attending according to the host, which is just about enough I'd say for you to get a decent view (but not a chair :p), can't imagine it on a day when all 150+ members turn up :o

Lots of varied styles of art going on and materials being used (oils, watercolours, inks, charcoal, pastel etc). Lots of experienced artists attending it seemed, plenty of opportunity to pick their brains! Definitely want to join the Mall now.

Call0ps> lol butyou're attending lavender hill!
flurry> :( damn, you need to grab my number. You at the LARA this week?

[Aberzheim]

Oh man, all the cool cats seem to hang around the portraiture painting pit :D seems like the place to go!

Flurry- oh man, we need to share numbers to avoid more facepalming
call0ps- =P LARA for you, mate
Koto and AEFX- thanks also for coming over for the session! and James, extra kudos for finding out about the society

Sukh, here's the link to the miniatures painter.. bear in mind that most of metallics you see are not painted using any metallic paints- to do this stuff on a small scale is just mental! :D

http://coolminiornot.com/artist/Yellow%20one

[dcorc]

Thanks for the info, Koto - sorry I couldn't make it, I spent the afternoon in a convent (yes, really :D).

The Mall session sounds good, and convenient. What's the situation with easels and so on?

See you all next friday - where are we meeting next week?


Dave

[shipwight]

mall is actually part of the certified British Art society. so, its hard core dudes there as well. So far, havent found a plein air group :(

[Call0ps]

i wasnt winning about the school, im really happy with lavender hill =D just winning because you guys are arranging next fridays meeting and i cant make it cuz of school+job =p

btw is the nandos happening ? if so when?

[daveneale]

Dave, you're not allowed until your tan wears off!

Haha, well it's fading pretty damn fast!

Maybe plan to do this next week some time?....what days are good for people? (I can't do Friday)

-D

[shipwight]

tuesday next week?

[aefx]

tuesday next week?

Can't do Tuesdays, next week Wednesday or Thursday works for me :)

[Molly]

Im up for Nandos, any time...
Aefx - those Mall Galleries life drawing sessions are pretty cool, they have a very good set plan - have fun with that! :) Gona try and head to the studio this week and get back into the swing of things as these latest set of storyboards are gonna be time consuming! Now, to dig out my thermals....

[Aberzheim]

Wed might need advance planning for me, but any other days seem fine
Sukh, James and Dave- incidentally, can we meet up in the National Portrait Gallery this Fri afternoon before heading off to the Mall Galleries? as I understand they updated some of the contemporary portrait space- pretty interesting drawings up, and the Princes' double portraits is also up (for a limited time?)

EDIT: Yeap, so far at RP the reception towards the painting is positive, ergo one to look out for :D

[dcorc]

OK, NPG it is (I'm determined to be there, this week!) - I want to have a look at the princes' portrait.

Also determined to make it to Nando's next week, once you've decided when :)

Dave

[Mogster]

nando's... hmmmm im up for that. as long as i actually get paid :/

[Mogster]

nando's... made me double post. -_-

[shipwight]

OK. is wednesday doable? sorry am tied down on Thursday.

[daveneale]

Wednesday is good for me-sounds like we have a winner!

[Mogster]

Wed 3? I hope couse i only get paid on the 29th.

[daveneale]

The 3rd indeedy!

[Islam_samir]

hi........................................

[vaughany_boy]

I've had a load of deadlines for Uni lately but as of Monday I am now pretty much free to enjoy a lighter workload :):):)

Nandos in 2 weeks sounds peeeerrrrfect. Count me in.

Also, it seems that the Friday V&A crew has migrated to greener pastures recently but I'm gonna be heading over there either tomorrow or Friday. I haven't been able to go for ages and now I can there's alot of stuff I wanna draw. I've bought a new moleskine specially :D

[vaughany_boy]

Nuts. Double post.

[shipwight]

"I feel like chikin tonite...like chikin tonite..." - wonder what happened to that jingle

[aefx]

Lol, that's a wicked Nandos flyer. They should hire you for a new ad campaign... then you could hook us up with the free piri-piri!

T: I haven't gone into the studio at all this month. It's too damn cold.

[shipwight]

izts too darn cold inside my house. cant imagine what icicles the studio would be like!!!

[Mogster]

O' did we change the meet to london bridge, from soho. okie dokie. good thing you put that on the chiken flyer ;p

[Aberzheim]

daveneale- haha, nice one mate!
Aritey then, wed it is for the meet then

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY MEET- As for this Fri, we'll be around the Contemporary and Temporary Exhibit Spaces at the Princes' Portrait (Left on the main big hall with the staircase, if unsure ask the staff where the Prince portrait is- don't worry, they won't eat inquisitive people! :D ) We'll be there hopefully until six, then the Mall Galleries

Sukh- Ill be there around 3-4, thats about the most reasonable time i can manage, if i'm there earlier will shoot you a text
AEFX and drcorc- are we bringing in paints for this session over at the Mall?

[no87]

ooooooo nandos :D
think im free on weds.

[Molly]

Nice, Weds Nandos it is...unless my client needs me to work late...he has the most oddest work times...

Cool flyer Dave! Love it!

[Koto]

Yeah, that flyer is amazing! :D

Heading to the V&A first, I'll see you guys over at the NPG around 3-4.

[Aberzheim]

AEFX, Drcorc- There's a Mall Galleries session this Fri, so i guess we'll drop in for payment
Koto- any word on how to sign up for the Laszlo talk? I have a free day for that show =)
Call0ps- ya'd bettah come this wed! or we'll all have to pay a 'friendly' visit in yer place on thurs :D

[Call0ps]

thanks Brandon, but it seems that i cant make it after all =/ i asked to have the day off at wed, and they called me yesterday that they need me that day ... i need to channel my wrath to motivation to draw, instead of motivation to smash stuff =p oh well... next time ... next time....

[Molly]

I have this really odd drag with the cursor in PS CS3 when I paint, does anyone know who I can get rid of it?
Mx

[daveneale]

I just started getting that! I think if you reduce your cache levels in Edit:Preferences:Performance that can potentially help. Not sure if it's something to do with a recent update but it's freaking annoying!

[shipwight]

try changing your screen mode (press F) a few times, may help (20% time). More often - restart photoshop sorts it out

[daveneale]

Ok, I just had more of a hunt (as it really was annoying me, especially as it wasn't an issue until my PC died recently and I had to reinstall everything) and I think this has fixed mine:

Go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES > PEN TABLET > DOUBLE CLICK DISTANCE
AND REDUCE THE SLIDER TO EITHER MEDIUM, SMALL OR IN BETWEEN.

