SF Sketchers

 
 
 

JOIN SF BAY URBAN SKETCHERS AT OUR FIRST SATURDAY SKETCH MEETUP

We will meet at the area North of the UC Berkeley Campus known as "Holy Hill" home to a number of religious schools including the Pacific School of Religion. Built in the 1920s the buildings range in styles from Gothic to Classic red brick. There is also a view across the bay to the Golden Gate. We will meet at 10:30 at the intersection of Scenic Ave/ LeConte Ave/Ridge Road. And we will meet back there at 12:15 to look at everyone's sketches. This is walkable from downtown Berkeley BART but remember it is at the top of one of Berkeley's hills!

Text Cathy McAuliffe at[masked] on Saturday if you have questions.

 
 
 

We're continuing our tour of west side fire stations, with a visit to Station 22, serving the north side of the Central Sunset.

Meet us in front of the station at 16th Ave. & Irving at 1:30PM and then again at 3:30PM to share sketches.

This station has some dramatic modernist angles and weird, wild trees, and makes for good sketching

Our friend Tom Johansen, SFFD Batallion Chief for the Sunset, may be opening some doors for us and giving us special firehouse feature to sketch -- stay tuned!

Muni: 7 Haight-Noriega, N Judah

Sketch by Doug

 
 
 

Start your Monday sketching with pencil, pen or watercolor. We'll take turns posing for seven minutes each with a different theme each week. We are always fully clothed. At the end of each session we share our work.
Beginning or experienced artists are welcome.

We'll do every Monday from 9AM - 11AM.

IMPORTANT!
You will receive an email with the Zoom link, so make sure that Meetup.com has your correct email address. Also check that your Settings are turned on to receive Mailing list messages "As they are sent" (it's the last one on the list of email settings).

ZOOM TIPS
◦ Make sure you have updated your browser (Chrome works best) and your operating system
◦ If you are on a tablet, download the Zoom app before entering the room.
◦ If you are new to Zoom please read:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/200941109-Attendee-Controls-in-a-Meeting
◦ Set up a free zoom account if you’ve had trouble accessing Zoom events in the past. If you already have a Zoom account, make sure you've upgraded to version 5.

ZOOM ETIQUETTE
◦ Arrive at the waiting room 5 to 10 minutes before the start time.
◦ We can chat while drawing, but remember to mute yourself if there's a lot of background noise or you need to shuffle things around or talk to someone at home.

 
 
 

Dinah and Noah Stroe have been hosting this jam session online for a while now and welcome sketchers to participate!
Come on by and draw along with the music!
There is a “Grand Reveal” at the end of the session when sketchers get an opportunity to show their work.
If you enjoy yourself come back next time!
(Add the link to your calendar.)

Pre-Covid, this jam session used to be live 2 or 3 times a month on a Tuesday evening at an Andronico’s market in the Inner Sunset. Money dropped in the collection hat was donated to a good cause. Dinah and Noah would love it if any sketchers who would like to contribute, would donate to the San Francisco Marin Food Bank: sfmfoodbank.org

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It helps to be a little familiar with Zoom:
• During the jam, you should be muted.
• The best drawing method is to choose a musician in gallery view, go to the three little dots in the upper right of their individual image and select “pin" so that you get a full screen view of them.
•You can also take a screen grab if you want a motionless pose.
Command+shift+3 automatically puts a shot of the whole screen on your desktop.
Command+shift+4 allows you to drag the cursor over the area you want to select.
If you have more than one screen, Command+shift+5 lets you click on the window you want to capture.

(sketches by Mary)

 
 
 

We’re excited to announce The World of Urban Sketching book signing with globetrotting architectural illustrator, urban sketcher, and author Stephanie Bower on June 10th at CCA's Blattner Hall, Presented by SF Sketchers, California College of the Arts Architecture Division, and ARCH Supplies. Stephanie will start the day at 10AM diving deep into the book with a lecture and presentation, followed by the book signing, and there's even a group sketchwalk beginning at 1:30PM at St.Gregory's Church.

