Friedrichstadt’s architecture, people and nature
July 23, 2019
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
Chicago in Your Pocket Sketchbook
June 4, 2019
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
Architecture, People, and Nature sketching workshops in Victoria B.C.
April 15, 2019
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
GRADA conference in Barcelona
March 30, 2019
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,
Beware the Beard Papa’s cream puffs at Uwajimaya’s food court — you can’t eat just one!
February 26, 2019
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.
Mailbox Peak
January 27, 2019
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
Time to put a lid on the I-5 canyon?
December 18, 2018
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
Veni, vidi, sketched it
December 18, 2018
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,
Victoria, B.C. Parliament
December 8, 2018
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
Why I quit fountain pens (for a while) and picked a Bic pen
December 1, 2018
Earlier in my urban sketching years, I thought I had discovered the holy grail when I saw people drawing with fountain pens. That’s how it’s
IKEA scenes sketched with Procreate Pocket app
September 30, 2018
Here are a couple of sketches I made at IKEA using a Wacom Stylus and the Procreate Pocket app on my iPhone. I took license
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