Two mornings at the Museum

We love drawing at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Join us on two mornings, Saturday 27 September and Saturday 4 October, for an exhibition of work by the Welsh artist, Richard Wilson, who exerted a powerful influence upon the art of Constable and Turner. See his sketchbooks and draw from his landscape paintings.

Afterwards, sketch the gulls and birds of prey in the Nature Gallery on the ground floor! They hang suspended and don’t fly around annoyingly, as when outdoors .......

Meet in the foyer at 10am.
Free entry - everyone welcome
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Drawing at Cardiff Bay

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Drawing at Cardiff Bay Beach 2

Monday 18 August from 6pm

Here we go again ………..

Meet after 6pm inside the Wales Millennium Centre. Same as last time, by the ground floor performance stage (there will be a free music session from 6:15pm - Youth Orchestra performance) so we could sketch again from inside the cafe, looking outwards to the Cardiff Bay Beach or looking inwards to the performance.    .... more information ....

Drawing at Cardiff Bay Beach

Tuesday 12 August from 5:30pm

A variety of things will be happening at Cardiff Bay that we can sketch - people at the funfair, seaside rides, food and craft stalls, giant deckchairs in the sand and volleyball tournaments on the beach, starting at 5:30pm and continuing until late. Free to watch (and draw!!!!).
 
Zumba taster sessions.
A free jazz performance at the Millennium Centre.

Lots of cafes and outdoor/indoor venues in case of changeable weather.
Meet 5:30 to 6pm inside the Millennium Centre by the ground-floor stage.
Or join us later in the evening, outside at the Cardiff Bay Beach.
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Drawing the landscape

Five A4 panels make up this joint landscape drawing by Anna and Linda
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Wednesday 30 July from 10am

All day drawing session at Coed Craig Ruperra, Lower Machen.

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Sketching in the museum

10am Friday 23 May - draw at the Museum

Anna has arranged a drawing session at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff on Friday 23 May.

Free entry - everyone welcome

Meet in the foyer at 10am then go to the upper gallery for the exhibition by Andrea Büttner looking at parallels between the drawings of Gwen John and mosses.

The exhibition features over 80 drawings and watercolours by Gwen John selected by Andrea Büttner – many on public display for the very first time. These feature in the installation alongside new work by Büttner across a range of media including photography, drawing, sound, and sculpture.

Artist in Australia

Richard has been visiting his daughter in Sydney and couldn't resist the challenge of sketching the Harbour Bridge.

"Sydney Harbour Bridge is ideal for drawing: painted dark grey and made up of box-like sections with huge cross spans.

From the ends it appears as a gigantic piece of meccano. 
Seen from the side it is a graceful arc.

My first attempt, a painting, failed and was destroyed. My second attempt, now shown, has a poetical element.

The moon is really in that position down under. And the little boy was really there at the water’s edge, fishing.

I would like to make a third attempt just to capture the sheer massiveness of the structure".

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... our meeting at the Lansdowne on Thursday has been postponed ... a new date will be arranged in March.

Before the end of the month ...

Thursday 20 Feb - 11am to 1pm - at Turner House Gallery, Penarth.
Everyone welcome to meet at the gallery and get inspiration from the current exhibitions We Make the Path by Walking and Clear of People
Free admission
Tables, chairs, tea and coffee provided.

Thursday 27 Feb - meet and draw at the Lansdowne Pub
The Lansdowne Pub, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1PU Tel: 02920221312
A regular CDG get-together spot.
Arrive about 7pm
Bring sketching materials.

Museum sketches

At the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.

IMPORTANT CHANGE OF DATE

The second drawing session at the National Museum, Cardiff was previously planned for a Saturday but this has now been changed to the morning of Sunday 2 Feb.
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A double dose of drawing ....

Friday 31 January 2014 from 10am to 12pm
Sunday 2 February 2014 from 10am to 12pm

Come to both mornings if you can, or choose just one session of drawing at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Meet in the foyer before going to the upper gallery of the Natural History department with the whale, slippery things in bottles and the Alfred Wallace ‘Evolutionist show’!!!!

-     maximum size boards / paper is A3

-     drawing materials only - no paints

-     chairs provided

FREE admission

Read all about us

Visit the OSSJAY website for a write-up about our current exhibition.

WE DRAW 16 Nov 2013 - 5 Jan 2014

WE DRAW 2013 Member Catalogue

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Read online or download the pdf-bo file (2.6MB)

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WE DRAW

16 November 2013 to 5 January 2014

Cardiff Drawing Group - CDG - will be holding an exhibition at Butetown History and Arts Centre (BHAC) in lower Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. The exhibition WE DRAW presents fifteen drawings selected and curated to show something of the range of work produced by the members of the group.

 

Cardiff Drawing Group was established in 2002 with meetings being held in various locations including arts centres, museums, pubs and parks. The group has previously exhibited at Cowbridge Arts Centre, The Hayes Old Library Building, Art Central in Barry and other local venues.

There will be a digital catalogue featuring the work of current group members to accompany this show.

Hats on for The Gower

Monday 9 Sept 2013 at 7pm

Aimee has volunteered to model for a figure sketching session on Monday 9 September from 8pm to 9pm at THE GOWER PUB, Gwennyth Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PH

Since this is one week before the current 'handing in' date for the BHAC drawing exhibition, it is a good opportunity to discuss proposed or completed drawings before handing in.

Please bring your work along, we'll be meeting in the lounge one hour earlier, at 7pm.

Richard has visited the pub and discovered that a small group of musicians with banjos etc. will take up the lounge from 9pm onwards.  
We could stay on for a while to draw these music makers!

