July 2024 – Paddington

July is a busy month on the USk London calender! We have a bonus sketch walk planned in collaboration with Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries, hosted by Isabel Carmona and Sasala Wickramasinghe

We are going to meet near Paddington Station as there is a large group coming from Newbury where the Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries summer retreat is taking place from Saturday 13th – Friday 19th July. This is their final outing together and they’ve chosen London as an opportunity to meet some of the London sketchers and enjoy a final day sketching in London.

We will explore Little Venice, an area around the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal, Regent’s Canal and the entrance to Paddington Basin

Photograph by Isabel Carmona

Key times and meeting points for the day:

11:00

We will meet outside Paddington Station by the Paddington Basin Canal. Come out of the station through the Hammersmith and City Line exit to the canal. If it rains, we’ll take cover under the bridge.

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13:00

We will meet in Rembrandt Gardens for the first throw down to show and discuss our work.

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15:30

Final throw down of the day will be at the same location – Rembrandt Gardens.

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Afterwards

We will head to The Union Paddington for a drink and chat.

Sketch by Isabel Carmona

Practical information

Travel

For public transport, the nearest stations are Paddington (served by Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, and Elizabeth lines, and National Rail services) and Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo line).

Toilet facilities

There are plublic toilets in the Paddington Station (chargeable) and Rembrandt Gardens.

Options to draw

Canal(s), Buildings, People, Boats, Greenery and loads more.