Our next outing is on Tuesday 24 May at Culpeper Community Garden

Our next sketching outing is on Tuesday 24 May to the Culpeper Community Garden. They will be expecting us from 10:30am but of course we are free to arrive later if we want. Please bring sketching stools as there is very limited seating outside. This is a charming spot close to the Angel tube, Upper Street and Essex Road buses and of course Chapel Market. Either bring sandwiches to eat in the garden or there are plenty of cafés nearby. Mandy, one of the volunteers will be expecting us and there will be people working in the garden.

The address is: Culpeper Community Garden, 1 Cloudesley Road, Islington
London, N1 0EG.

Sketching outing to Arlington Square

Our Art in the Park date for June was blessed with dry weather and actual sun at times. Seven Islington Art Society members and one guest met to sketch and enjoy the peace of Arlington Square which was looking very good both horticulturally and artistically. The nearby pub supplied various essentials and kept some of us going well into the afternoon. It was a nice location for sketching outdoors and suitable for a return visit.

Summer sketching date: Tuesday 24 June

Our next Art in the Park Sketching Day is Tuesday 24 June when we plan to go to Arlington Square, Islington N1. This is a very pretty square which has benefited from a huge community gardening effort, it contains an interesting shed (a possible focal point), and a sort of patio area with a few palm trees around it.

It is surrounded by pretty Georgian houses that are visible through the trees and there is a pub, The North Star, at 188-190 New North Road, Islington, London N1 7BJ which is a two minute walk away. It opens at 11am and has lavatories. You can find a map here and the A1200 is the New North Road.
  
The two of us who are going to go to Arlington Square are hoping to be joined by other members from Islington Art Society. If you would like to join us please let us know via the message box below so that we know who to expect. We suggest that we meet in the square at 11am.