Saturday, October 22, 2016

53rd World-Wide Sketchcrawl at Quincy's Porchfest

53rd WorldWide-Sketchcrawl at Quincy Florida's 5th Porchfest Music Festival October 22nd was generously sponsored by Quincy Mainstreet and the Gadsden Arts Center and Museum.

Special thanks to Joe Munroe and Dawn McMillan and their Quincy Mainstreet staff, volunteers and co-sponsors for organizing this event and providing advertising, food, and drinks to artists. This event hosted 20 bands on 11 porches in beautiful historic Quincy Florida!

Special thanks to Grace Robinson and her GAC staff for comfort station and exhibit space for artists!

Gadsden Arts Center [Munroe Community room in the Fletcher Annex (old café)] generously opened to sketchcrawlers as a relief station & lunch meeting place to see each other's sketches and check out the current exhibits [like "Out of Pocket" and "Arts in Gadsden"] (see links)

Look forward to our Gadsden Arts Center/Museum sketchcrawlers' exhibit in May 2017.




Sharon Hester's Drawing of Randy's Antique Ford




The Rolling Tones serenade artist Sharon Hester with a song "Oh Shenandoah" 
which also happens to be the title of her award-winning drawing in the GAC juried Exhibit





by Debi Kistler





Katareen and McCall
by Mark Fletcher



*Please welcome new Sketchcrawler Diana Diaz and her daughter Katareen: "McCall and Katareen". performed her music at the Lines, Hinson and Lines Historic Building. Katareen is from Quincy and it was their first real performance in her hometown: Congratulations!




Sketchcrawler Sara Chang's Mandalas




by Mary Liz Tippin-Moody



by Bill Otersen





Several Sketchcrawlers joined in the Gadsden Arts Center's "Out of Pocket" exhibit, including Sara Chang, Jennifer Clinard, Sandy DeLopez, Jenny Lange and others. Some of these and several other sketchers joined in the Gadsden Arts Museum's  "Arts in Gadsden" national juried exhibit.




Inside the Stitch & Sew Shop
by Mary Sterner Lawson




An early spectator views our Sketchcrawl/Porchfest pop-up show in the Gadsden Arts Center and Museum's front window of the new Munroe Community Room




by Debi Kistler




by Janice McCaskill




the convergence of Sight and Sound Artists:
it's a beautiful thing :)




by Jenny Lange




The Leaf Theatre
by Mary Sterner Lawson




by Dottie Shearn





The Gadsden Arts Center and Museum welcomes the public with excellent exhibits all year!




by Bill Otersen





by Debi Kistler





by Mary Liz Tippin-Moody





by Debi Kistler



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Randy's Car by Mark Fletcher


Saturday, July 30, 2016

52nd World-Wide Sketchcrawl: Tallahassee Florida USA sketchcrawlers

52nd World-Wide Sketchcrawl: Tallahassee Florida USA sketchcrawlers met at Lake Ella Park. 
 16 artists checked in with me! Great turnout!

Pokemon Players with Sketcher (Georgia) behind
by Mark Fletcher





 There are quaint stone-cottage specialty businesses, air-conditioned cafes/restaurants, clean public restrooms, benches in the shade of old oaks and new decorative landscape, plus the large pond with giant fish, turtles, ducks, plus dogs and their people. 
Duck-Walker
by Mark Fletcher


Quarter Moon Cottage
by Dottie Shearn


The weather was great in the morning, breezy and cool.

We met at Black Dog Cafe to enjoy each other's sketches and refreshments at noon. Then the heavy rain poured down, so hopefully Bill and Dede returned home safely on their long bicycle rides. At least the weather wasn't as hot as usual. A few of us spent the second half of the day sketching inside the cafe (the trees were dripping a lot) or at Barb's Brittles/ice cream shop with home-made ice cream.
Wishing Melinda a "get well soon" after her surgery!
Mark

PS We can also go early to the Tallahassee Museum on Sunday, July 31 for FREE: Simply tell the gate/admissions attendants you are there for sketchcrawl. Remember our "closing reception" is 4-6 pm arranged by Sarah W. : Punch and cookies will be served. If you didn't participate in the exhibit, you are still welcome. If you had art in the show, please take it home after the reception.
PLEASE POST YOUR IMAGES HERE:


 Under the Oak Bough
by Bill Otersen



Cypress Knees and Ducks
by Mark Fletcher


Lake Ella Peninsula's Gazebo
by Christie Moore


Cafe Corner
 by Dede Harter


Dede and Paper-Lamp
by Mark Fletcher


Rabbit Comes Alive!
by Jennifer Nemo



Lichen, Twigs and Leaves
by Joyce Raichelson


Fox Tail Fern
by Joyce Raichelson


Pond Cypress Tree
by Barbara Psimas







Floating Turtle Platform
by Joyce Bastian


Seated Sketchers with Ducks
by Natalia Andreeva


Cypress Tree and Geese
by Mark Fletcher


People
by Jeff Zenick


Jean-Michelle and others
by Mary Sterner Lawson


The Climbing Tree
by Natalia Andreeva



Honking Goose
by Mark Fletcher

Sunday, May 08, 2016

Sketchcrawl May 7th, 2016 at the 20th annual Quincy Fest,

in historic Downtown Quincy, Florida

More than a dozen artists checked in with me during our Sketchcrawl Saturday at Quincy Fest, and others afterwards:

Great Thanks to 
Gadsden Arts Center  Director Grace Robinson and GAC's professional staff and volunteers for their hospitality. We especially want to thank you for opening the cool and quiet meeting room to sketchcrawlers and for accomodating another exhibit of our art. This was a great opportunity to see the art center's' expansion/renovation in progress as well as the other excellentt exhibits we can count on at GAC.
http://www.gadsdenarts.org/
CongratulationsGadsden Arts Center for receiving top scores and American Art Museum Accredited Status!

Special thanks to Joe Munroe and Dawn McMillan of Quincy Mainstreet for planning a very successful festival!
http://www.quincymainstreet.org/

We had a terrific time sketching the historical architecture, interesting people, and lively musical bands, as well as fantastic trees and gardens.



QuincyFest Street Scene
by Mary Sterner Lawson
 
 
 

Gadsden Arts Lobby
by Anissa Ford



 
Park Scene
by Christie Moore
 
 

 
 Allison House
by Mark Fletcher
 

 
 
 Festival Tents
by Mark Fletcher


 
 
 Joe Munroe's Home
 by Mark Fletcher
 
 

 
 Dancers and Singers
by Natalia Andreeva

 
 
 
 Park Scene
by Natalia Andreeva

 
 

 

The Band
by Natalia Andreeva