On February 3rd 2021, I had the pleasure of being the guest host for the Illustration Meet-up organised by the AOI (Association of Illustrators). The meet-up is a casual setting for artists to socialize and sketch together for an hour or two. The theme was Drawing Architecture and it was very humbling to share my art practice in this way. It was also the first meet-up for the year so to say I wasn’t nervous would be a lie, but it also helped motivate me to create an enjoyable session.
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As part of the meet-up I created a virtual tour, inviting participants to visit my homeland of Grenada via the magic of Zoom/screenshare. While they sketched away, I showed them around the capital town of St. George’s; known for being one of the most picturesque towns in the Caribbean. I presented anecdotes about famous historial buildings with emphasis on examples of Georgian-style architecture. The timing of this event alined nicely with it also being the Independance Holiday weekend (Feb 7th).
My sketch of the National Museum.
The session was divided up in to the warm-up; 5 minutes given to draw each slide (containing 2-3 references) and then 2 long studies, 30 minutes of one reference each.
Special Thanks to my co-hosts and organisers Lana Le and Natasha Knight.
A full article by the AOI about the event, including wonderful artworks from participants can be found here
The Long Wall - Long study reference