It's something to do with photoshop thinking you want to double click and going off to search for it when your making a stroke. Anyhoo it fixed it for me I think.

[Badger]

Wednesday sounds cool, i recon i'll make it along.
-B-

[Molly]

thanks Dave! :P
See yers wednesday

[Aberzheim]

oooh~ ta fer the solve dave! I had the same prob once I switched over to Win7 and CS3, thought for a while that my intuos cable's damaged somehow :S

[vaughany_boy]

what time chikkins tonight?

[Ghostbrush]

Aberzheim - not gonna make it tonight unfortunately :( but will be about soon for friday meets etc


Also! anyone interested in doing a lil en plein air painting in 2 weeks or so?
Its my birthday and I wanted to go paint, have a few spots in mind as to where to paint, hopefully some of the guys and gals from LARA will come too, should be a nice day out!

Anyway let us know if ur interested, ur gonna need a sketch easel etc and be hard as nails to be outside for a day!

laters

Alex

[daveneale]

what time chikkins tonight?

Reckon I'll be there between 6:30 and 7 depending on how work is looking

-D

[dcorc]

I'm afraid I'm not going to get there tonight, either :( Sorry, was really hoping to get to this one. I'll be around on friday as usual.


Dave

[Molly]

Dang, cant make tonight either, work and funds be competing for my attention! have a good night anyhoo fellas, enjoy your chikkin!

Ghostbrush - plein air sounds cool man, I'd love to join you, but my twin bump be a li'l too big, and I'm afraid I'd bump over my easel! hahaha! Any of you other folks should join him, nothing like battling the elements whilst painting....

mx

[vaughany_boy]

I'll probably get to nandos about half past 7 or so, gotta show my face elsewhere first.

later

[Mogster]

well i was solo their till half 6 then left :/

[Aberzheim]

thanks for the wed's meet guys :D abit on the small side, but the next meet'll probably be a private army at any rate to compensate! XD

Ghostbrush- plein air on yer bday? dedication mate... i usually have a lie-in (or skip classes) on mine :D sounds great, count me in

Mogster- me and aefx were there since half past six.. :( most of us usually turn up 7-8pm, so watch for the tables with the sketchbooks- hope you would be able to turn up for the next meet!

Koto, drcorc, AEFX, Ghost- National Gallery sounds good? the Mall session's confirmed tomorrow for sure, so we'll best be lugging our paints along :)

[Mogster]

I don't have the money to burn up to London every so often, and travel times arnt on my side either.

[Call0ps]

Ghostbrush sounds like a great idea =D when is the exact day, time and place?

[dcorc]

Ok, will be at the Nat Gallery mid afternoon or so, and I'll have some paints to go on to the Mall with.

Dave

[Koto]

Plein air painting sounds great, Ghost!

Going to be at the NG around 4. See you guys later!

[Koto]

V&A tomorrow evening?

[dcorc]

Yep, V&A - might try to get there a bit earlier tomorrow, but no guarantees - I'll certainly be there in the late afternoon/evening, though.

Dave

[Aberzheim]

count me in as well for V&A

[shipwight]

Anyone for the Pall Mall gallaeries this week? And for those who went last time, what is it like?

[Koto]

Heading to the Mall today \o/ Friday's session has been cancelled.

Impressions from last time:
There are several nudes to work from and a portrait area. You can mix and match between the four which are all varied in time, 2 hour long pose, 30mins and 15mins; I believe the portrait is held for 2 hours too. There were around 75 people attending according to the host, which is just about enough I'd say for you to get a decent view (but not a chair :p), can't imagine it on a day when all 150+ members turn up :o

Lots of varied styles of art going on and materials being used (oils, watercolours, inks, charcoal, pastel etc). Lots of experienced artists attending it seemed, plenty of opportunity to pick their brains!

Turning up early is a good idea to get a good spot and a chance to grab a chair.

[shipwight]

Heya. thanks for the info for tonight.

Do we need to bring any materials or it is provided? (otherwise it'll have to be digital).

Any further info on this aspect? Do they want to see previous life drawings?

Prospective members are invited to attend one session free before deciding if they wish to apply for membership. They will then need to show a portfolio of their work to the Committee before being accepted by the Society.

[Koto]

Heya. thanks for the info for tonight.

Do we need to bring any materials or it is provided? (otherwise it'll have to be digital).

Any further info on this aspect? Do they want to see previous life drawings?

Prospective members are invited to attend one session free before deciding if they wish to apply for membership. They will then need to show a portfolio of their work to the Committee before being accepted by the Society.

They don't provide materials as far as I know. I've not been asked to show anything yet! They gave us a form last time to fill in, no mention of a portfolio, they might ask at a later date but I doubt it.

[shipwight]

Oh well. the Digi portfolio will have to do, with some sketchies :)

I take it you and James joined up?

[Call0ps]

pall mall? sounds good, i wanna go! x'( i google it but couldnt find any specific info about it.

[shipwight]

Nice to meet you Dave & Sukh.

Mall galleries will be officially our new Life drawing place. Good riddance to the Angel place! Very inspiring with lots of new ninja skills to acquire and power up. muah ahahahaha

[shipwight]

Nice to meet you Dave & Sukh.

Mall galleries will be officially our new Life drawing place. Good riddance to the Angel place! Very inspiring with lots of new ninja skills to acquire and power up. muah ahahahaha

[Aberzheim]

We've got another party member as well! :D
the following Fri my lecturer might drop in for the mall session... more alla prima badassery involved =)

Koto, Nod- Incidentally, when is the Prince's open day? i dropped by the main building over at Old Street, but little info from them about the open days and how to sign up for the single-week sessions

[Koto]

Good meeting you again, Che! glad to hear you joining up.

Call0ps> Come join us next time -Friday 12th March 6pm- it'll be about £185 to join. Guess what I saw today? A CCTV camera on a frickin tree!! :D
Aberzheim> These dates: 2pm on Wednesdays 3rd, 17th and 24th February 2010 and 11am and 2pm on Wednesdays 3rd and 17th March 2010. I think that might be only at shoreditch and not at the Kensington site. Check out the Kensington day courses here: http://www.princesdrawingschool.org/programmes/public/main.asp (75% off fees if you're a student, 50% off if you're unemployed)

ALSO, The vice president of the RBA came up to me today and told me about them giving away a bursary for students to go draw for 6 weeks in Rome!!! I told him I knew a student who might be interested so I grabbed his email. You need to apply for this! I'll PM you his details. Also any other student (vaughany_boy?) who's interested PM me and I'll give you his email. Deadline is early March, he didn't say when the trip would be. Kinda implied that there's a good chance of getting it because of the low number of applicants.

[shipwight]

looks liek a good crowd of some artist wanting to learn proper old school stuff. Go guys! loveto see you guys power up!

[Ghostbrush]

koto, details, this way

[Koto]

koto, details, this way

Done. Good luck guys!

[Aberzheim]

You peeps okay with National Gallery tomorrow? I feel like having Old Master sketches for dinner =)

[shipwight]

hmmm/ as long as its not wet. its Wet now. miserable even! And it was pretty yest :(

[Koto]

NG sounds good, might have to leave a bit earlier than usual, busy weekend ahead!

Time?

[shipwight]

ok NG is cool for me. what time. what area?

[Aberzheim]

Lady Grey Room (Room 41)- ill be there around 3-4 ish, have some work to wrap up

[shipwight]

err 3-4. thats a bit early. will be free from 5-6pmaaa. there is always starbucks or forbidden planet thereafter though...

[vaughany_boy]

If you guys are still at the national gallery late afternnon / evening I might catch you, open late on Fridays and all that.

[Koto]

Will be there after 4pm some time. See you guys later.

[shipwight]

will only pop over after work at 6-7pm. not sure what people look like :(

[Ghostbrush]

look for handsome men

[shipwight]

Hmmm.

[shipwight]

Btw - I'd like to call a Nandos night - Thursday 25th February. Any takers?

[Aberzheim]

vaughany, ship- maan, we both left by 7:30 =(
ghost- aww bless XD have ya got a date nailed down for your plein air event?
ship- 25th sounds a bit too early still (and cold!), but count me in regardless

[Molly]

Btw - I'd like to call a Nandos night - Thursday 25th February. Any takers?

sounds cool! nom, nom... aint seen you guys in ages! Mx

[shipwight]

ship- 25th sounds a bit too early still (and cold!), but count me in regardless

indeedy. hopefully the weathers improved and we can Nando to welcome in the Chinese New Year and 2010 with chikin tonite!

[dcorc]

Sorry I couldn't get to last friday :(

Hopefully I'll make it both to Nandos on thursday night and to NG/V&A/wherever this friday


Dave

[daveneale]

Btw - I'd like to call a Nandos night - Thursday 25th February. Any takers?

I maaay have plans, but if I don't, I shall pop round the corner for chicken and doodle

-D

[shipwight]

NANDOS TONIGHT - London Bridge

[daveneale]

Yeeeah, should be in, what time were ya thinking?

915020

[shipwight]

Normal time. This time I have to come early as - participants of todays meet will be worth their while in a new feature.

[Molly]

- 6.30pm - 7pm???

[Badger]

Your favourite mustelid will be there :)

[daveneale]

- 6.30pm - 7pm???

I'll probably head over at 7-unless you were planning earlier-if you are just fire me a text and I'll tootle on over before :)

[vaughany_boy]

Nandos session 7ish sounds tasty.

I'll try and head over. :)

[Molly]

- I'll be there about 7pm...

[shipwight]

7-mate: Dont be late :)
9-10: big fried hens...

[Aberzheim]

By 7 arrive will i :D

[dcorc]

Alas, not going to get there tonight :(

Where are we meeting tomorrow?

[Aberzheim]

Dave- Hmm... not sure- is there a session at the Mall this week?

[shipwight]

no mall till march 12

[Aberzheim]

National Gallery?
EDIT: same room (lady grey room 41...?)

[dcorc]

OK, guess I'll be there from between 3 and 4.


Dave

[shipwight]

Please remember to send your sketches in when finished - send them to dave

[dcorc]

Please remember to send your sketches in when finished - send them to dave

What?

[shipwight]

For those who attended last night

[Ghostbrush]

rrrrriiiiiggggggghhhhhhtttttttttt

[Molly]

Please remember to send your sketches in when finished - send them to dave

would that be Mr Dave Neale?

[shipwight]

good point. yah. spam D neale

[Freddy Scribbles]

Going out on a limb here...

But a colleague and I will be heading to London on March 20th and were hoping to stay into Sunday.

Wondering if there are any London CA types who might let us crash on a couch or a floor - we're just as happy with whatever we can get. We'll bring booze (or buy booze) or what have you if that'll be helpful. Or we'll make you lovely tea and bring cake. Either way, we're just a couple of ladies hoping to find someone amenable to a couple of overnight guests. We really just need a space to sleep. Otherwise it's theatre and museums and probably Chinatown for us - we're a fussless duo.

Thanks

Please email any responses as I don't check CA.org nearly as frequently as I used to. Too big a distraction! :D

Email: FreddyScribbles@gmail.com

[shipwight]

For lovelrs of things ancient, cryptic, casts and busts...Soane museum is especially open this evening (6-9pm)

BE WARNED QUEUQES will be long for this famous evening attraction, so come early. Entry is free.

[Aberzheim]

Ship- nice call, I'm actually around holborn for most of the afternoon today, will pop in for this late opening

[shipwight]

Azer - good man. You should also check the area opposite - the Hunterian museum - a nice lil shop of horros consisting of skulls, foetuses, etc....

[Aberzheim]

chee- Done that- I was over to the Hunterian several days ago
are you dropping by later at the museum? I'll be heading there around 6pm onwards

[shipwight]

I'd love to but duty calls. am working at the local hosp today :( but figured you should enjoy it anyways

[Aberzheim]

i managed to stay there for a short while, and came back again quarter to six for the late opening... the line stretched from half the block = =" oh well, had to give it a miss this time round

I don't think we'll have a meeting this Fri, but the next as it will be a Mall Gallery session (12th March)... Tates are open late this Fri, so they are good places to start

[shipwight]

I did say this late evening event is spectacular and often has crazy queues. Folks from around the world often come especially for the evening opening and you need to queue from 5.20-5.30 onwards

Mall galleries are back on March 12 and march 15th. Will be going to March 15th event

[Purrdey]

Did any of you guys ever try the Candid Arts Trust Angel drop in life drawing sessions?

