Michael's Frozen Custard

Elsie's sketches at the Custard Shop

Sketching from Lake Monona's lakeshore

Betty's sketch of Madison's Capital Skyline

Sunday Sketching

Michael's Frozen Custard on Monona Drive

Sketch by Louise

My week in Door County May 18-25

Toft Point - perfect sunny day.

Mink River Estuary - 3 deer came out of the woods to watch me.

My favorite DC Cherry Pie is Wilson's in Ephraim.

Toft Point - I had the place to myself Saturday afternoon.

Allen Centennial Gardens

These are teaching gardens for the  Horticulture Dept. at UW Madison and are also open to the public. The house on the grounds is referred to as The Fred House or Dean's House.  Today it is used for offices for the Agricultural Research Station.  It was a lovely day to get out and sketch.  Draw Madison included Elsie, Betty, Louisa, Vicky & Louise.  This sketch is by Louise...

Allen Centennial Gardens - UW Madison

Betty Smith's sketch at the gardens..

Elsie sketching at the Hotel Ruby Marie...

Sketching was at the Hotel Ruby Marie with Elsie, Gretchen and Louise.

Sketch by Gretchen - looking out at Machinery Row Bicycle Shop with Lake Monona shoreline

Sunday sketching at Hotel Ruby Marie

View from the Hotel Ruby Marie Cafe  -- looking out at Machinery Row Bicycle Shop by Elsie Hickey-Wilson

Arboretum

Liam and I were there for a bit sketching and then went for a walk in the Arboretum.  Wendy

MAY 5, LINDA

I haven't been able to meet

with the group, due to scheduling conflicts, but I've been sketching.  Here are some portrait sketches done at Cosi.

 

 

And, some hand studies:

Easter Sunday

DrawMadison takes a break on Sunday..

Fitchburg Library

Deborah's sketch

Fitchburg Library

  Elsie sketching...

Vilas Park - Lake Wingra

This is a view I painted about 6 weeks ago at Vilas Park looking across the eastern end of Lake Wingra. It was in the 30's but the wind made it much colder and this was a larger pastel painting (15x22) than I usually paint outdoors so it was challenging. Hopefully that ice and snow are gone for good for the season and spring is really here now.  I hope to paint or sketch this same scene again soon when the spring greens pop out.

Sunday Sketch at Victor Allen's

Those sketching were Elsie, Deborah, Gretchen, Linda and Louise...

Elsie Hickey Wilson
3-16-14:   Vitense Golfland

Elsie Hickey Wilson.  
Left: Monona Terrace.  3-2-14
Right: Vitense Golfland  316-14

Elsie Hickey Wilson.  Monona Terrace.  3-2-14

NOTICE:  Location change for Sunday, March 16th Draw Madison Sketching  --


We will meet at Vitence Golfland Grill, 5501 Schroeder Rd, located at the west Beltline & Whitney Way.  Time: 1 - 3 p.m.  Meet in the glass enclosed room in the café area.


The original plan was for us to meet at  The Stream Building on the Edgewood College Campus.
It turns out they are on spring break then.....

Sketching Location Calendar

             We draw on location on Sunday's from 1 - 3 p.m.


March Locations:


March 2 - Monona Terrace - meet at the info booth
March 9 - Willy St Coop - East   - meet in the café area
March16 - Edgewood College -Stream Gallery area
March 23 - Victor Allen's - 2623 Monroe St
March 30 - Olbrich Gardens - 3330 Atwood Ave




April Locations:


April 6 - Veteran's Museum - on the Capital Square
April 13 - Fitchburg Library - 5530 Lacy Rd
April 20 - EASTER
April 27 - Chocolaterian Café - Atwood Ave

Draw Madison

2-23-14

Lakeside Street Coffee House

Elsie Hickey Wilson

Lakeside Street Coffee House

DrawMadison at the Library...

Fitchburg Public Library..the Reading Room

Elsie Hickey-Wilson

Here are some sketches from Draw Madison at the new Madison Public Library.

Drawing by Brian Selznick - Woodson Art Museum - Wausau

Street Scene From Madison Public Library

By:  Louise

Inside Madison Public Library

By:  Deborah Kades

Madison Public Library

By:  Helen Schneider

Madison Public Library

By:  Helen Schneider

Madison Public Library

Children's Section by Wendy

Goth Conservancy - December 28th

Only a week ago it was 40 degrees and sunny.  I went to Goth Conservancy in Middleton (off Old Sauk Rd.)  The snow was too deep for exploring their 19. 7 acres but I did a couple pastel sketches from a small shelter with picnic table just inside the park.  It looks like a good place for plein air painting in warmer weather.

Sketching Cancelled 1/5/14

Due to cold temps today's session is cancelled and we will meet next week at the main library 1-3pm instead.  Stay warm all you sketchers.

Sketching December 1st

Sketch at Sequoia Library

Several sketchers came and sketched at the library and then stopped in at the local coffee house.  Afterwards I went to the UW Arboretum and did a few quick sketches and later colored them in with watersoluble crayons.

U W Arboretum 12/1

Curtis Prairie 11/25

Monthly Drawing Challenge

Draw Madison sketchers can take on a new (and totally optional) challenge and do one drawing assignment from this book monthly.  The assignment will be announced on the first Sunday of the month and can be brought for "show and tell" on the sketching date for the first Sunday in the following month (if you can't come that Sunday just bring it when you can come.)  This is completely voluntary and drawings will not be critiqued unless a sketcher requests it.  We just thought it could be a good way to push our drawing skills and imagination a bit and have some fun.
  This month the assignment is "Domestic Rituals" on page 109.  The book costs around $15 or less on Amazon and the public library has some copies also.  We will plan on sharing our efforts with the group at the January 5th meeting at the downtown Madison Public Library.
  (Sketchers can bring as many drawings of this assignment as they like and the drawings can be any size and in any medium.)

December 1st at the Sequoya Library

Wendy's view of the shelves.