25th Barcelona's SketchCrawl by EclecticBox

Hi everybody!

This time we decided to sketch around ¨El Parq de la Ciutadela¨, it's the second park in size in the city and hosts the Zoo, the Zoology and the Geologic Museums of Barcelona amongst other interesting spots.
Some of us (JasonLi, Victor ¨Swasky¨, Jiveatfive & 3a) met at 11am next to the Zoology Museum entrance and went into it to start sketching.
Here are the first drawings, that I inked and coloured with markers later on at home.
Some Stag Beetles

The Shell's Room with Jiveatfive sketching along

The sun came out and we decided to went outside for the next sketches.
Inspired by the always wonderful water colours of Enrique Flores ¨4ojos¨ from Madrid, I pushed myself to work straight on with that media (and with no previous pencil) and see what I could come up with, that one is my view of the band stand and obviously I'm miles away from Enrique

My take on the Cascade Fountain (which is a French-style fountain designed jointly by Fontsere and Gaudi and recently restored)

To take a break of the water colours I also did a pencil detail of the fountain

To that point, Jiveatfive and 3a had to leave but Carmen, Aurelie and Lapin joined us. Already lunchtime we went to ¨La Rambla del Born¨ to get a snack and go back to the park with renewed energies.
That's another water colour of one of the islands in the middle of the small lake

After a while, people started to leave as the sun was hiding, Lapin and I went back to the Zoology Museum for a bit more sketching.That's the main room interior on the 2nd floor

And Lapin sketching some animal skeletons

We finally left the Museum and went for a drink, after that Lapin took me to an incredible shop right next to calle Ferran called El Ingenio a place for theatre goods, jugglings and traditional bigheads and giants founded in 1838 and run by the third generation of the family. After my last sketch of some Bighead masks I left home.

Thanks everybody that came along, although I did miss some of my fellow SketchCrawlers...I'm always happy to meet new people and to see the group growing.

25th Barcelona's Sketchcrawl by 3a

My father and I had decided to go out drawing that Saturday and it was just a coincidence that the day before he found out about Scretchcrawl. We decided to join the group looking for new people and learning something. And so it was!! Great artists!!

I had a great time, although we had to go very early. Normally I spend a lot of time to do a single sketch and this time I tried to draw direct and fast. Hope I will be improving in next Sketchcrawls :)

jiveatfive

This was my first contact with urbansketchers and sketchcrawlers. I just found out the day before and could join the group just for a couple of hours. Friendly people, gifted artists, I felt welcome although I'm not a pro, just a guy that from time to time loves to sketch (and sometimes during boring meetings at work).
My modest attempts:

25th crawl through the museum and park

I had a jolly time out in the brisk chilly sun. Was great to see familiar faces from last time, but new ones as well. Unfortunately, I haven't ventured into color yet... but at least I got rid of those damn lines in my sketchbook so my images won't sting your eyes this time! :)

From the natural science museum...

The gnu roared at me from its glass cage.

The skeleton raised its head and greeted me... but I chopped it off.

From the Parc de la Ciutadella...

The newly gilded fountain, fresh with mysteriously-green water

Boats, ducks, children... and a sinister French grandmother.

25th Barcelona's Sketch Crawl by Lapin

nice to meet you during this sketchcrawl! see you for the next one.

25th Barcelona's Sketch Crawl by Swasky

Here there are, all the drawings I have done yesterday with the Barcelona's Sketchcrawl gang.


I started a new sketchbook. My feelings were not so good, because ink spreads and you must pay attention. But "Again On Train" series go ahead and some people along my trip to Barcelona has been sketched.

I arrived 20 minutes before 11, but I was in the wrong place. Usually Mr. Eclecticbox is very punctual so it was a bit strange. Anyway, I started warming up with an sculpture that you could find in front Geological Museum.

I suggest get into the Museum of Natural Sciences and drawing the collection. I decided sketch a general view and a Tibetan Stump-tailed Macaco. Afterwards we went to Ciutadella Fountain. Some of the gang left, Jordi and her daugther Teresa, and Aurelie, a Jason's friend, and Carmen, a friend of mine, joined us.


My first coloured sketch make crystal clear that my new sektchbook does not fit to use watercolour, so I decided to use my colour pencils.

Then I went to the Ciutadella's pond. People with boats and ducks swiming pacefully. Lapin joined us. It was lunch time, Carmen and I ate our "bocadillos" and chat for a while with Lapin about drawing and the Sketchcrawl as a very good initiative.


My last drawings. Sun was desappearing and it was cooler. Lapin, Eclecticbox and Aurelie went have a drink and Carmen and I left. It has been a great time share with all of you. Thank you.

24th Sketchcrawl - BCN

Had a lovely time meandering about Barceloneta.

First stop: To the beach to observe old people and young guiris tanning.

Then: The market/open square to watch people shop and kids playing.

And after: Tapas in a restaurant where the waiter insisted the seafood was good.

Finally: Sitting on the steps along the main avenue listening to silly songs from street musicians.

See the full set of sketches on my Flickr.