I need to get some discipline and go once a week to actually practice the stuff I'm book-learning, so wondered if this was good / crowded / whatever?

[shipwight]

Expensive. and...*(&*(&(*)&(&*)(&)(*&(

[Purrdey]

Expensive. and...*(&*(&(*)&(&*)(&)(*&(

Ohh the website says £7 for the drop-in class, is that expensive?

[Ghostbrush]

candid is a bit shite to be honest

[Purrdey]

Hmm ok thanks! I'll keep looking :)

[daveneale]

it does depend on what your after-don't go if you want tuition or long poses, but if you just want to rock up and practice gestures and maybe get a 20min/half hour pose then it might be worth it, but yeah, if you can find a more suitable place then it's probably best going elsewhere

[Ghostbrush]

ya want gestures? go sit in a Trafalger square, its FREE and way more varied. much better practice for gestures that are NATURAL

[dcorc]

Hmm ok thanks! I'll keep looking :)

http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=118

Join the Hesketh Hubbard art society. Several of us are (recent/new) members there already. its about £200/year for a life class session about once a week, mostly on friday evenings, occasionally on mondays - they have various lengths of figure pose, from a series of short, to long, and a portrait sitter too.


Dave

[shipwight]

Shhhh. whats the first rule of fight club guys. cmon!
*grin*

[Purrdey]

I did read about the Mall sessions and it's really close to where I work but I think I'm way too much of a beginner to justify it! I've just booked myself onto a couple of summer courses at St Martins and Byam Shaw, back to back for two weeks so hopefully by autumn I'll be more up to it :)

Until then I'll probably take the free version and do the British Museum every Thursday!

Thanks for all the advice :)

[BigglesB]

Really good to see everyone at Nandos the other day, even if I did get there pretty late and didn't get a chance to talk to everyone. Really helps keep the momentum going knowing that you guys are living the dream already : )

By the way, is anyone looking for a studio at the moment? I've found one in Waterloo that seems to be a pretty good deal...

30sq m / 300sqf (roughly, haven't got the exact figures to hand at the mo)
5th floor
large north facing window (basically takes up the whole north wall, can see st paul's through it)
fully inclusive of electricity, internet etc.
it's in a building full of unfurnished, ex offices, so think scuzzy carpets and corridors, but they're all being rented out to artists (roughly 100 rooms in total) so might be quite a fun arty melting pot atmosphere.
All for £360 pcm, which is basically what I'm paying for half a studio at the moment. If I could find one other person up for it, that would cut my bill in half, but I could imagine 3 or even 4 people working quite happily in a room that size, depending on how much people like to jump around.

I find working in a studio away from home does really help focus my brain in to work mode during the day, plus means you don't have to mess up the house/annoy your flatmates with oil paint fumes and so forth.

Anyway, I think I've got to make a decision within the next couple of days. If anyon'e interested (or knows someone who might be) then email me at:

biggles (at) bigglesart (dot) com

Cheers!

[Aberzheim]

ya want gestures? go sit in a Trafalger square, its FREE and way more varied. much better practice for gestures that are NATURAL

lol! that is true... get yer arse parked near the fountains and just sketch gestures away...

Purrdey- the Byam Shaw one is quite good, model poses generally are longer, unlike some of the more godawful sessions over at Southampton Row...

If anyone's interested, portrait painting workshop over at the Art Academy (good 2009 Ondaatje winner):

http://www.artacademy.org.uk/#/sc0904015/4538385090

[Purrdey]

Ohh thanks Aberzheim, I just had a look at their other courses, the saturday intro to painting looks good for me. The evening classes look a bit short though, start at 5.30 and end at 7.15 not really enough time to get into anything?

[Ghostbrush]

I went on a course at Byam shaw last summer, really not worth the dough, the teaching was basic at best and the class size was massive. Trafalgar square, honestly!

[aefx]

Wow, some harsh critics of Candid. I say it's fine. The first half is a variety of short poses, generally 5-15 minutes long. The second hour is set for one or two longer poses. The instructor will walk around and offer advice but you don't have to take it... there's no pressure. I say give it a try and if you like it then good, otherwise no biggy... you're not stuck to a contract or anything.

[Purrdey]

I went on a course at Byam shaw last summer, really not worth the dough, the teaching was basic at best and the class size was massive. Trafalgar square, honestly!

Trafalgar Square would be great (and I do walk past it twice a day every work day!) but I do need to learn the basics I guess or I'll just be carrying on with habits I've picked up teaching myself. I've done a few random classes but doing the discovery course I realised I am lacking a lot lol!

I'm going to do the late BM sessions on Thursdays and maybe sit in the great hall trying gestures for part of it so let's see how that goes :)

[dcorc]

Purrdey - several of us meet up regularly (well, fairly regularly) at the V&A in the sculpture rooms there, rooms 22-24 on friday afternoons/evenings (we are now going on to the Mall galleries sessions, those fridays where they are on). I'll be there from about 2pm until 7pm tomorrow. Could show you some drawing approaches, shortcut a lot of the crap you'd otherwise be paying for.

Dave

[Purrdey]

Purrdey - several of us meet up regularly (well, fairly regularly) at the V&A in the sculpture rooms there, rooms 22-24 on friday afternoons/evenings (we are now going on to the Mall galleries sessions, those fridays where they are on). I'll be there from about 2pm until 7pm tomorrow. Could show you some drawing approaches, shortcut a lot of the crap you'd otherwise be paying for.

Dave

Problem is I work mon-fri 9-5 >< I did take a Friday off in January intending to join you guys but that was the day it snowed and the whole of london ground to a halt LOL!

I can't make tomorrow but I will def try to take a half day and join you next time.

[sleep]

aberzeim, that painting workshop you referred to is taught by our tutor anastasia at the london atelier (www.drawpaintsculpt.com) that me and ghostbrush are at ...she's an amazing painter. it would be worth consulting her one on one, on what you can do outside of the course to bolster ur learning

coincidentally i did my foundation at byam shaw. they really dont know figure drawing at all

candid is "cheap and cheerful"...not a serious life drawing course, it is what it is.... a drop in. useful if u dont otherwise have access to a live model , and fairly cheap. i wouldnt go there again though. u can easily waste sessions and sessions doing mediocre life drawings and not improving at all. i did this at candid for a long time - good tuition is important unless ur very self directed and prolific.

while drawing in traf square mite be useful, its not really the same as drawing in a studio environment with a static nude model with a lighting rig, especially if your not yet a really confident artist

[Ghostbrush]

"while drawing in traf square mite be useful, its not really the same as drawing in a studio environment with a static nude model with a lighting rig, especially if your not yet a really confident artist"

good point sleep, I guess what I trying to say is (a) dont waste ur time and money on drop in sessions with little to no critique and frankly rather crap set up

(b) do not by any means do any courses at St Martins Byam shaw, its overpriced and really really not any help for a beginner.

