Spring On Down... Fredericksburg Sketches

A visual Celebration of our community

By Paula Raudenbush

This is one of my favorite things to sketch and it's always a challenge. The dove cote at Chatham Manor is in a work area and not always seen by visitors. The day I drew it this time, it was chilly and I ended up working very fast. This sketch took only about 20 minutes and I actually put some of the paint on in the car. I love finding hidden gems like this to draw.

There are so many around our little town. Now that the weather is turning fine, I'm hoping to see some of you out sketching.

If you'd like to join our chapter of Urban Sketchers International, we're on Facebook at Urban Sketchers Fredericksburg. Be sure to answer the questions to become a member. We try to sketch together a couple times a month and the details are always posted on FB. Happy Spring and happy sketching!

Last month you got to know Amy, Stephen, and Christian. This month we're excited for you to learn a little something about. Ashleé, Jonathan, and Heather.

Our mission at B101 5 is to be part of the community whether it's supporting a run or a school festival, we love to send our B-Crew team members and Buzzy out to help bring the FUN! We are very fortunate to be involved in some of the biggest community events like The Great Train Race, The Marine Corps Historic Half, Sunshine Baseball League's Opening Day, and Stafford County's Via Colori, to name a few. We have amazing people on our B-crew and we'd like to take a moment and let you get to know them.

Ashleé James

Hello there, I'm Ashleé! I have a wonderful talented daughter, a fabulous sister and niece, a brother to jam out with, a fantastic mom and a super dad who lives