Atlanta /// CATL Sketch Group

[guggemmaneuver]

WELCOME TO CATL SKETCH GROUP DISCUSSION THREAD!
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CATL SKETCH GROUP is online!!! PM me for more information and i can add you to the email list.

Weekly Meetings Information
Sunday Nights, 9pm until...
GREASY SUNDAY MAJESTY
majestic diner, ponce de leon, midtown
start your week AND end your week with the easiest greasiest crumb off the old sketching cake. Intowners and out of towners + everyone else come by for well-lit merriment and art-fodder.

Tuesday nights, 7-11pm
Join us for merry banter, image research, comparing notes, sketching storms, riotous laughter, impromptu critiques, or whatever else you feel inclined to bring to the table. Just be sure to bring something to sketch with/on. We've been weekly on this one since forever and it's only growing. our "bread and butter" meeting. Informal and loads of fun!

Borders Books and Music (coloring supplies too?)
4745 Ashford Dunwoody Rd.
Dunwoody, GA 30338
(770) 396-0004

Wednesday nights, 8-10pm (Temporarily on hold. starting back up soon?)
Mattress Factory Lofts :: Studio 6 Figurative Session
Barbarino's downtown studio
Model fee = $10
Wednesday night figure painting sessions from 8 – 10pm at Mattress Factory Studios in Downtown Atlanta. PM myself or barbarino for more information / driving directions / gate codes. 2 hours of uninstructed same pose figurative

Thursday Nights, 7-11pm
NOTP (north of the perimeter) Starbucks Session
Starbucks Coffee: Roswell Marketplace‎
10800 Alpharetta Hwy, # 312
Roswell, GA
(770) 552-4118
‎PM nofingers or myself for more information. Similar to tuesday night meeting, only more local to the folks up north.

More Sporadic Bigger Events and Outings
These used to be more or less monthly; nowadays they're somewhat sporadic. if you have an idea for something, definitely mention it in the thread. Once we determine a basic plan i will send it out to the CATL-List (e-mail). In the past we've drawn at museums, the zoo, parks, the airport, filled entire sketchbooks in 24 hours, partied and sketched on rooftops, and celebrated fictitious holidays, etc. These don't come around very often so it's definitely a great opportunity to make art happen with a very fun group. highly reccomended.



and least importantly, here's the old message... not so correct anymore, but here for posterity's sake or something...

>Greetings!
>
>I'm currently transplanted in roswell, Ga.... but would be willing to travel a bit to meet up with >some group of art fiends. repost here or pm me anytime. If you pm i can hook you up with my cell # and we can chat rather than send >50x email messages.
>
>I'm most interested in getting together for some observational drawing challenges, possibly plein air drawing or eventually going in on hiring a model if a >following develops. critiques, sketchbook sharing, etc, would be great as well. i'm looking for probably 2.5 - 4 hours minimum, possibly more to make >it worth the travel time. Starting out i would be av. for weekends, but possibly a well coordinated week night would be an option.
>
>guggemmaneuver

past thread titles:

• tuesday meeting
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///CATL-MINI this tuesday!!!
• usbc07 2.0
  CATL Sketch Group: ULTIMATE SKETCHBOOK CHALLENGE II: saturday!! blank books beware...
• special / multiple meeting format
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///Gathering next Thursday & Friday, 27 and 28 dec!
• Tuesday-Thursday Meetings
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///Meetings every Tuesday–Thursday Nights around ATL!!!
• thursday meeting only
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///NOTP S'bucks Meetup this thursday!!!
• Plein-aire whatzit...
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///PLEIN AIRE Painting on YR FACE this saturday
• party at JCAtlanta's loft
  Atlanta'a CATL Sketch Group is drawing up on top of YR roof...
• post Tornado ... whew studio intact!
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///Survived The Tornado!!! (barely)
• USB 3.0 - 26 september 2008
  Atlanta///CATL Sketch Group///24hour Ultimate Sketchbook Challenge 3.0-Sat. 26 Sept!!

[seansea]

Hi:

I've just moved to Marietta from San Francisco a week ago. I'm not sure how far Roswell is from here, but I'm hoping to meet up with fellow artist while I'm here. Let me know the best way to contact you and hopefully we can meet or start up a sketch group.

