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| Twickenham Riverside: Katy Evans |
(Helen Hayhoe writes) We
met at 11am on a day of predicted mixed weather. We were delighted to see a
number of new people, who were welcomed with the Urban Sketchers' usual warmth.
Café
Sunshine provided great coffee, then we set out. People chose boats, the
riverside, the rock legend that is Eel Pie Island, the Church Street market and
the ‘Naked Ladies’ sculptures to sketch. Plenty of interest there.
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Sketching the Oceanids or Naked Ladies statues
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The Crazy Naked Ladies: Steven Baker
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art: Gafung Wong
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River scene: Gafung Wong
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Bertha: Mike Whalley
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Apart
from a stream of walkers the scene was peaceful and folk brought some wonderful
work to the 1pm show and tell. We enjoyed eating lunch and sketching in the
street market and pubs.
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The group meets at lunchtime
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| Sketchbooks |
The street market in Church Street was also a great subject for sketching.
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| Church Street, Twickenham: Jimmy Lu |
In
the afternoon we feared rain, so most decided to continue sketching locally
rather than going down to Marble Hill Park. Some visited the Orleans Gallery
exhibition in which work from John Webb and John Swanson was among the
collection.
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| John Swanson |
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| Crane: John Swanson |
The
3.30pm throw down revealed the usual high standard, diverse viewpoints and
techniques. People
scattered to various watering holes and, bar one lost and found phone, it was
the end of a happy day.
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Afternoon group photo
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We drew Twickenham - June 2018
