SketchCrawl 15: Berkeley
Last Saturday, August 25th, was the SketchCrawl #15 event. If you are not familiar with SketchCrawl, you can read all about it here. It’s a great concept: people sketch together in locations all over the world and share the results online. The idea is to get you sketching and it sure does!
I joined the Berkeley group: eleven intrepid sketchers crawling the 4th Street commercial district. We found good subjects to sketch including street musicians, buildings old and new, storefronts, people milling around and hanging out and even a snake and reptile store.
Jana and I sketched together and it was great fun. I wanted to do a number of sketches but spent a lot of time talking to everyone 🙂 , so ended up inking my sketches on site and adding the color later that evening and the next day.
At the end of the day we gathered at Brennan’s and shared sketchbooks over Irish Coffees. It was a blast and so inspiring! If there is one thing I like better than sketching it’s the opportunity to see other peoples’ sketchbooks. It was great to meet new sketchers including Pete, who’s sketchblog I have long followed and admired, and to see friends Jana, Doña and Vern and family once again.
Fabulous sketches were done by the group, many of which can be seen here. And you can view other sketches done all over the world that day right here.
Some Photos of our Day:
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Related Topics: Berkeley, Interiors, Landscapes, SketchCrawl
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January 17th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
woah..i envy you..hehe.. i love to draw..and im immediately inspired by your work..hehe..
September 14th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Beautiful sketches, Martha! Sorry it’s taken me a while to get over here and comment on these. Love your little cars in the one of Spencer’s Restaurant. That house on 5th looks inviting. Love the one of Down Home Music. Great feel and color and interesting shape to the whole. Great feel to all of these. Again, I see your skills of knowing when to leave areas untouched.
September 8th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Martha, These came out so beautifully and it looks like you and Pete found some wonderful spots to sketch after I left. I really love your careful yet carefree, delicate lines and soft warm colors. It was such a joy spending the day with you. Thanks for the time and energy you put into making the day such a success.
September 8th, 2007 at 7:04 am
Great sketches of your fun day. Love visiting your blog.
September 3rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Oh Martha! You make me homesick for Berkeley with your wonderful sketches. Maybe next time I’ll finally get to join you.
September 2nd, 2007 at 11:43 am
really nice, the restaurant is my favorite, great perspective
August 31st, 2007 at 11:48 am
I lived in Berkeley from 1988-1995 so it was so incredibly nice to see familiar haunts so well depicted. – Barbara
August 31st, 2007 at 9:13 am
Some great sketches! I really like these.
August 31st, 2007 at 7:18 am
Looks like you had a wonderful day – and i really love your sketches (as usual – they’re consistently excellent). I’m going to head over and have a look at Jana’s work now!
August 30th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
What a great day you and jana had! I enjoyed all the sketches! Wanted to let you know I made another sketchbook, again, thanks so much for your great directions for coptic binding.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Excellent array of sketches. Your sketchcrawl sounds fantastic. I took part too with a friend so I totally understand the whole ‘chatting’ thing. 😉 LOL!