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SF Sketchers

San Francisco, CA, US

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Organized by Laurie Wigham and 14 others

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What we’re about

We get together on weekends to wander around San Francisco, sketching people and places, natural and urban. We usually sketch for 2-3 hours, then sit down in a cafe to share sketches and chat. Sometimes we join up with other sketching groups or do field trips outside the city. Everyone welcome.

Upcoming events (4+)

Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 10:00 AM PDTAlta Plaza Park, Jackson and Pierce
Alta Plaza Park, San Francisco, CA
This location has great at views down to the bay and buildings all around the park.
7 attendees+2
Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 10:30 AM PDTFirst Saturday Urban Sketchers
UC Berkeley Faculty Glade, Berkeley, CA
Come and join us to sketch the ancient California buckeye in the Faculty Glade of Cal Berkeley. We’ll gather at the tree at 10:30 am and regroup there at 12:30 pm for the sketchbook throw down.

(This tree is part of a tree drawing challenge that I am teaming up with Kate Rutter and the Wild Wonder Foundation to do. Everyone is invited to draw along with the daily prompts from April 1-25, with a live Zoom classs on Sunday, April 6, 9:30 am-11 am. This is posted with a live link on the SF Bay Area Sketchers FB site.
9 attendees+4
Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 10:00 AM PDTSketching the Peninsula: Stanford University Main Quad and Memorial Church
Stanford University Memorial Church, Stanford, CA
The Stanford University Main Quad and Memorial Church are visual feasts. We’ll meet near the courtyard facing the Memorial Church, fan out to sketch whatever features interests us, and return at noon to share our work.
Originally built in the late 1880’s, the Main Quad is a lovely marriage of the Romanesque Revival and Spanish Mission architectural styles. The sandstone arches offer compelling line and watercolor opportunities, and walkers and cyclists add human perspective.

The Cantor Museum and Rodin Sculpture Garden are just a ten minute walk away, but we will offer a Stanford Campus sketching event regularly, so plan to return often.
Bathrooms are nearby, as are campus cafes. The Palo Alto CalTrain station and various bus routes make public transportation possible.
33 attendees+28
Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 10:00 AM PDTOakland Ferry Terminal
Oakland Jack London Sq, Oakland, CA
This is the new date for the event: The Oakland Ferry Terminal is a great place to sketch the estuary with views of Alameda and the San Francisco skyline, plus watercraft of all sizes and the weekend visitors to Jack London Square just south of the terminal. Meet Janet at one of the benches near the loading area at 10 am. We'll share sketchbooks at the same location at 12:30 pm.
There is a farmer's market in Jack London Square, with nearby public bathrooms and water.

Directions: By water from SF: The ferry accepts Clipper cards but will also sell you paper tickets. The 9:20 am departure from Gate G1 at the SF Ferry Building arrives in Oakland at 9:55 a.m. The next ferry departs
at 10:35 am and arrives at 11:10 am. See https://sanfranciscobayferry.com for the full schedule.

Driving: From northbound 880, exit at Broadway and turn left onto Broadway to go under 880 and into Jack London Square. Turn right at Broadway & Embarcadero or 1 block earlier at Broadway
and 2nd Street and look for parking. Street parking is free on Sunday but requires a little searching.

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11 attendees+6

Past events (1731)

Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 4:00 PM UTCMonday Morning Zoom Sketch Group
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15 attendees+10

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