Let's Sketch At Tower City Center

 

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021 

Time: 1:30 PM – 4 PM

Address: 230 W Huron Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113

Join us to sketch the holiday lights at Tower City Center in Cleveland. 

We'll meet at the fountain.

Exciting news...UrbanSketchers.org is planning an Ohio regional sketch event in Columbus on Saturday, August 13, 2021. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus chapter leaders are organizing the day. If you are interested fill out this survey to get further updates: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe__PtEKO7uelj0YQO1YVd_UliO_nmaeWp0m3mMqkAoX4nujw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Save the date for future events: We meet on the 4th or 5th Sunday of the month 1:30 to 4:00pm. All are welcome. Check out the Worldwide Group at urbansketchers.org

Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketcherscleveland/

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Let’s Sketch at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse

Date Sunday, December 29, 2019

Time: 1:30-4:00pm

Place: Rockefeller Park Greenhouse

750 E 88th St

Cleveland, Ohio 44108

Join us to sketch at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse and their massive pointsettia display. There’s other exotic plants as well in various pockets of the greenhouse. Note: The Greenhouse closes at 4:00, so we’ll be admiring each others sketches by 3:45pm.

Save the date for future events: We meet on the 4th or 5th Sunday of the month 1:30 to 4:00pm. All are welcome. Check out the Worldwide Group at urbansketchers.org

Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketcherscleveland/

Instagram: urbansketcherscleveland

Let’s Sketch at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Sun. November 25, 2018
Time: 1:30-4:00pm
Place: The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Meet at benches in atrium

On November 25, we are back at the Cleveland Museum of Art to celebrate last year’s Urban Sketchers Worldwide - 24 hrs. Sketch event. We’ll meet on the benches in the middle of the atrium at 1:30 and again at 4:00pm. Hope everyone in our home page group photo can join us again!

Save the date for future events: We meet on the 4th or 5th Sunday of the month 1:30 to 4:00pm. All are welcome. Check out the Worldwide Group at urbansketchers.org

Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketcherscleveland/
Instagram: urbansketcherscleveland

Let's Sketch the Flats from Aloft Hotel deck

Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 1:30 PM – 4 PM
Aloft Sketch outing:
Address: 1111 W 10th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 400-6469

Join us to sketch the East bank of the Flats. We'll meet on the second floor of Aloft Hotel where there's a common area and deck at 1:30pm.
Good views of bridges.
Meet up again at 4:00pm to admire sketches!

Save the date for future events: We meet on the 4th or 5th Sunday of the month 1:30 to 4:00pm. All are welcome. Check out the Worldwide Group at urbansketchers.org

Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketcherscleveland/
Instagram: urbansketcherscleveland

Sketching Giant Hand at MOCA

It was great sketching with almost 20 artists last Sunday. Here we are in front of Judy's hand sculpture at MOCA with our sketches.

Let’s sketch the giant hand at MOCA

"Judy's Hand Pavilion" in front of MOCA

“Judy’s Hand Pavilion,” (outside MOCA) is a sculpture installation by Tony Tasset - commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. Meet at the MOCA entrance to draw “Judy’s Hand,” indoors or out depending on weather.

https://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2018/07/front_international_exhibit_ai.html

Date: Sunday, August 26, 2018

Time: 1:30 PM - 4 PM

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland MOCA
11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Save the date for future events: We meet on the 4th or 5th Sunday of the month 1:30 to 4:00pm. All are welcome. Check out the Worldwide Group at urbansketchers.org

Sketching from Voinovich Park/North Coast Harbor

The group's sketches from Sunday, July 26, 2018

Jeff Suntala, Janet Dodrill, Carla Blackman, Terese Berzinskas. A bit cold and drizzly to start until Nuevo allowed us to sketch from the restaurant's second floor!

Let's Sketch the Cleveland Botanical Garden

Date: Sunday June 24, 2018

Time: 1:00-3:30PM

Meeting Place: Front Entrance outside

Cleveland Botanical Garden

11030 East Boulevard

Cleveland, OH 44106

Join us to sketch inside or outside the gardens.

Meet outside the front entrance at 1:00 and again at 3:30.

Note different times. Parking is available below the gardens.

Catch fellow Urban Sketcher, Karen Koch's show in the Guren Art Gallery at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, "Trees I have known...and a few shrubs."

She's showing there with Shannon Casey May 21 - July 9.

More info here: http://www.cbgarden.org/

Let’s sketch Grand Pacific Junction - Olmsted Falls

Date: Sunday May 27, 2018
Time: 1:30-4:00pm, we'll meet at the gazebo near the train engine.
Location: 8082 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138

Grand Pacific Junction Historic Shopping District consists of more than thirty unique shops and services set in the beautifully restored buildings.

Other things to sketch nearby are the restored train engine, a covered bridge, the falls and an old quarry.

Visit this link for more information: http://www.grandpacificjunction.com/

To see our sketches from this outing go to Facebook: Urban Sketchers Cleveland or
Instagram: @urbansketcherscleveland

Let's Sketch the West Side Market

Sunday April 22, 2018

1:30 -4:00 (market closes at 4:00)

Let's meet in the balcony for a view above the inside of the market.

