CDS Participants in Cambridge Open Studios – 2025
This year 58 CDS artists (listed below – a mixture of CDS Members & Friends) will be taking part in Cambridge Open Studios (COS). It’s a great way to meet the artists, chat to them about their work and see live demos as well as…
SketchTogether – Grantchester
Little did we know when we signed up to the June SketchTogether that it was going to be in the middle of a heatwave! Nevertheless 15 stalwart sketchers, some completely new to the group, met up at The Orchard in Grantchester. Many of us drew…
SketchTogether – King’s Ely
We were invited to sketch at King’s Ely when they opened the gardens during the Eel Festival. As we drew and painted, we could hear the Morris Dancer’s music and lots of chatter from events at the cathedral. The garden was open to everyone so…
SketchTogether – St John’s College
Our April SketchTogether was organised by CDS friend Robert Tombs – an opportunity to draw in St John’s College. Everyone had an excellent morning – the weather was glorious, the buildings were beautiful and the cafe was great! Many thanks to Robert. Here are some…
SketchTogether – A Vanishing Act (Almost)
Last week, 25 members and Friends of CDS joined our March SketchTogether to capture the rehearsal of “A Vanishing Act” at Corpus Playroom, Cambridge. The atmosphere was dramatic, but very dark for us sketchers! It was a challenge to see, but we embraced the challenge…
SketchTogether – Museum of Cambridge
Did you catch us on BBC Look East? Cambridge Drawing Society kicked off Cambridge Arts Festival with a special SketchTogether at the wonderful Museum of Cambridge on Monday! For the first time ever, we opened our doors to the public, inviting them to join us…
SketchTogether – Fitzwilliam Museum
We had an amazing SketchTogether at the Fitzwilliam Museum with a record breaking 18 members & friends participating. We were inspired by a spectacular choice of subjects from ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary ceramics. We’re already looking forward to next month’s meet up at the Cambridge…
SketchTogether – Christmas Lights, Cambridge
We had seven hardy sketchers on 14 December – sketching around Lion Yard both inside and outside in the cold (with freezing fingers)! Many thanks to everyone who came to our SketchTogether events this year – see you next year!
SketchTogether – Museum of Classical Archeology
Nine CDS members or friends sketched at the Museum of Classical Archaeology on Saturday 16 November. The museum is full of Greek and Roman plaster casts from 1700 BCE to 400 CE. It was such a lovely place to draw most of the group wanted…
Mixed Media Landscape Workshop with Alice Thomson
Only One Space Left A CDS workshop led by Alice Thomson on Saturday 30th November at Grantchester Village Hall, from 9:30am-4:30pm. In this workshop you’ll be working from photos of a range of landscape images, experiment with a range of media including collage, ink, pastel paints and…