Next Meeting - December 11, 2013

The next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA).  We are now meeting monthly due to weather. Please bring an art related gift with an unusual wrapping for our holiday gift exchange. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Next Meeting - October 23, 2013

The next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA).  We'll head someplace TBA to sketch depending on weather. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

July 29th Sketchout at Mt. Shasta Lavender Gardens

We will meet at 9 a.m. at Mt. Shasta Lavender Farms for a sketchout. The farm is located at 9706 Harry Cash Road in Montague. More info can be found at www.shastalavender.com or call 530-926-2651 for directions. See you there!

Next Monthly Meeting is August 21, 2013

Next Meetings...

Our next regular monthly meeting at the Brickhouse will be July 17th at 10 a.m. For now we are meeting weekly to sketch on location.
We will meet next week, June 26, for a sketchout at the Mt. Shasta Lavender Farm. Details to follow regarding carpooling and meeting time...
Our next sketchbook exchange will be at the Brickhouse on July 3rd at 10 a.m.

Next Meeting - June 19, 2013

The next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). Hey, it's time to exchange sketchbooks again! Bring yours to the meeting and afterwards we'll head someplace TBA to sketch. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Live Model @ Art Walk

The live model sketching at last night's Yreka Art Walk was fun and a learning experience for all. Two people from our group showed up--Nancy and myself--and we spent some time drawing. Our model was the lovely Debbie and she did a great job not only modeling but hawking the sketching session to passers-by on the street. Here are a few of the sketches that I did...quick 2 - 3- 5 minute poses...all are in the Stillman & Bern Alpha (100#) Sketchbook. Click to enlarge...

Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and Platinum Fountain Pen (water soluble ink) with Watercolor

Pentel Aquash Color Brush (Light Grey) with Watercolor

Platinum Fountain Pen (water soluble ink) with Watercolor

Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and Platinum Fountain Pen (water soluble ink) with Watercolor

Our Display for Art Walk

Click to make bigger!

Here's a photo of the display we put together for the Art Walk, now on display at Tri-Counties Bank on Broadway in Yreka. Thanks everyone for your help.

Next Meeting - May 29, 2013

Our group met last week and we exchanged our 12-page blank sketchbooks again and will complete one page before our next meeting when we will exchange books again. After the meeting, we'll head someplace TBA to sketch.

The next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Next Meeting - May 15, 2013

 Well a lot has happened since the last post. On May 1 we had our meeting at the Brickhouse, exchanged our sketchbooks and marveled over what people had done so far. Great! Then we headed over to Greenhorn Park and spent a pleasant morning sketching, being serenaded by ducks and geese. It was great to get out after being cooped up all winter!

Sketching at Greenhorn Park

 Yesterday we met at the statue in Montague and then headed over to the Shasta Valley Wildlife Area. Unfortunately in our haste to start our day of sketching we left a few minutes early and missed one of the members who wanted to join us. Sorry Cynthia!!! So we will be scheduling a special 'make-up' event of Cynthia's choosing. Stay tuned here for details. We had a lovely day out sketching with boaters and fishermen on Trout Lake. We can't wait to go back and try some other locations in the Wildlife Area. If you have any suggestions for places to go to sketch, please let us know so we can put them on the calendar.

Beautiful Day at Trout Lake

We have been asked to create a display for the Yreka Art Walk showcasing our group and its work. Work is in progress and the final display will be posted here for all to see. I hope you will come to the Art Walk on Friday,  May 17, 2013 in downtown Yreka. The event starts at 5 p.m. and continues until 8 p.m. Rumor has it that a live model sketching session will be happening at the old Yreka Seed and Feed building (across from the Brickhouse) that evening and it is free all who want to participate. Will post more details here when they are available. 

Our next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). Bring your exchange sketchbook with your completed drawing for another switch around. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Next Meeting - May 1, 2013

Our group met last week and shared our work we are doing for International Fake Journal Month. Lots of interesting things going on there. We exchanged our 12-page blank sketchbooks and will complete one page before a short meeting next week (Wednesday, May 1 @ 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse) when we will exchange books again. After the meeting, we'll head over to Greenhorn Park to sketch--our first outside outing this year -- YEA!

So our next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Next Meeting - April 17, 2013

We had some interesting portraits shown at our last meeting. Everyone agreed that more work was needed! For this month we decided to do a 'pass-around' sketchbook. We will make (or purchase) a small 12-page sketchbook that we will label with a theme. Then we'll do the first drawing in the book. Bring your book to the next meeting and we will exchange books and each make a drawing in the book we receive.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). We have changed our meeting schedule to monthly during the winter and will resume weekly on location sketchouts when the weather improves. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

Members, please send me anything you would like to include here on the blog. 

Lunch Out in Medford

Sketch from a recent lunch at the Taste Kitchen in Downtown Market. Watercolor and Ink by Jill.

Next Meeting - March 20, 2013

We had a great meeting on Wednesday! After discussing the recently posted videos of sketcher Adebanje Alade we decided to try his 'Sketching Outlines with Angles' technique shown in his YouTube video for our monthly prompt…

http://youtu.be/vIkg4Xqv_Zc

Please bring your drawings of faces using angles and any tips you discover to share at the next meeting. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). We have changed our meeting schedule to monthly during the winter and will resume weekly on location sketchouts when the weather improves. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher(at)gmail.com or leave a comment below.

This Month's Prompt is 'Ellipses'

Each month we have a group prompt, something that the members feel they need more work on. The prompt for this month is 'ellipses'. Please bring your practice drawing ellipses and any tips you discover to share at the next meeting. See you there!

A recent sketch from Nancy in Montague.

A recent sketch from Bob in Yreka

Next Meeting - February 20, 2013

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Brickhouse Bakery and Pizzeria (313 W. Miner Street, Yreka, CA). We have changed our meeting schedule to monthly during the winter and will resume weekly on location sketchouts when the weather improves. All ages and skill levels welcome. All you need is something to draw with and something to draw on. For more info email siskiyousketcher (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below.