I say listen to Dcorc! he is so knswledgable and really can help point you in the right direction, a great man that I and many others here have been fortunate to spend time with and take on his sounds advice

[Aberzheim]

Good point picking up on the importance of the tutors and setup
And I'd second on meeting up with dcorc and talking through with some of his advice- after consulting my oils were developing at a better rate

sleep- ah, thanks for the pointers! I'd assume the site has contact details for your tutor?
and yeah, most of the time I bring along Ryder's books or the classical drawing atelier book as a tutor for the life drawing sessions :D
ghost- well, for solid painting and drawing, I don't think any of the major 'Fine Arts' *cough* courses are suitable - -" theyre frankly all rubbish tbh, but for access to workshops, kilns, screwing around trying to be artsy etc, its okay... just dont expect any groundbreaking painting or drawing stuff unless yer prepared to do own practice... ive probably facepalmed meself for the next two years, but needing a degree somehow - -"

[shipwight]

Life is still the best tutor + good mileage. No awesome uber tutor in the world is goign to help u improve without some serious self graft.

[Aberzheim]

http://www.threadneedleprize.com/

For those who signed up with the Mall Galleries section. Might as well give a shot at it :D Deadline is 1st June for submissions, but sign up within the first two weeks of this month.

[Koto]

Wow, I could buy a lot of pencils with that prize money..You entering?

Sorry I haven't been around much, usually away from my pc these days. I went to the V&A the past two weeks to grab a quick sketch after class. I'll see you guys this Friday for sure though.

[Aberzheim]

Once I've signed up for the Mall, then yeah, I'll sign up
btw, Anyone up for Fri National Portrait Gallery meet before the Mall session?- theyve levelled up and got Brendan Kelly and John Keane's portraits up, and also Phil Hale's piece is back again :D

[suupaboo]

Hello all

I'm new here and quite the beginner at drawing though I've recently been going to a drop-in life drawing class at bethnal green on mondays which is quite decent:

http://www.meetup.com/LondonLifeDrawing/ It starts off with a couple 5 minutes poses, then a couple longer ones followed by an hour long one at the end.

Anyhow, the LARA drop-in sounds quite interesting, although I'd be keen for any out and about type things though I work 9-6 weekdays... weekends and evenings would suit me better (That Drawing London on Location thing also sounds cool).

Cheers!

[sleep]

suupaboo : life drawing drop-in means the same thing wherever you go. starting off with 5 min poses, then gradually longer ones. its the same at lara as it is everywhere else... candid, bethnal green, etc

[Crane]

Hey guys, its been a long time since ive posted in here, hell, the last time l went to a sketchmeet was back in 2004/05. I've been outta action concerning art for some time, although ive lurked the forums and kept up with events and posted in mostly lounge and art discussion threads, i haven't been doing anything for myself artwise due to, well life and its problems, im sure some people can relate in one way or another, but now everything is sorted and im ready and eager to jump back into the fray and just wanna get to know the gang since i only know a few from back in the day, Molly, badger, a few others who aern't here anymore.

So, those of you who don't know/remember me, my name is Tony, im 22, currently living in kent and it seems like im the only person in the southeast lol
Like l said, just wanna get to know the gang and whats going down and hopefully make some new friends/catch up with old ones.

Also looking to add peeps on facebook, so i'll leave a link to mine, add me if you like

My Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000467174907)

[Koto]

Crane> Awesome, hopefully catch you at the next big sketch meet. Always great to meet new people and catch up with the oldies!

Malls tomorrow! \o/ I'll be at the NPG around 5pm. dcorc, could you bring the Classical Drawing Atelier book please? I remember reading something in Brandon's copy that would have helped us the last time we were at the V&A going through a sketch process. Looking forward to catching up!

You should come down too, sleep :D DRAWING BEAST

[dcorc]

OK, I'll be at the V&A from around 2pm (yes, I will :D ) and will come across to the NPG at about 5 - I'll bring the Classical Drawing Atelier book.

Purrdey, are you going to be at the V&A? If so, rooms 22-24, from 2pm, I'll be carrying a wooden painting box like a briefcase, and a black canvas bag. I look more like Homer Simpson than Brad Pitt (alas :dad: )


Dave

[Purrdey]

Unfortunately I'm working till 6 today and next Friday but I'm going to take a half day the following week and get there if you guys will be around then.

(that's unless I win the lottery tonight and pack in my job!)

[dcorc]

Yes - I'm sure we will be - but check on this thread to be certain - and confirm that you're coming so we can watch out for you. :) - (also be aware you can attend one Mall Galleries session for free).

I'm just about to set off down to the V&A within the next 20 mins or so, today :)


Dave

[shipwight]

Life drawing at the mall galls today and friday

[Purrdey]

Well I fixed myself up with Friday afternoon off, are you guys going to be at the V&A? I'm up for the Mall free session too I think - what should I bring?

[shipwight]

pen. paper. imagination for naked forms....

[Koto]

shipwight> Did you make Monday's Mall session?
Purrdey> Not sure anybody is going to be at the V&A this Friday (will be there next Fri though) Just the Mall session this time.
sleep> You need to send me that sight-size link!

[dcorc]

Purrdey - if you are going to be at the V&A this friday, I'll be there too, from about 2pm. For that, bring a drawing pad, some pencils and an eraser. The V&A only allows "non-messy, dry media" - in other words you can draw in pencil, but you can't paint. Lets meet in the sculpture rooms, 22-24 (main entrance, straight through the shop; or from the tunnel entrance, straight ahead.) There are folding seats available for sketching.

For the Mall session, bring whatever you like - a drawing pad, pencils or charcoal, or a board/canvas and paints, brushes. They have lots of chairs, and some easels. Most people hold sketchpads or use a second chair - probably easiest just to come with paper and pencils or charcoal the first time, and you can see for yourself how people set up.