[Vhy]

I don't know many Atlanta area people that are into concept art, but there are a couple of good figure drawing sketch groups - here's some info on them:

wednesdays, 7pm to 9 or 10pm:
http://www.atlantaartistscenter.org/sketch_groups.htm

thursdays, 8-10pm:
http://www.asifa-atlanta.com/events/index.htm

Feel free to message me if you are going to one of these groups or just want to hang out and work on concept stuff.

[guggemmaneuver]

Re: Vhy's above post:

I went last wednesday (november 16) and really enjoyed it. the setup was very nice and cozy--reminded me of the eclectic drawing studios from art school. All the folks there were super nice........i've definitely been to some other sessions where you feel tremendously guilty for, uh, erasing on your paper too noisily or something.

Would still be interested in getting together with some conceptart minded folks for some "sketchjamb"s or to just drink rockstar and crit each other's sketchbooks. messsage me folks and i'lll send ya my cele tele

[gruve24]

I'm planning on moving to ATL next year, and I wanna know what life is like down there, apt. prices, the people, the girls the jobs, and the social scene...and of course the artists.

[AnalogDoll]

I saw the post for the North Carolina crew, so I knew that there had to be something going on for Atlanta...Lo and behold, I found it...

I'm in Dunwoody. At least that's what my mailing address says. It feels more like Roswell/Alpharetta. I'm glad to see some action here and in the CATL thread. I'm going to have to fire up the scanner and start representing for the ATL.

Look forward to supporting the thread.

-AD

[Grendel Grack]

Greetings, all. I'm in North Carolina now, but I grew up in roswell. I started the North Carolina thread and I'm not getting a huge response from that. I visit the fam a couple of times a year, so I might be able to hook up with you guys. Let me know if you will accept a transplant.

[guggemmaneuver]

hey grendel grack, we'llllll welcome you into the precious fold with outstretched tentacles and gifts of notebook paper. pm me when you are going to be heading down to THA ROZZZZZZY and we'll get it together with the CATL

[Grendel Grack]

Excellent. I accept your notebook paper and tentacles and will extend my comeraderie in return, along with fresh belly button lint and dried snake's skin. While I won't be able to visit in person very often, I can always shout advice and witty quips form the digital astral plane. This will have to sustain you for now.

[nofingers]

I live in dunwoody as well, it's pretty nice up here. I wouldn't mind meeting up, as long as i have time to whip up a few amazing sketches in my book to impress whoever.

[guggemmaneuver]

Greetings unto ye fine artists!

Next saturday is earthday... any of yall down for getting together
for some nice sketching together time??? What else are you going to be
doing---Recycling?!? PSHAW!!!

I'd personally like to do some early afternoon UNTIL style throwdowns
if anyone is down for hanging like that... kicking out the art for 5
or 6 hours. As far as locations are concerned, perhaps sunniness
would be conducive to knocking around in piedmont park somewhere maybe
under the large trees closer to piedmont road / 14th street. any
other ideas are welcome, shoot em my way in the event of crummy
weather we'll need to figure something else out of course.

Let me know via email and i can start tallying up the numbers and
buttoning down the cross hatches. Can't wait to do some drawrings
with yall

pm me and i'll add you to the email list... also would love to add more folks too

[AnalogDoll]

Five or six hours of CATL sketching - who could possibly resist? I've already shot in my RSVP and I hope the rest of you do as well.

My sketch pad is need of a little hardcore rockin' and this will be a solid opportunity to be influenced by my local peers.

[Grendel Grack]

Awwww, I already feel left out. Even the folks in my state are too far away to get together. Damn middle of nowhere east bumble fuck! Oh well, I'll get some sketches together and see what you guys think.

[nofingers]

I'm pretty pshyched for saturday, but what if it rains? Are we gonna go to a mall or bookstore or something, or are we gonna bail?

[guggemmaneuver]

hey nofingers, i'm going to call you tomorrow AM about the weather situation... i don't think it's going to be a problem, but if so we will be in touch.

rain never stopped a herd o' CATL from amazin grazin

[nofingers]

awesome hanging with you guys today. Hope we can do it again in a few weeks.

[Artifex33]

i just pm'ed you, guggenmaneuver to give you my email. sounds like you guys are having some fun with the ol' sketchbooks. Also sounds like most of you are on the north side of the ATL? I'm over here in Alpharetta/Roswell. Did I read right that you guys went to the airport? Yeowch, what a drive!

