SATURDAY: Sketch the Sailor’s Salvation

This virtual sketch event was suggested by Andrea Couture

If you think about the incredible dangers sailors have faced one of the most severe is trying to make landfall on a treacherous coastline. Lighthouse are built in remote dangerous locations. They are hard to construct requiring massive amounts of building materials. They are also tall dangerous structures to build. Lighthouses are located in lonely places where the men and women lived who were employed to keep the lights going and to spot ships in danger.

We have a number of websites to help you get started. Use them as a starting point. If you find a lighthouse that calls to you, a second search will probably turn up many more photos of the same structure, taken from different angles, at different times of the day and in different seasons. The choices are rich.

If you’re up for a thrill try googling “lighthouse, huge wave photo”. There is an entire sub- genre featuring lighthouses being struct by epic waves during fearsome storms. It all adds to the mystic, making us realize what incredible structures they are.

Websites with Incredible Lighthouses

• 14 Must-See Lighthouses Around the U.S. https://savingplaces.org/guides/14-must-visit-lighthouses-around-the-united-states#.X5BFdJNKg5g
• 35 of the Most Beautiful Lighthouses in America https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/g2422/the-30-prettiest-lighthouses-in-america/
• 26 lighthouses you have to visit in your lifetime:  https://www.insider.com/beautiful-lighthouses-world-2017-8
• 23 of the Most Awe-Inspiring Lighthouses Around the World: https://www.tripstodiscover.com/23-of-the-most-awe-inspiring-lighthouses-around-the-world/
• 10 Of The Planet’s Most Scenic Lighthouses: https://www.holidayme.com/explore/10-of-the-planets-most-scenic-lighthouses/

WHAT TO DO - WHAT TO EXPECT

-   To attend you will need to register.

-   Click here to register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-sketch-the-sailors-salvation-tickets-126266810429

-   Registration will close at noon EDT on Friday

-   On Friday afternoon, after registration has closed everyone who signed up will receive a separate email with login information and a more complete list of reference sites you can use.

-   Our virtual sketch event will start at 10 AM EDT on Saturday.

There are no fees. All drawing skill levels are welcome