January 2019: Urban Sketching Moves Indoors

Ottawa had the dubious distinction of being the coldest capital in the world in January 2019 ("clocking in about 20 degrees colder than winter heavyweights like Moscow and Helsinki, and even edging out perpetual champ Ulan Bator, Mongolia, by a degree". Source: The Weather Network.)

And thats not all!

Low temperatures combined with nearly 30 cm of snow reported at Ottawa Airport last weekend, set the city up to chalk up another unusual milestone -- the coldest snowstorm in more than 100 years.

And I haven't even mentioned the winds of 30-50 km/hr!

Photo: Ottawa Heritage Home, Centretown: January 22, 2019

Ottawa Urban Sketchers Move Indoors  

We have shared some great cold weather sketching tips from some urban sketcher pros

BUT 
until the Ottawa cold weather alerts and advisories stop, 

you are cordially invited to join the Ottawa Urban Sketchers 

sketching (warmly) indoors.

Our first event for 2019 is scheduled for January 31st, 2018 

at the Canadian Nature Museum from 5-8 pm

This event is FREE and open to Sketchers of ALL ages and ALL levels ‬
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Please go to our Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2033360450034214/

 

Ottawa Urban Sketchers at the Nature Museum in 2016

If you are curious about our previous visits to the Nature Museum, visit:‬
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2017 

https://ottawaurbansketchers.blogspot.com/2017/08/august-sketching-at-museum-and-populace.html
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2016  

https://ottawaurbansketchers.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-great-evening-at-canadian-museum-of.html ‬

 

Special Notes For Sketching at the Nature Museum:

• Small collapsible stools are permitted.
• As always. make every effort to not obstruct the view of other visitors 
• In terms of the Butterflies exhibit, there is an additional charge of $5/person and tickets must be purchased in advance as there is limited availability. Due to very limited physical floor space inside the greenhouse etc., the museum has advised sketchers to not plan on sketching inside the greenhouse.