I like to fill pockets of time here and there drawing on my pocket sketchbook. Above are recent spreads done with a good-old 2B pencil….
I’m back in Seattle after a whirlwind trip to Clermont-Ferrand, a city in central France boasting the picturesque (medieval churches), the industrial (Michelin), the outdoorsy…
Here’s something exciting —and humbling— I’ve been meaning to share. A few weeks ago I was a speaker (and award recipient!) at #UCDA2019, the annual…
Urban Sketchers Portugal invited me to join their 10th anniversary celebrations in Lisbon last week. About 150 sketchers from all over the country attended. And…
Three times a year, I’ve been teaching a weekend-long urban sketching workshop in downtown Bothell, WA., a charming river town 15 miles north of Seattle….
Too big to draw. Too little time. Those thoughts may stop an urban sketcher from attempting to capture awesome scenes. Yet it can be done…
You know urban sketching is a big deal when the mayor of the town where you are teaching a workshop comes out to greet you…
It’s a nice 65-degrees and breezy summer evening and I’m wrapping up the day with some direct-to-watercolor nature urban sketching, looking out the backyard. This…
Even a direct-to-watercolor sketch can be tackled in a relatively short time when you work on a handy pocket-size sketchbook. With an unexpected half-an-hour to…
A pocket-size sketchbook and simple drawing tools are all you need to start recording impressions of your city or the places you visit. I shared…
Some rain, wind and colder than usual weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of participants who attended my urban sketching event in Victoria B.C. over the…
