Our sketching group has now become the new Urban Sketchers Regional Chapter of Philadelphia! We were approved a few weeks ago; evidently we are very excited about this opportunity.
When we moved to the States three years ago we immediately looked up for sketching groups in the area. Urban sketching is a great way to get to know places and meet new friends. To my surprise, Urban Sketchers didn’t have a regional chapter in Philadelphia. I then used Meetup.com to find any sketching groups.
All the groups I joined there were more about landscape painting. I met very good artists, and sketched with them a few times. However, I don’t consider myself a painter or a watercolorist. So we decided to create an urban sketching group, Sketching Philadelphia.
We have grown slowly, but in the last few months we’ve gotten more momentum. We established a steady schedule, activated our social media outlets, recruited a third administrator and applied to become the Urban Sketchers Regional Chapter of Philadelphia. And we were approved!
We hold an official sketching outing every second Saturday of the month at different places across the city of Philadelphia. Attendance is growing as well; thirteen sketchers showed up for our last event. The events are free, fun and we meet new friends.
You can join us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, @USKPhiladelphia.
Here are some of my sketches with @USKPhiladelphia: