The next sketchcrawl will be in the Rousegaart op de Rondellen, on the 4th of June

On 4 June, let’s meet at the Rousegaart ‘Op de Rondellen’, the rose garden which reminds of Luxembourg’s history as a rose producer and exporter. There is a splendid panoramic view of the city, framed by the many types of roses.

When: Sunday 4 June at 14-16:30 at the rose garden, followed by Drink and Draw;

Where: Below Plateau St. Esprit, on the Promenade Unesco. Pass the Palais de Justice with the elevator to Grund on your left side. You will see signs pointing towards the rose garden below. https://www.luxembourg-city.com/en/place/monument/rose-garden-rous

When you have finished your sketches, let’s meet again at 16:30 for photos in the rose garden, and then go for a drink and draw! 

Public transport: nearest bus stop is Centre FD Roosevelt.

Welcome!

May 2023 meeting of Urban Sketchers Luxembourg at Domaine Bricherhaff

For our May 2023 meeting of Urban Sketchers Luxembourg we had the chance to sketch in the quiet and beautiful garden of Domaine Bricherhaff in Neudorf/Kirchberg. 

A prominent resident of Bricherhaff from 1953 to 1955 was Jean Monnet, at that time the first president of the "Higher Authority" (Haute Autorité de la Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier ). Currently it is the residence of the Dutch Ambassador in Luxembourg. 

Mauro

We met at 2 pm sharp at the entrance, where we had a warm welcome from His Excellency the Dutch Ambassador. We could sketch for more than two hours in the peaceful and lush garden. The rain showers waited patiently until our sketches and paintings were finished!

To get a whiff of this afternoon, you can watch this short youtube video.

… and these wonderful sketches, water colors and pastels:

Agnes

Isabelle

Leen

Géneviève

Annie

Veronica

Isabelle

Géneviève

Leen

Kasra

Jean-Pol

Isabelle

Leen

Veronica

Maria

Noroush

Mauro

Isabelle

Leen

Thank you, all participants, and also a big thank you to our amiable host, the Dutch Ambassador.

See you next month in the Rousegaart op de Rondellen!

Leen

April 2023 meeting of Urban Sketchers Luxembourg at the Luxembourg Learning Centre in Belval/Esch

 On 2 April 2023 the Urban Sketchers Luxembourg met to sketch at the magnificent university library in Belval/Esch - the Luxembourg Learning Centre.

You can see the results of that fine afternoon in this short film  (thank you Ekaterina for the initial film shots, and thank you all participants for your sketches).

The library is an extraordinary place to sketch, inside and outside. Maybe a Sunday afternoon during the Easter holidays is not really the best time to see the library in full swing. But we could appreciate the calm atmosphere to concentrate on our sketching. Definitely a place to go back!

Here the sketches:

Leonor

Leen

Sylvain

Agnes

Manoel

Elif

Jean-Pol

Leen

Ekaterina

Elif

Beliza

Leen

Malou

Pedro

Isabelle

Gérard

The library closes at 5 pm on Sundays, so we went for a drink&share&draw at the Monument’s cafe. We mostly did the drink&share part though…;-)

See you at our next meeting on 7 May!

Leen

Sketchcrawl in the old fortress Thüngen - visiting the Dräi Eechelen museum

The old fortress of Luxembourg is classified as a UNESCO world heritage. The only remaining fortress outside of the old city is Fort Thüngen that today hosts the Dräi Eechelen museum. We sketched inside and outside the museum that contains items and documents from the history of Luxembourg. 

Katia sketched the building... 

...as did Lawrence...

...and Pedro

Vanessa sketched old Luxembourg

The gruesome guillotine caught the attention!

Annie

Katia

Marcelle

The museum had a lovely collection of old uniforms, you can see some in Marcelle's drawing above. More are here:

Kasra

Sylvain

Our young sketchers!

More views from the museum:

Ebba

Lawrence

Jean-Pol (and Veronica)

Alex

Ebba

Ebba

Roger

Alex, in the underground tunnels the 'casemats'

Vanessa

Lawrence

We rounded off with a drink at the nearby Mudam museum. Thanks to all who came (around 20 people, 2023 record!).