GREEN SKETCHING:
FREE all-weather outdoor sketching at Nature’s Throne, Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve, by the River Lea.
SUNDAY 12 MAY 10:30-12:30 Adults only - No experience necessary! Suitable for beginners.
Booking required.
Spending time immersed in the landscape and drawing from observation means seeing and noticing nature in ways we just don't do otherwise. To give time and attention and respond by drawing helps to create a deeper awareness of and connection to the natural world.
Green Sketching is particularly suited to beginners or those who lack confidence in drawing, the process and experimental attitude is key rather than the end result. However, those with more experience are also welcome to explore this approach to outdoor sketching.
This session will run whatever the weather, so appropriate clothing and footwear is essential.
All art materials and equipment are provided.
Getting there:
From the bus stop opposite Lee Valley Ice Centre, walk along Lea Bridge Road to The Princess of Wales pub, and follow the towpath along the River Lea. Cross the footbridge to Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve and meet up by Nature’s Throne (at 'Hackney Henge'): ///Occurs.Locals.Artist
East London Waterworks Park assistants will be available at the bus stops next to and opposite the ice centre from 10.15am to help direct you to the event location (see map above).
Transport:
By BUS: 55 & 56: to Lee Valley Ice Centre (Stop P)
By TRAIN: nearest station is Lea Bridge
By BICYCLE: follow the River Lea towpath (on the Capital Ring route)
Want to know more about Green Sketching? Read this review of a previous event led by Sharon Drew in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/nov/04/drawing-trip-sketching-in-lockdown-epping-forest-london
You can also read this blog of the last Green Sketching event hosted by East London Waterworks Park.