Dave

[Purrdey]

Awesome thanks Dave!

Will see you there, so am I right that I'm looking for Homer Simpson with a big wooden box? ;)

[sleep]

for koto, who wanted it

http://www.atelierstockholm.se/index.asp?id=64&parentid=64&lang=1

an article on the sight-size method most often used in ateliers like LARA

[Aberzheim]

sleep- thanks for posting the sight-size link- looks like i need to redo my Bargue study after seeing the method described in the link
Koto- sorry for not popping in on wed.. gots a busy final term week :S

Anyways, what is the plan for tomorrow o ye paragons of painting?

[dcorc]

Awesome thanks Dave!

Will see you there, so am I right that I'm looking for Homer Simpson with a big wooden box? ;)

Yes, though I'm not quite that yellow, and the box is the size of a small briefcase :)

Anyways, what is the plan for tomorrow o ye paragons of painting?

I'm at V&A, 2pm onwards, as above, and will come across to the Mall Galleries for 5.30


Dave

[sleep]

aberzeim: unless your actually completely shit at drawing ( koto tells me u arent) then i wouldnt worry about doing bargues. kids and yunguns were taught to do them originally because it helped prepare them for life drawing. florence academy atelier also spend a lot of timeon them but the students i know say theyre pointless. some ateliers spend weeks, months on a single bargue...ive heard of one that took a year. its ridiculous.

i did some myself , didnt learn anything. they are only really practises to improve your eye from a nonexistent to basic level .
use that time to do life drawing orimagination stuff...youll learn so much more!

[Call0ps]

i might go to v&a =) i really hope i an make it this time !!

[Ghostbrush]

Sleep:

Bargues are tedious yes, but they are very useful exercises to complete before moving to more complicated exercises such as life drawing and cast drawing.
I feel that spending months on a single one is absurd, but some people need that time to learn. Sometimes the long laborious exercise really helps you to fully understand what your learning and allows for a greater discovery and depth of understanding.

Just because something is a little boring, does ot mean its not a worthwhile exercise, I would suggest doing a few bargues and being strict with yourself about them, setting a deadline and putting in an hour a day, improvement can be made.

I am very happy i spent the time completing some bargues, it really helped me to see my own mistakes and not get precious about my drawing, enabled me to start editing my own work and breaking my thought process down.

But hey thats just me, do what ya want

Alex

[Aberzheim]

sleep- thanks for the suggestion, but i need to try and attempt at least one Bargue/sightsize study to see my current limitations and strengths as of now.

Ghost has a good point about using Bargues as a fine-tuning tool... i find that though my drawing is stronger now, it doesnt necessarily mean that i am more accurate with measurements. But hey, everyone has different preferences and dislikes when it comes to choosing a painting/drawing approach, but ill still try and give it a go regardless, just to see how it works out =)

dave, Koto- I think we'll just meet up straight at the Malls this time round- is Joni dropping by the malls this session as well?

[shipwight]

Life drawing at the Malls tonight. be there at 5.30 or miss a place to choose a scruptous seat

[Koto]

Today was fun, great meeting you all!

Cheers for the link, sleep.

[Purrdey]

Was great to meet you all yesterday, will definitely look into the Mall sessions.

Dave this is the painter I was talking about
http://www.electricscotland.com/art/james_mcintosh_patrick.htm

[Aberzheim]

Great to meet all of you peeps yesterday! :D
On a much more depressing note, the weather doesnt seem to get any better for the weekend... so much for plein air =( boo

[sleep]

alex, as i said the only reason i'm cynical about them is because i already did some and personally they didnt help at all. but if theyve helped you then theres not realy much to add to that, each to his own.

[flurry]

Lovely meet up on Friday, good to see you Brendan and Jonny again!

Onto some Life Drawing

http://www.meetup.com/lifedrawingsocietyuk/about/
www.lifedrawingsociety.co.uk

This has been posted here before (its where I found it in fact), but it might have been missed.

TL;DR its £10 for 3 hours, £12 for 4. There are sessions most days of the week.

This Wednesday it's from 6:30 at a place 5 mins from Temple Tube called George on the Strand. Seems there's 3 models to draw, Burlesque and Life Drawing, plus photography. There's no tuition, but the guy who runs it knows his lighting, and usually brings some clamp lights.

You have to sign up to see their calendar and RSVP, but they have this life drawing most days of the week.
It'd say its slightly better than Candid, its not as crowded, but then there's no tuition...

[Koto]

For those meeting up tomorrow, Brandon suggested we meet up at Atlantis. So 12pm ish around there? Aldgate East tube station.

[flurry]

sounds good to me

[Ghostbrush]

sean, cynical? knows best?

what have you done with sean....o wait, its YOU!

[shipwight]

see you guys at the mall when we next have the session

[sleep]

sean, cynical? knows best?

what have you done with sean....o wait, its YOU!

..lol

[Koto]

I'll be at the V&A- around 2pm before going to the Malls. Going to pick up some more of those windsor and newton sketchbooks beforehand too :D. See you guys tomorrow.

[maths82]

Hi UK london people. I just moved here, wanted to say hi, and see when any regular meets or life drawing type things are happening. so err, hello : )

[dcorc]

Hi Math82 - there is a group of us who pretty regularly meet on friday afternoons in the V&A sculpture rooms, to draw - see Koto's post, just above - and then (recently started) go on to the Mall Galleries http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=120&subid=2 for their evening life-class sessions (the Mall sessions are about £200 for a full year's membership, 48 sessions). Facilities are very good, recommended if you can get the fee together - they allow you to attend a first one for free. In practice, people are there from about 5.30pm to set up - there's one happening this evening (I'm just about to set off for it), and another on Monday evening.

If you look back though this thread you'll see there are also meetups at Nandos, midweek lifeclass meetups and other things happening, so keep an eye on the thread.


Dave

[Aberzheim]

This Monday's session at the Malls
p.s. I'll be meeting y'all over around 5:30... got a date with a dentist tomorrow from 2 onwards - -"

[shipwight]

speaking of which, a April Nandos should be in order...how about Mid april around the 13-14th?

[Crane]

Do you guys ever go to the zoo to life draw? Id imagine that would be pretty sweet for quick animal poses and picture reference. not so much in the winter, but with the upcoming summer it would be cool to go for a day trip or something?