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Web links

Follow these links to interesting web stuff found by Aimee -

Busy Mockingbird
All about an artist who collaborates with her 4 year old daughter, resulting in some amazing drawings!

Real Beauty Sketches
A "Dove" advertising campaign, but fascinating, a forensic artist working from only verbal descriptions.
YouTube video 3 minutes
YouTube video 6 minutes

Llandaff Fields

Monday 9 Sept 2013 at 7pm

A recent CDG request for a figure sketching session resulted in Aimee kindly volunteering for clothed model poses on Monday 9 September from 8pm to 9pm at THE GOWER PUB, Gwennyth Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PH

This is one week before the current 'handing in' date for the BHAC drawing exhibition and is a good opportunity to discuss proposed or completed drawings before handing in.

Please bring your work along, we'll be meeting in the bar/lounge one hour earlier, at 7pm.

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Cardiff Museum

National Museum Cardiff - free entry
Current exhibitions include Visions of Mughal India and the Crawshay Portraits.
As well as art (paintings, drawings, sculpture, silver and ceramics) the museum has archaeology, geology and natural history collections.

Cosmeston

A little sketching session at Cosmeston Country Park, Penarth.
Lakes, medieval village, nature, wildlife, bird-watching, walking.
Open all year, free of charge.

Tuesday 20 August 2013 from 6pm

This month, instead of an evening in the Lansdowne Pub, we will be meeting by the Café Castan, Llandaff Fields for a park drawing session (landscape, trees, people at play, strollers, dog walkers, sports & games).

An hour or so sketching and then into the Halfway Pub about 8pm for a drink.
We will do the drawing THEN the drinking!!!
Also a chance to plot some CDG drawing events that may supply the subject matter for our upcoming exhibition at Butetown History & Arts Centre.

Cafe Castan is at the top of Cathedral Road, Pontcanna, just at the south-east corner of Llandaff Fields (car parking available).

The Halfway Pub is nearby, on the other side of Cathedral Road.


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Sunday 11 Aug 2013

We're drawing at the National Museum, Cardiff (free entry) this Sunday morning from 10:30 to 12:30

What's On at the National Museum : Crawshay Portraits
A small exhibition of portrait paintings from the 1830's of workers from Francis Crawshay's ironworks at Hirwaun and tinplate works at Treforest. The subjects include manual workers as well as managers, all depicted in working dress and with the tools of their trade.

Meet near the coffee shop in the Main Hall.

25 July meeting

A busy, chatty evening, discussing venues for future sketching events and information about a CDG members' show this autumn, at the Butetown History & Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay.

Evening drawing work included this portrait study by Jan.

Lansdowne on Thursday 25 July 2013

Come to the Lansdowne pub for another super sketching session.
Chat, drink, eat, pose, look, see, draw, laugh, gossip, be merry.

The Lansdowne Pub, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1PU Tel: 02920221312

Portraits from the Lansdowne 25 June

Tuesday 25 June 2013 at 7pm

Don't forget this CDG meeting at The Lansdowne Pub.
Tuesday 25 June 2013 at 7pm.

You can 'pose' and draw and chat.

The Lansdowne Pub, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1PU Tel: 02920221312

Lansdowne drawings

Portraits from our last drawing session at the Lansdowne pub.

 

St Donats art show

Congratulations to Heather. Her lovely tide-line drawing, at the Glamorgan Heritage Coast exhibition, has been sold.

Drawing at Lavernock

We had a great morning drawing at Lavernock Battery. Fine weather, interesting location and a family joined in with our sketching session!!!

 

Celebrating The Glamorgan Heritage Coast

You are invited to attend an evening viewing at St Donats Arts Centre on Tuesday 21 May 2013 from 7-9pm

Celebrating The Glamorgan Heritage Coast
An exhibition showcasing a collection of artists who have been inspired by the beautiful and mesmerising Glamorgan Heritage Coast. Enjoy a diverse range of paintings, photography, textiles, ceramics, poetry, film and music as well as meet the artists.

Drawing at Lavernock Battery

A special location for some interesting drawing on Sunday 19th May.
Park and meet next to the church at Lavernock Point at 11am.
It's a short walk to the nature reserve and path to the battery area.
Also nearby is the Marconi Club for coffee etc.
Event arranged by Heather

Lavernock Battery stands isolated and abandoned high above the Penarth costline at the northern most point of a chain of defences across the Bristol Channel. These concrete remains are part of an anti-aircraft defence system built during World War II.

2 more meetings at The Lansdowne

Another two CDG meetings have been booked at The Lansdowne Pub.
Thursday 30 May 2013 and Tuesday 25 June 2013 both at 7pm.

Please bring drawing stuff and something to keep you still and occupied when you (voluntarily) 'pose' for 15 minutes!!!!!

The Lansdowne Pub, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1PU Tel: 02920221312

Drawings Online

Follow this link to an online show and auction of drawings -
DRAWING BIENNIAL 2013 at THE DRAWING ROOM
over 200 artists drawing in any medium on A4 size paper

Amazing pencilwork

Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki uses light, shadow, and perspective to create optical illusions. Prop up his sketchbook and view from an angle to see his images turn into 3D. Lots of info, pictures and videos on the web.

Tea & Cake Tuesday

7 May at Ffotogallery, Penarth for The Time Machine 11am – 5pm

14 May at Milkwood Gallery, Cardiff for Wild Oats 11am – 5pm


FREE - drop-in for a chat about the exhibitions over tea and cake. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to guide you through the artists’ work. Tea and cake provided.