
Small Sketchbook, Big Drawings (in Amsterdam)!
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

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

Ballpoint pen sketch on a hot summer day while attending the 10th Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam.

A ferry ride along the Elbe River led to a good sketching spot.

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


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


Meetup with urban sketchers from all over greater Barcelona. We sketched around my childhood stomping grounds in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. An emotional encounter for me,

Sketched Feb. 26, 2019 If I lived or worked closer to the Chinatown International District, I’d have trouble staying away from the Uwajimaya food court.

This morning I joined my fearless trail-running buddies Ben and Ahmed for a power hike and trail-run to legendary Mailbox Peak near North Bend. It


Sketched Dec. 15 and 17, 2015Can you imagine putting a lid over downtown Interstate 5 and building a park on top? I can. Especially after
Hoping for a colorful mountain scene during this morning’s trail run with Ben and Ahmed, I decided to carry my iPad in my backpack. Unfortunately,

With not much time available before boarding my ferry back to Seattle, I did a quick line drawing of the impressive Parliament building on my