Spanning various cities in almost 40 countries, The World of Urban Sketching takes you across the globe with sketches and paintings done by more than 150 of the world's finest urban sketchers. With over 700 pieces of previously unpublished art, invaluable instructional techniques, advice from artists living through a global pandemic, and various creative insights - this book is packed with interesting material sure to inspire anyone to pick up a pencil.ARCH Supplies has copies of the book in-store now and will have stock available at the lecture.

With her background as an architect, Stephanie Bower is an award-winning architectural illustrator, concept designer, instructor, and author of several instructional urban sketching books including The Urban Sketching Handbook 101: Sketching Tips and The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective.

 
 
 

Join the Bay Area Regional Nature Journal Club for the bi-monthly field trip!
* Join the Nature Journal Meetup Group for additional events: https://www.meetup.com/nature-journal-club/
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Nature journal in the amazing Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve! (East Bay / South Bay Hills area)

This expansive valley and natural gorge boast wildflowers, fascinating geology, and a beautiful riparian habitat along Alameda Creek. Co-host Erica Stephens is a Staff Naturalist at the preserve and can share tons of info with us! (Yay for Erica!)
* Free; Suggested $20 donation for the Wild Wonder Foundation

"Bedrock mortars used by Native Americans for pounding acorns that were found in the area are reminders of Sunol's first inhabitants. For the past century, however, the land known today as Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve was used almost exclusively as ranch land. Under the East Bay Regional Park District's multi-use land management policy, cattle continue to graze in the 6,859-acre wilderness."
~ more at https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sunol

Field trip hosts:

• Erica Stephens, Naturalist with the East Bay Regional Park District and Organizer of the East Bay Nature Journal Club.
• Kate Rutter, Regional Nature Journal Club Field Trip host

Weather note: If for any reason the site is closed, or if rain is forecast for the day of the field trip, the trip may be canceled and an update posted on the meetup event. Check the program description on Sunday morning before leaving.

Cost note: There is a parking fee of $5 per car.

Parking note: Carpooling highly recommended. Due to high spring visitation, Sunol parking areas may reach full capacity and close temporarily. Parking areas typically reopen when capacity is available.

How to find us:
Meet in front of the Visitor Center:
https://goo.gl/maps/5ohYbyJxmPrnduMk7
It's the green barn; drive through park kiosk and turn left. If there is not parking nearby, then check the other lots and walk back. (If you come a little late, look for people sketching. :)

Bring:
• $5 for parking
• Plenty of water. *THERE IS NO DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE IN THE PARK*
• Seasonally appropriate clothing / dress for variable (including HOT) weather.
• Sunscreen and hat.
• Nature journaling supplies.
• Pack potluck treats to share for lunch. Bring your own bowl and spoon.
• A sense of wonder and humor.
• Anything else to make the day lovely for you: folding stool, magnifying loupe, umbrella, depending. ;)

Flow of the day:
We'll gather together for our opening circle at 10am, and begin with a short warm-up session. Then we'll spread out to nature journal...creeks, cows, possibly fossils! We'll gather together at 12:30 for a shared potluck lunch, to share work, and to socialize. Then we'll head back out for more journaling! At the close (around 3:30) we'll do a final closing circle and send-off.

Good to know:
• $5 per car, parking fee
• Parking can fill up! There are multiple lots, some further walking distance away from the Visitor Center. Carpooling and arriving early is strongly recommended!
• Public Transit is not available; we suggest posting a message on the meetup event for carpools (offers and requests)
• The event is open to all ages and ability levels. No registration is necessary. $20 suggested donation.
• Accessibility: flat, paved trails; some limited benches and seating near the visitor center.
• Bathrooms are available in the park.
• No available drinking water in the park, so be sure to fill your waterbottle before you arrive!

Bring friends and family!

 
 
 

Start your Monday sketching with pencil, pen or watercolor. We'll take turns posing for seven minutes each with a different theme each week. We are always fully clothed. At the end of each session we share our work.
Beginning or experienced artists are welcome.

We'll do every Monday from 9AM - 11AM.

IMPORTANT!
You will receive an email with the Zoom link, so make sure that Meetup.com has your correct email address. Also check that your Settings are turned on to receive Mailing list messages "As they are sent" (it's the last one on the list of email settings).

