USK London 10 Year Celebration - 23 July 2022 Morning Sketchwalks

Morning Sketchwalks run all 10am to 1pm
Each Sketchwalk has a leader, a meeting point at the beginning, and a gathering place at the end when we 'throw down' our sketchbooks and pose for a group photo. Sketch leaders know the area and are there to help you feel at ease, give you some ideas about what to sketch.

Please note there is no tuition during the sketchwalk. We all draw what we wish following the Urban Sketchers manifesto and sharing our drawings at the end.

Sketchwalk places are limited to 25 people so overall we get to draw very many varied locations this weekend.

Saturday 23 Morning Sketwalk options:
please choose one option for this morning Sketchwalk

Sketchwalk 2: Tower of London/former City Hall
Description: Sketch the Tower Bridge and former City hall area, where there are loads of subjects and plenty of good quality open air seating. Weather permitting, we can have a drink or two at the wonderful open air bar next to the former City Hall.
Meeting point: River Wall by the former City Hall
Throwdown point: Same location
Sketchwalk leader: Ray Art

Skethwalk 3: Leicester Square/China Town
Description:  This is an opportunity to sketch China Town/Gerrad St, Cambridge Circus, Piccadilly Circus or Trafalgar square.
Meeting point: Corner of Leicester Square on the Odeon Cinema side.  If it is raining, meet under cover at the entrance of the church St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square.
Throwdown point: Same location.
Sketchwalk leader: Gafung Wong

Sketchwalk 4: The Barbican
Description: The Barbican estate is a London landmark example of Concrete Brutalist architecture, built on a 35 acre site from 1965 to 1976 and now Grade 2 listed. With distinctive 40 storey residential towers, and lower rise blocks, the estate has 2014 flats and homes and around 4000 residents. With it’s associated arts centre, the Barbican’s bold brutalism continues to divide opinion..Love it or hate it there is plenty to explore and sketch including landscaped gardens, a wildlife park, residents allotments, the arts centre and a lakeside terrace. Sketchcrawl led by a Barbican resident of 14 years.
Meeting point: Beech Gardens on the above ground ‘Podium Level’ of the estate
Throwdown point: Same location
Sketchwalk leader: Adam Jefford