Sketching News Roundup: Jenny Soep at Connect; Mike Shisler’s Burning Man experience; Valerie Orsat’s zine; Christina Wald’s travelogue

Hello readers,Fall has arrived in Seattle. I’m excited to share a new “Sketching News Roundup” with you as rain begins to pour outside. Enjoy!Tiny Changes and live-painter Jenny SoepPhoto by Ryan Buchanan.Stockholm-based reportage artist Jenny Soep landed a pretty rad gig the last week of August. She was the official sketch artist for Edinburgh’s Connect Music Festival, a massive […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Erin De Bar, Joey Mason, Beirut Anniversary, Society of Illustrators

Hi readers,With just a few minutes of August left on the clock here in Seattle, On the Spot’s “Sketching News Roundup” is back. Enjoy!Joust draw it!Earlier in August, London-based illustrator Erin De Bar documented a famous joust competition at Hampton Court Palace.De Bar told me via text how she felt the pressure to capture that hero image that […]

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Sketching Cascadia at Graphite Art Gallery

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Tara ShadduckEmail: graphite.tara@gmail.comPhone: 425.510.1097 “A sketch drawn from life is one of the most authentic forms of visual expression.”– Gabi Campanario, artist A collection of more than 100 sketches by regional sketch artists capture a sense of place…

Sketching News Roundup: Patrick Vale; Mistograf in English; Drawings from the late 1900s; OTS anniversary

Hello readers and happy summer, or winter, depending where you find yourself as a new season starts.Here’s a new summary of cool and current work happening in the world of urban sketching and reportage illustration. If you like what you see, please share On the Spot and invite others to subscribe.From sketchbook to asphalt“As the bedrock to […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Pride Month, Sleepless in Paris, Sports Beat, Alicia Aradilla, Andy Oh

Hello readers and welcome new subscribers,What cool sketches have you come across recently?I write this curated report every other week to highlight timely on-the-spot drawings and news that caught my eye. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy putting it together.Pride MonthDrawing by Veronica LawlorAs June arrives and communities across the […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Curtis Tappenden, WendyMac, Stuart Walster, Calendar

Hello readers,In case you are new to On the Spot, this is my twice-a-month bulletin highlighting timely work by sketchers worldwide. If you see something I should consider mentioning, please don’t hesitate to email me or leave a comment.Curtis Tappenden at the Brighton FestivalCourtesy of Curtis TappendenEvery May, the seaside English town of Brighton hosts a popular multi-arts […]

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Rewind: Melanie Reim on drawing women around the world

New York reportage artist Melanie Reim is one of the first authors I’ve worked with as a publisher. The result of our collaboration is an inspiring book, Different & the Same, that collects Reim’s reportage drawings of women spanning decades and continents. Listen in to learn more from one of the most accomplished reportage illustrators of our times.

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Sketching News Roundup: Coronation Artists, Pete Scully, Protest Beat, Calendar

Hello readers,After my trips to Querétaro and Auckland last month, I’m happy to be typing this newsletter from my home office instead of an airport.Allow me a couple of bullets before we get into the good stuff.On the Spot reached more than 100 paid subscribers last week! (And it’s close to surpassing 2,000 free subscribers). I’m truly grateful for your […]

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Easter in Mexico

4 de Abril, 2023. Primera dibujada con @urbansketchers_qro. Los compañeros @demian_chavez (fotoperiodista y videógrafo excepcional autor de todos estos vídeos), @emececroquis, Jorge Escobar, Daniela Quintanilla y Noemí Ramírez me han recibido con los brazos abiertos y me han llevado a…

Sketching News Roundup: Sylvain Cnudde; Bologna; Florence; Badajoz

Hello readers and greetings from Seattle,As springs turns around, I’m wrapping up some projects and starting new ones.Last Monday, I shared the stage with Rita Sabler at the Seattle University Book Store for the presentation of her book, New York Reawakens. Melanie Reim’s Different and the Same, my second Sketcher Press book, is off to press. (Get free shipping within the U.S. and […]

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