It was a rather cold and overcast October day when a dozen sketchers made their way to the newly pedestrianised area of the Strand outside Somerset House, from whence there is good view of St Mary le Strand. This church is no longer isolated on a traffic island and so it is easy for artists to find a good view to sketch from. There are picnic tables and benches on the now traffic free section of the Strand. The benches are much frequented by the students from nearby Kings College, which makes it a very lively venue. Unfortunately the church of St Clement Danes just a bit further away was encased in scaffolding, so this church awaits another IAS outing when the scaffold is down.
One sketcher arrived later, and sketched a Degas statue inside Somerset House. We had lunch in the Somerset House courtyard cafe and braved the outside seating.
David Gilbert, whose garden we drew in September, has asked that he forward our pictures to the National Garden Scheme, which will then link back to the IAS Art in the Park website. If you don't want your picture to be included please let me (janetat48ock@hotmail.com) know by 27 October, otherwise consent will be assumed.
The next outing will be on Tuesday 19th November, venue to be confirmed.
So pictures below:
Chris Baker
David Gilbert
Janet Payne
Sue Lees
Sue Loder
