Sketching in the City

Join Andrew Taylor and Rachel Mulligan as they lead a sketching stained glass workshop around the City of London in venues specially selected by Caroline Swash.

The City of London is known for outstanding post-war glass that replaced windows that were bomb-damaged during the Blitz. Caroline Swash FMGP has researched the area extensively. She has a long and distinguished career as a third-generation stained glass artist, educator and author.

Andrew Taylor FMGP balances the demands of ecclesiastical stained glass commissions by taking time out to do pleinair painting. He loves the immediacy of capturing the changing light of local landscapes. He will demonstrate and share his methods (indoors), and hopes to capture the light of church interiors, filtering through stained glass, using traditional oil paints and easel. Rachel Mulligan FMGP can regularly be seen with a sketch book and watercolours in hand as she visually records windows. They will share tips and encouragement for this most absorbing way of studying our historic stained glass heritage. 

The visits will be at a leisurely pace with time in each venue to sketch. It is an informal and friendly event designed to help build the stained glass community. Bring your own sketching materials and lunch.

Tickets are £17 for members (£20 non-members). We will meet at the Barbican Station at 11am on Saturday 9 August and visit a pub to compare sketches after the Walk & Talk. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.