UPDATE: "Sakura Hanami" Sketch Day
Now scheduled for Saturday May 21, 2016
Between 10:00 am and 2 pm
UPDATE: Date delayed - New May date to be determined
There are two colorful spring events in May that would be great fun to sketch and paint in Ottawa! Now scheduled for Saturday May 21, 2016
Between 10:00 am and 2 pm
Thanks to our Ottawa urban sketcher friends who have sent messages that the Lincoln Fields are ready for sketching, we have now scheduled to meet at Lincoln Field Saturday May 21, 2016 between 10 am and 2 pm.
This timing allows plenty of time to sketch and also participate in the Memorial Bike Run for our friend and fellow Ottawa urban sketcher Mathieu Trudel (known to friends as Mawt Trood.)
And by scheduling on Saturday, sketchers can take advantage of Sunday May 22, 2016 being FREE museum day at the National Gallery of Canada.
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| Screen Capture: Traffic Cam: Lincoln Fields: May 4 - Trees NOT ready to blossom |
Canadian Tulip Festival
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| The Tulip Festival is a perfect place to sketch spring colours in Ottawa |
"Cherry Blossoms" at Lincoln Fields
And there are the "Cherry Blossoms" at Lincoln Fields.
After watching the 2010 video below, we thought it would be great idea to organize a sketching event when the blossoms are at their peak again in Ottawa.
The High Park Nature Centre (Toronto, Ontario) website currently has a cherry blossom watch in effect and they are reporting (on April 22) that,
"A few buds are just starting to burst!......We are currently predicting peak bloom will begin May 7/8"
Let's Have a
"Sakura Hanami" Sketch Day
on May 8, 2016
I first became aware of term "Sakura Hanami" from reading the High Park Nature Centre website.
Sakura is the Japanese name for flowering cherry trees and their flowers – often referred to as cherry blossoms and, in modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night.
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| 2013 Flickr Art Journal Page by Cindi Moynahan-Foreman |
Are The Lincoln Fields Full of Cherry Trees?
(or crabapples?)
According to The Canada - Japan Society of Ottawa (CJSO), "While cherry trees do not do well in Ottawa, the colourful red, white and pink blossoms of crab apple trees provide a good alternative to cherry blossom viewing. Crab apple trees are usually in full bloom by mid-May"
We were concerned that the Lincoln Fields trees were in fact crab apple trees and NOT cherry blossoms so we contacted Ottawa tree expert Owen Clarkin. Although Owen was unfamiliar with the Lincoln Fields trees that I was asking about, he replied,
"..... there are plenty of Crabapples and Cherries
to be found flowering in springtime in Ottawa."
Regardless of what kind of trees these are at Lincoln Fields, it would be fun to take some time to sketch them. We are predicting that (like the High Park Toronto cherry blossom trees) the Lincoln Fields trees will be in full bloom for Sunday May 8, 2016. (If you live near Lincoln Fields and you can track for us please help us in the comment section below.)
DETAILS:
- What: Sketch the Cherry Blossoms at Lincoln Fields.
- Where: Lincoln Fields
- When: Delayed - Date To be announced
- How To Get There: The BEST way to get there is by bus or bike. A bike path runs directly through the orchard
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| Google Maps |
- Above: Routes going to OC Transpo Lincoln Fields (Stop ID: 3014)
- Below: Ottawa Bike Route Map - Lincoln Field: There are many bike paths that will take you to this spot. You can view the Official Cycling Map for Ottawa-Gatineau and the Outaouais Region online, download the [ PDF – 18.555 MB ]
LINKS
- DC Cherry Blossom Watch http://cherryblossomwatch.com/
- Ottawa Photographer Rob Huntley http://www.robhuntley.ca/Kite-Aerial-Photography/Kite-Aerial-Photography-2008/Lincoln-Fields-Ottawa/
The reason I liked here is that this event venue Chicago is so intimate and personable and while having astounding atmosphere! Really more suited and perfect for experiencing great food and having a good time.
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