SketchTogether – Mill Pond
Nineteen CDS Members and Friends gathered at the Mill Pond for May’s SketchTogether, making the most of one of those rare glorious sunny days. As always, it was a lovely, sociable morning, painting and drawing while enjoying good company and the beautiful setting. Several of…
Grand Arcade SketchTogether
Fourteen members and friends joined our March SketchTogether at Grand Arcade. The bustling shopping centre gave us plenty to draw and paint – shoppers, shopfronts, cafes and all the movement of a busy Saturday. It was great fun sketching, chatting and catching up as we…
SketchTogether – Oscar’s at The Wilde
Eighteen of us enjoyed a really lovely morning sketching at Oscar’s at The Wilde. It’s a gorgeous café and there was so much to inspire us. From the wonderful decor and cosy library area to the big window views and the bustle of café customers,…
SketchTogether – Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
November’s Sketch Together took place at the fascinating Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Downing Street. The museum is full of wonderful objects from around the world and we were spoilt for choice as to what to draw; would it be the huge totem pole,…
SketchTogether – Hilton Piano Bar
This month, a group of us met up in Cambridge’s best kept secret, the Piano Bar in the Hilton Hotel. Warm, comfy and quiet even on a Saturday. Some of us tackled the views from the windows, others drew the peaceful interior (and each other)….
SketchTogether – Bridge the Gap
Ten CDS sketchers attended the Bridge the Gap walk which was raising money for the Arthur Rank Hospice & Romsey Mill. It was the second time a group of us attended and it will most likely become a regular event. The course was 4 miles…
SketchTogether – Cambridge Country Show & Music in the Park
We’ve had another busy month and were treated to two SketchTogether events in August: Cambridge Country Show We were spoilt for choice at this amazing event at Stow Cum Quy – animals, Shetland Pony racing, dog shows, Punch and Judy, falconry, live music, and even…
SketchTogether – July
We’ve had a busy month with two SketchTogether events. “One face, one voice, one habit, and two persons, A natural perspective that is and is not!” First we had around 20 sketchers attend a rehearsal for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival’s production of Twelfth Night –…
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…