[dcorc]

There have been zoo visits, I've not been on any myself. The trouble with the zoo is that you have to take out a mortgage or rob a bank:
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/visit/entry-costs,118,AR.html

:wtf:

The V&A group have been toying with the idea for a while of crossing the road and going to the Natural History Museum, as a way of studying animal anatomy and markings, and its free :) - admittedly the animals there don't move, but for some purposes that's actually an advantage.

[Aberzheim]

Crane- 'Drawing Animals' with Victor Ambrus.
Geddit if ya can, alot of his studies in that book are done over at the London Zoo.

[Koto]

I'm heading to the NPG, there's a de Laszlo exhibition!! I'll be at the Malls after, catch you then.

[Ghostbrush]

De laszlo is so worth seeing! cant believe its up till september too! went today, gonna sketch down there for sure


videos of him painting

http://www.delaszloarchivetrust.com/artist.html

http://www.delaszloarchivetrust.com/video.html

[Aberzheim]

Ghost- we've got itty-bitty postcards to prove we were there as well! :D
ship- lol! now I understand why you wanted sb's to be uploaded after opening iFX- nice mugshot of the Nando's crim ya got there :D
mid-apr sounds good... anyone else up for another Nando's meet?

[shipwight]

Azer - oh. you have the IFX issue already. good on ya. I thought I'd leave it as a nice surprise. Hopefully we can have better photos next time. it was all last minute...
go on. scan it for us to share...

[Nibras]

Are you guys ever meeting anywhere else apart from in london/England?

[Koto]

lilnebo> I don't think there's been a meet outside of England. It would be cool to go abroad for some sketching some time :D

Bought the latest IFX, almost missed the pics as it said opusartz (http://opusartz.blogspot.com/) -forgot that was Chee's company- and I skipped past! Feel free to stick up the pic on your blog, Chee.

I like that it says newcomers are welcome below the shot of Brandon!! BWHAHA :D

[Call0ps]

haha brandon in the house xD thanks for the pics koto =)

[Marine_Blue]

Hi all from the UK!!

I just spotted this thread. I'm down South..Torbay to be precise. Would be interesting to know of others down here.

What does everyone here think about the Bargue plates?? was thinking of getting some.

Secondly, anyone know of any good life drawing classes near me.

Cheers for now.. oh and check out my sketchbook, would appreciate some comments, critiques etc...

Cheers

James

[daveneale]

Yes, chicken time!!! I proffer next Thursday, any takers?

Greetings Marine Blue-I have no answers, just greetings

[Molly]

Welcome Marine Blue!

Nandos - unfortunately people, I am moving outta London this weekend, and up to Norwich! Kinda sudden, but we've found a house to rent, and gona need the space once my twins arrive in, oooh, err...1-1/2 months?..eek! That doesn't mean, I wont be at future UK meets, just not for a while at least!

OK, there is also a Berlin Workshop in June DETAILS HERE (http://www.violentia.com/sixmorevodka/MADE-WORKSHOP-FLYER-SMALL.jpg) I got a mesage from Marko about it last night, not sure if any of you guys have heard here on CA, (too many forums to trawl through for news) Anyone interested, please click the link. It should be a good one, and about time too. Berlin is a great city, easy to get to, and you'll meet some great people! Enjoy!!!

(I'll be thinking of you all whilst I got two babies strapped to my tits! hahahaha!)

Mama Molly x

[shipwight]

How bout wednesday next week.

[daveneale]

Welcome Marine Blue!

Nandos - unfortunately people, I am moving outta London this weekend, and up to Norwich! Kinda sudden, but we've found a house to rent, and gona need the space once my twins arrive in, oooh, err...1-1/2 months?..eek! That doesn't mean, I wont be at future UK meets, just not for a while at least!

OK, there is also a Berlin Workshop in June DETAILS HERE (http://www.violentia.com/sixmorevodka/MADE-WORKSHOP-FLYER-SMALL.jpg) I got a mesage from Marko about it last night, not sure if any of you guys have heard here on CA, (too many forums to trawl through for news) Anyone interested, please click the link. It should be a good one, and about time too. Berlin is a great city, easy to get to, and you'll meet some great people! Enjoy!!!

(I'll be thinking of you all whilst I got two babies strapped to my tits! hahahaha!)

Mama Molly x

Tis a shame your leaving us, but I'm sure the Norwich living will be lovely for you and your two lil sprogs xx

Ship-Wednesday works for me I think

[Aberzheim]

Molly- aw, bless! all the best for the move over to Nor, and looking forward to see the Dangerous Duo in the next 'being your kids to sketchmeet' day :D
Marine- left yer a message on your fine arts thread
ship, dave- wed sounds fine

[Molly]

Dave, Aberzheim - thanks fellas - I'll be thinking of you guys, sitting there eating chicken! - eat extra for me! hahaha!

Mx

[shipwight]

wednesday it its...

[Rob!T]

Hey, does anyone from Bristol want to go to the King Bill the week after next? Tim's now left so I need new drawing buddies :(

[0blivionisathand]

Hey Rob, Ben here from Illustration. I should be back in Bristol after next week so call me up, I'm pretty much game every evening.

[shipwight]

Visiting the Tower of London tommorow for some plein aire sessions

[Aberzheim]

Molly- :D
ship- when tomorrow? I'll be free after 12

[Koto]

Wish you all the best with everything, Molly. Would be great to hang out with you again, it's been too long!! Have you thought of names for the twins yet?

[shipwight]

Was at white tower alll day. really lovely day painting

[aph]

TEK. You are gonna enjoy Norwich I think haha, will be seeing you soon I guess!

Looking forward to being back in London permanently though, I miss sketching at Nandos =)

[Molly]

Aph - Thanks man! I'm looking forward to plein air painting on the broads this summer and at some ruin castles! We've moved already. Thehouse is great, and plenty room for me to have a smallish studio! woot woot! Yeah, gona miss the Nandos-sketch-meets. Maybe, just maybe, I'll start one up here....Mx

[aph]

You already here? No shit!

We SHOULD Nandos.. name your time! =)

[Molly]

- quick post

The Berlin workshop/art symposium I mentioned, has NOTHING to do with CA, so...er...there...Mx

[vaughany_boy]

I am moving outta London this weekend, and up to Norwich! Kinda sudden, but we've found a house to rent, and gona need the space once my twins arrive

Shame to hear you'll be missing from future chicken sessions but I'm sure Norwich will be a great base for you and the babbies. All the best, hope to see you again before too long :)



If Nandos is on for tomorrow I'll probs be there. Nom nom, scribble scribble.

