
‘On Assignment’ workshop in Ischia Island
I was the invited guest artist at the latest edition of the Naples Urban Sketchers Workshop hosted by Italian architect and illustrator Simo Capecchi. Photos

I was the invited guest artist at the latest edition of the Naples Urban Sketchers Workshop hosted by Italian architect and illustrator Simo Capecchi. Photos

An overnight stay in Rome is enough to get a couple of sketches done.


The 2017 Urban Sketchers Symposium in Chicago celebrated 10 years since I created the online group where the global community of urban sketchers began to form. In my keynote speech, I described how it all started and what we have accomplished together so far.

Architect and fellow urban sketcher Andika Murandi recently invited me to do a presentation about urban sketching at the Ankrom Moisan Architects Seattle office. The talk



I have works on view (and for sale!) at two collective art shows opening this Thursday in Seattle. If you are around, it’d be great

1967 Chevy C-10 pickup truck on my father-in-law’s driveway. It started raining but I’m glad I didn’t give up. Ink on #stillmanandbirn softcover Zeta series
I had a productive evening commute sketching on my iPhone today. This 30-minute portrait with ProCreate Pocket is the result of just a few glances
So I’ve discovered that the iPad app I use for my digital urban sketching and illustrations (ProCreate) also has a pocket version for iPhone! How

On Feb. 11, 2017 I taught a Pocket Urban Sketching worskhop at the Amazon Campus in Seattle. The class kicked off the #USk10x10 series of

Watch my 5-minute presentation on urban sketching around Seattle as part of Ampersand Live, a yearly event where Pacific Northwest storytellers discuss topics related to