Parking behind the market or take public transportation - W. 25th St. RTA is on Detroit across the street.

Here's a link to more about this historic Cleveland icon:

http://westsidemarket.org/about/ 

Note: To view sketches and photos from past events visit https://www.instagram.com/ and search #urbansketcherscleveland

Let's Sketch The Coffee House at University Circle

Let's sketch and get to know new members while we enjoy coffee and cake. There's a room reserved upstairs at The Coffee House in University Circle near the Cleveland Museum of Art. Hope to see you there.

Location: The Coffee House at University Circle
11300 Juniper Rd
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216-791-0300

Time: 1:30-4:00pm

Date: Sunday, March 25, 2018

Let’s draw Public Square from the Renaissance Hotel Lobby

Join us for a hot drink and sketching Cleveland’s Public Square from the hotel lobby. And, of course, a warm, elegant interior with a marble fountain. There’s also food or drink service from the bar.

Location: Renaissance Hotel Lobby, 24 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113

Date: Sunday Jan. 28, 2018
Time: 1:30pm-4:00pm

Parking: There are a few surface lots across the street or Tower City parking underneath, also many RTA trains and busses.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clebr-renaissance-cleveland-hotel/

Merwin's Wharf Sketch Event

Perfect weather and 9 people on Sept. 25, 2017 at the Merwin's Wharf sketch event! Held in Memory of Robert Moyer, legendary artist and instructor. Pictured are Ellen Darby (with doggie Rainey Blue), Carla Blackman, Shellie Sedlak, Susan Nelson, Howard Hoene, Jeff Suntala (and Zoe), Janet Dodrill. Those who knew the late Bob Moyer reminisced.

July Sketch Outing

Sunday, July 26, 2015
2:00p-4:00p
Sketch the Lakefront
Join us as we meet up in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd, Cleveland, OH

There is plenty of places to sketch along the lakefront, so feel free to explore and find the perfect spot to sketch.

Sketch Outing NBA Finals

Join us Saturday, June 6th, 2015 from 10am-Noon at the Q Arena to sketch how the arena will be decked out for the NBA Finals.

We will meet at the overhang pictured above (right under the giant "C") at the intersection of Ontaria, Prospect, and Huron.  We will hold this sketch outing in the event of a little rain, as we can sketch from under the overhang.  In the event of major rain, please watch us on Facebook or on our blog to see what the plan will be. 

Eight years ago, I had wanted to sketch the NBA Finals displays/decorations, but I lost track of time, and before I knew it, it was over.  I missed out.  Don't miss out this time around.  Come and sketch with us, on June 6th.

Keep in mind, this is a Saturday, and it is earlier in the day than normal.  We're not going to sketch on the Sunday, as parking will probably be very expensive due to the Cavs game that night.  And, we're going earlier on Sunday to avoid parking issues that will come closer to the Indians' game. 

There should be a lot of available parking within a few blocks of the arena, and of course, RTA is always an option, as this is only a couple of blocks from Public Square.  Paid parking garages will be available as well, including Tower City's and the casino's.

Please feel free to post a comment with any questions here or post a question on our Facebook page.  Not in our Facebook group?  Feel free to join!  We're at "Urban Sketchers Cleveland" on Facebook.

Have a great day, looking forward to seeing you!

Cleveland Public Library

This sketch crawl was the most URBAN of all! We had 2 panhandlers hitting us up for money, bridal parties coming out of the Hyatt, smelly bus exhaust and the roar of the Blue Angels overheard.

5th Street Arcade (old Euclid Arcade)

Here's my attempt at the old fashioned staircase, near Euclid. The angles and perspective were a challenge. Really enjoyed the outing and drawing with our group of awesome sketchers.

Sunday Sketch Outing

It was great seeing so many sketcher friends, old and new, out Saturday morning.  I had planned to sketch the Terminal Tower, but after a couple of attempts, I changed my mind and drew the buildings at the southern end of East 4th.  It was a great morning, and the rain held off until we were all pretty much done for the morning. 

Bottle Car in Steelyard

This is an old bottle car from the days of the steelyard, before Steelyard Commons shopping center.  I draw down there on occassion, because there's a lot of these types of things down there, and it's very close to where I live.  So, I can pop down there whenever I have just a little bit of time.  I also find there is a wide variety of things to sketch. 

As I wrote in the journal page, there was a lot of controversy when they'd built Steelyard Commons, with it's Wal-mart, Home Depot, Target, Old Navy, and such.  This piece of land was the home to steel manufacturing that had closed down over the years.  People were upset, because essentially, stores that sold cheap foreign made items were moving onto land where people had lost their jobs in large part to cheap foreign made items.

Now, you hardly know that there was a controversy.  People are down there shopping all of the time. 

Cleveland Botanical Garden

The roof was a bit of a challenge, because of all of the unique and unexpected angles to the glass panels.  It was a nice morning before a lot of activity started up around the Botanical Garden, Museum, Natural History Museum, and Western Reserve Museum.  Just had a few joggers and a couple dog walkers pass by that morning.  I am probably going to give this another try in the future, maybe even from another angle.  It might be one of those things that I try to draw over and over and over, trying to perfect it.