[Aberzheim]

Yarrrgh

Nando's Wed Meet it is then

6:30 onwards, look for knights with shining sketchbooks at Nando's london Bridge

[shipwight]

heehe. be there or be nandos

[aph]

Aw shoulda been last night.. when I was at Frith haha. Have fun ;D

Creamy Mash is love.

[Aberzheim]

Marko, Tom, ship, Ben, dave- nice ta meetcha on the sketchmeet! :D
dcorc- bringing my oils and stuff from Thurs' Pastel Society event
sukh- plein air... hmm, I'm free on sat afternoon, will be around southwark if ya wanna set that as a meetup location

[Angel Intheuk]

Hello there...does anyone meet up in the North? I live in Sheffield and looking for any groups that meet up relatively near. :D

[Aberzheim]

Koto- the two links i mentioned earlier- http://www.scottburdick.com/ ; http://www.maxginsburg.com/
I'll check this thread before going off tomorrow if ya wanna decide on a place for doing plein air sketching; still be hanging around southbank/southwark area late morn

[Shantih]

Hey, does anyone from Bristol want to go to the King Bill the week after next? Tim's now left so I need new drawing buddies :(

Everyone's meandered off for easter now, but we can probably get something going again soon :)

[sleep]

if anyones going to the workshop in berlin give us a shout. ive got my ticket and i think ghostbrush will be there too

[shipwight]

With good weather on this weekend, will have a short morning plein air stint (thank god for volcanoes - provides better atmospheric perspective) on the morrow at the LBX quarter

[Aberzheim]

LBX? where and when on sun?

[shipwight]

Lovely weather in teh LBX area. am going to go out and plein air...catch that twilight volcano magic...

[applecheeks]

if anyones going to the workshop in berlin give us a shout. ive got my ticket and i think ghostbrush will be there too

Hey! I haven't really been active in this thread but I'm going if I can get my place confirmed. Just sent off the email today.
It would be nice to meet some new people! :)

[B-zilla]

Hi guys! I've just moved down to London and am also going to the MADE symposium. I'd love to meet anyone else who's going beforehand though - Sleep, applecheeks, i'm looking at you guys :) Just texted ghostbrush to confirm if he's going too, and maybe we could have some sketchmeets?

Gutted I missed the Nandos meet last week. I saw it the day after!
Shipwight- next time you're doing some pleinaire, gimme a shout! I was painting at tower of london yesterday and got a little sunburnt! hurrah for the kickass weather. It was my first time there, and I was half hoping i might bump into Koshime... Really grand sites there though. I was completely blown away.
Angel intheUK- Ang, be sure to let me know if you hear back from anyone up north and I'll be at the next great northern sketchmeet. :D

[shipwight]

Hi Belindi.

I was plein air painting at the tower of London from 10-3pm yesterday. Spent time chasing the raven and painted inside the chapel

[aefx]

Just submitted a request for a MADE seat, waiting for the invoice and will need to start looking for accomodation...

[Call0ps]

you bastard xD take tons of pictures man!!

[sleep]

belindi: snds good - btw if ur real name is belinda then i think anastasia mentioned you today saying you work in concept art or something. im a term time student at lara
james check the threads in the made forum about accom

[aefx]

belindi: snds good - btw if ur real name is belinda then i think anastasia mentioned you today saying you work in concept art or something. im a term time student at lara
james check the threads in the made forum about accom

Hey mate, I saw your google maps post, nice one. I'd like to stay where there will be quite a few other people who are going to the event. I had a look at the eastseven hostel and it looks pretty good. A lot of good reviews, 24 hour access, etc...

[Molly]

- the MADE symposium looks pretty cool - have fun people who are going! I would but, my hands will be full...apparently there will be a CA workshop in Amsterdam end of the year, when? its not announced. SO if you miss the MADE event, there wil be a CA one soon after.... That, I may be able to go to!

Mx

[B-zilla]

Shipwight- I was there at pretty much exactly those times as well, only I didn't go into the Tower... I just lingered around the outskirts because I didn't want to pay :P. I posted what I did in my sketchbook, if you fancy a look and a crit :) I'm planning to go again soon though, and I'd like some other grand historic spots to paint. Any suggestions?

Sleep- yep that's me! I love Anastasia. She's great. I've been working for this games company for 2 years now and I moved to london so I could find a studio position. She was telling me that you really want to get into games :) How long are you gonna be at LARA for? I'll probably be returning over the summer, if I don't go to Florence, and I'm planning on signing up for the evening life drawing sessions.

Hi Molly! Thanks for the info about the Amsterdam meet. Obviously I've not read anything about it so it's all good news! Maybe see you there! :)

Anyone going to the Soho Burlesque Life Drawing Session tonight in Central?

[Call0ps]

thanks molly for the heads up about the ca workshop =D Amsterdam muahahhahaa ... :D

[Aberzheim]

aefx- awesome, ya managed to secure a placing for the workshops, havent seen ya around for a while now

haha, i wished i continued as a concept artist =( will have to give this Berlin Barcrawl a miss... waay over my budget
moll- cheers for that ca heads up
callops- however... that ca workshop... mwahaha indeed :D

[shipwight]

Azer - we can just do it live every weekend on the cheap Azer. Have landscape. Can conceptualise for free!

Belindi - If you get a membership option, you can enter and go at will unlimited amounts of times for $40 to all 4 historic palaces. Great cheap life drawing/resource fodder if you ask me.

Will be giving both workshops a miss - although its more becasue we're busy with work

[Fluffgar]

Okay, I have been on the forums in ages. Anyone up in Scotland by any chance?

[aefx]

aefx- awesome, ya managed to secure a placing for the workshops, havent seen ya around for a while nowYeah just plunked down the 500 for it. Not sure how I feel about it, kinda worried there will be too much Comic orientated stuff(I have no interest in Comics apart from the more adult stuff like Sin City/From Hell/etc...) I think if this wasn't in Berlin in the summer time I'd only be half as interested as I am.

At anyrate, sorry I haven't been around much, my schedule has been out of control. I should be at Hesketh on Friday though, hopefully I'll see you there? Can't wait to see what you're up to now, your skills improve so fast!