[guggemmaneuver]

marta my man, marta = more sketching time, plus unawares peoples! roswell + alpharetta is where the apartment studee udee udee is for me too homey, will shoot you an email and add you to the list... Today ima gonna be adding sketches from saturday to the CATL SKETCHGROUP thread in the sketchbook section... CHeers guys.

joel

[nofingers]

Anybody up for some sketch action next weekend, or thursday or friday evening?

Joel - Im interested in joining you at the life drawing session at...wherever you said it was...give me the info again please

[guggemmaneuver]

hows about a friday night sketchin / drinkin kind of thing???? k shewt i'll go ahead and send a proper email.

Once again, if anyone is interested in being on the CATL list, PM me here with yr email address and i will promptly add you. cheers!

joel

[Artifex33]

that'd be Cinco de Mayo? LOL, Cinco de Sketcho?

What kind of location were you planning on?

[nofingers]

Sketching at a restaurant might be cool, at least everyone around us would be stationary, plus free refills. Somewhere on the top end would be ideal, since most of us live up here

[Artifex33]

There's a Don Pablo's right near Cumberland Mall (near I-75&I-285 on the north side of the ATL). I've been know to haunt that on occasion. There's also a big Border's right next door for coffee and plenty of tables to hold you upright after too many margaritas.

Just a suggestion if you want to stick with the de-sketch-o motif.

[guggemmaneuver]

¡¡¡CINQUO~DE~SKETCHO!!!

EMAIL transcript: hit me up with a PM and i'll add you or send more information!

>(wish i could claim that jaw-dropping subject-headline---> thanks wes!)
>
>oK====> next friday is cinqo de mayo 5 may: What better way to
>celebrate Mexican independence than with the CATL sketchgroup!?!
>
>Anyone down for tacos, graphite, 70lb paper, guacamole???
>
>As regards locations, the exact whereabouts have yet to be determined,
>but preferrably authentic, cheap, and spacious somewhere in north of
>the perimeter metro Atlanta, to the tune of Marietta - Alpharetta???
>Please send some suggestions as I'm unsure of a good place to go to.
>At this point we're planning on getting together around 7pm, though
>personally i may not be able to show until 8pm that evening because of
>work.
>
>After the restaurant we can continue the drawering festivities at my
>apartment in Roswell (address below) if anyone is down for a prolonged
>sketchering party.
>
>questions? ideas? suggestions?
>I hope everyone can make it out for CATL sketchgroup meeting #3!
>
>cheers,
>joel

[Artifex33]

Here's the updated info for Don Pablo's, complete with mapping pwnage!

Don Pablo's: Cumberland Mall Area

Yeah, believe me, it being within spitting distance of Border's is really helpful. The Java Juice helps sober you up a bit so you can pick the right end of your pencil to draw with.

The menu prices are around $8-$14 depending on what you want. The margaritas are freakin huge.

You know, with it being Cinco-de-Mayo and all (the poor saps won't even know it's Cinco de Sketch-o, too), we might even be well advised to try and make a reservation. How many people are we going to have?

[guggemmaneuver]

wes,

Sent you an email last night: besides yourself, nofingers / trevor, and myself possibly seansea as well. Will probably be monday or so until the yae's or nae's start rolling in... last CATL meeting there were 5 people, but 2-3 had to bail last minute because of other plans ... both meetings thus far have been very well and enthusiastically attended. reservations? it's going to be difficult to tell the # of people we're going to have until probably middle next week--we should know by that point. we may have to wait a while to get a table, but that's more drawing time really.

When someone emails me i'm going to refer them here to get in on the discussion.

joel

EDIT: also my cell number is in the signature of my email if we need to discuss this over the tele

[Artifex33]

once it creeps up on mon. or tues. of next week, we can get a preliminary headcount and I'll give them a call to see if they take reservations. I kinda doubt it, but like you said, we can draw from the bar if we need to.

[seansea]

Hey Guug (and everyone else):

I've subscribed to this thread so I can be informed of what's happnin'. Now I know and knowings half the battle! Yooooooo CATL!

P.S. hope 2 God I can post some new stuff on my sketchbook (workin' on it i swear)

Peace
Seansea

[Artifex33]

Okay guys, let's get a head count for cinco-de-sketcho at don pablo's. I'm going to give them a call later tonight and see if they will let us reserve a table.

[guggemmaneuver]

seansea/ chauncey
guggenmaneuver/ joel
motyka/ melissa
nofingers/ trevor
artifex/ wes
analog doll/ Eric

possible at this point:
<fae>/ tammy
hugeharhar/ kenneth