Sketching in the rain at London Fields Lido

Two intrepid artists braved the torrential rain today to sketch at London Fields Lido, the open-air, heated Olympic sized swimming pool in Hackney. A tarpaulin provided some cover from the endless rain but some water inevitably ended up on the sketch books adding a random quality to the finished results.

After about an hour and a half our two artists withdrew to the nearby E5 Bakery café for a warming bowl of soup and the conversation turned to possible future outings to the Velopark and the Aquacentre, both at the Queen Elizabeth Park.

May meeting: Tuesday 27 May

For our May meeting we are going to meet at the café by London Fields Lido at 11am. The nearest overground stations are Hackney Central, London Fields and Cambridge Heath and the nearest tube station is Bethnal Green on the Central Line.

 

If you'd like to join us and have any questions please message us via the comments box below or just show up on the day.

Funfair at Clissold Park: 5 May

On Bank Holiday Monday 5 May a small group of artists called OckArt, based around Ockendon Road Islington, are visiting Clissold Park to take in the funfair.

Our first sketching outing: 22 April

A small group of artists from the Islington Art Society chose Clissold Park in Stoke Newington for their first sketching outing. The weather was overcast in the morning and nearly scuppered the whole event but in spite of the slightly inclement conditions they persevered and produced a number of interesting sketches which were compared later in the café over lunch.

The intention is to meet roughly once a month at different locations around London. Both members and non-members of the society are welcome to join in. The date and location for the next outing will be posted on this blog.