Drawing Walk at Woodgate Carpark, Blickling

this is a free event, do join us......

Hello everyone 

This is to confirm the details of our sketching morning at Blickling.  We plan to meet at the Blickling bluebell wood / Great wood, Woodgate car park, directions below, at 1000 and aim to be there for about the same length of time as a class ie until 1230, but obviously you can stay for as long or as short a time as you like. The car park is free for members, but is £5 for non members. There is some parking on the verge outside the car park, but you may get a note from the NT telling you not to park there, so it is up to you. If you don’t want to park on the verge and you are not a member and  would like a lift with a NT member, contact Mary Luke, Annie Allen or myself.

Tina suggested that we do quick sketches, about 20 minutes each, looking for a variety of terrains and contrasts, different subjects and then move on to something else.  I was there this morning and apart from the trees there were lots of other ideas such as grasses, bracken, brambles, campions etc as well as the vistas.

It might be an idea to take a lightweight chair along with drawing implements, sketch book and watercolours if you want to paint. Don’t forget water for drinking and for your paints.

Directions
From Aylsham market place take the Blickling Road, go past the hall and continue for about 1.9 miles then take the right turn to Itteringham (signed Itteringham, Walpole Arms) Just a short way along this lane take the first  right turn (signed Itteringham Common) and continue along until you reach a sharp left hand bend (there’s a cottage on the right side) turn right again (signed Moorgate / Ingworth) and then carry on until the road goes sharp left and the car park is ahead of you on your right.
This is the way I go, but I know there are other routes.

Hopefully the weather will be fine and dry, but we will meet regardless of the weather unless it is absolutely pouring down.

If you have any questions, just email me

Mary

You can also come, from Aylsham, along the same Blickling Road, pass Blickling Old Hall on your right, and Flashpit Farm on your right and at that bend turn right towards Ingworth, take first left for Itteringham and the Fishermans Car Park. Continue past the Fishermans Carpark, until you eventually come to the Woodgate Carpark where you would then turn left into the carpark, with the cottage on your right.

I shall be taking a chair, hat, hot water bottle (just in case) paints, brush, pencil, pen, ink, water in bottle, kitchen paper, hard backed water colour pad or book.

I will be there unless heavyish rain falling, if in doubt my mobile is 07788162329,

Tina
Tina