15 artists presented themselves in front of the Library at Thornhill Square on another cloudy day with flat light. People mostly concentrated on the trees in the Square, with glimpses of the smart terraced houses behind, or the flowers. One of us sat in the Churchyard (the church sadly mostly covered in netting), and one person tackled the very fine Library by Beresford Pite in his semi-Egyptian cum arts and crafts style. (They had a bit of vision in Edwardian times!)
Frequently we have an unexpected encounter on our sketching days, and the Thornhill day was no exception. One of our party recalled that Barnsbury Wood was open on Tuesday afternoons, and as it was just round the corner, a group of us seized the opportunity to look at Islington's smallest nature reserve and the largest bit of real woodland in the heavily built-up Borough. We were lucky enough to encounter one of the Islington Ecology Centre's staff members in the Wood, who explained how it was that the triangular site had escaped being built on, and discussed aspects of the biodiversity. We were very charmed by this haven amongst the terraced houses, and very much hope to be able to go and sketch the autumn colours of the huge trees in the future.
Meanwhile, our next sketch date will be on Tuesday 25 July, when we will be going to St Paul's Churchyard, details to follow.
Image above by Diane Umemoto
Image above by Janet Payne
Image above by Avis Dennis
Image above by Peter Colley
Image above by Diana Marshall
Image above by Gill Steiner
Two images above by Chris Baker
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