ZOOM TIPS
◦ Make sure you have updated your browser (Chrome works best) and your operating system
◦ If you are on a tablet, download the Zoom app before entering the room.
◦ If you are new to Zoom please read:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/200941109-Attendee-Controls-in-a-Meeting
◦ Set up a free zoom account if you’ve had trouble accessing Zoom events in the past. If you already have a Zoom account, make sure you've upgraded to version 5.

ZOOM ETIQUETTE
◦ Arrive at the waiting room 5 to 10 minutes before the start time.
◦ We can chat while drawing, but remember to mute yourself if there's a lot of background noise or you need to shuffle things around or talk to someone at home.

 
 
 

Dinah and Noah Stroe have been hosting this jam session online for a while now and welcome sketchers to participate!
Come on by and draw along with the music!
There is a “Grand Reveal” at the end of the session when sketchers get an opportunity to show their work.
If you enjoy yourself come back next time!
(Add the link to your calendar.)

Pre-Covid, this jam session used to be live 2 or 3 times a month on a Tuesday evening at an Andronico’s market in the Inner Sunset. Money dropped in the collection hat was donated to a good cause. Dinah and Noah would love it if any sketchers who would like to contribute, would donate to the San Francisco Marin Food Bank: sfmfoodbank.org

____________________________

It helps to be a little familiar with Zoom:
• During the jam, you should be muted.
• The best drawing method is to choose a musician in gallery view, go to the three little dots in the upper right of their individual image and select “pin" so that you get a full screen view of them.
•You can also take a screen grab if you want a motionless pose.
Command+shift+3 automatically puts a shot of the whole screen on your desktop.
Command+shift+4 allows you to drag the cursor over the area you want to select.
If you have more than one screen, Command+shift+5 lets you click on the window you want to capture.

(sketches by Mary)

 
 
 

Start your Monday sketching with pencil, pen or watercolor. We'll take turns posing for seven minutes each with a different theme each week. We are always fully clothed. At the end of each session we share our work.
Beginning or experienced artists are welcome.

We'll do every Monday from 9AM - 11AM.

IMPORTANT!
You will receive an email with the Zoom link, so make sure that Meetup.com has your correct email address. Also check that your Settings are turned on to receive Mailing list messages "As they are sent" (it's the last one on the list of email settings).

ZOOM TIPS
◦ Make sure you have updated your browser (Chrome works best) and your operating system
◦ If you are on a tablet, download the Zoom app before entering the room.
◦ If you are new to Zoom please read:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/200941109-Attendee-Controls-in-a-Meeting
◦ Set up a free zoom account if you’ve had trouble accessing Zoom events in the past. If you already have a Zoom account, make sure you've upgraded to version 5.

ZOOM ETIQUETTE
◦ Arrive at the waiting room 5 to 10 minutes before the start time.
◦ We can chat while drawing, but remember to mute yourself if there's a lot of background noise or you need to shuffle things around or talk to someone at home.

 
 
 

Dinah and Noah Stroe have been hosting this jam session online for a while now and welcome sketchers to participate!
Come on by and draw along with the music!
There is a “Grand Reveal” at the end of the session when sketchers get an opportunity to show their work.
If you enjoy yourself come back next time!
(Add the link to your calendar.)

Pre-Covid, this jam session used to be live 2 or 3 times a month on a Tuesday evening at an Andronico’s market in the Inner Sunset. Money dropped in the collection hat was donated to a good cause. Dinah and Noah would love it if any sketchers who would like to contribute, would donate to the San Francisco Marin Food Bank: sfmfoodbank.org

____________________________

It helps to be a little familiar with Zoom:
• During the jam, you should be muted.
• The best drawing method is to choose a musician in gallery view, go to the three little dots in the upper right of their individual image and select “pin" so that you get a full screen view of them.
•You can also take a screen grab if you want a motionless pose.
Command+shift+3 automatically puts a shot of the whole screen on your desktop.
Command+shift+4 allows you to drag the cursor over the area you want to select.
If you have more than one screen, Command+shift+5 lets you click on the window you want to capture.

(sketches by Mary)