El Castillo de Montemolín
August 20, 2018
The Castle of Montemolín, “el castillo” as I’ve called it since I was a kid, is one of more than 300 medieval fortresses embedded in
Urban Sketching on foot class at the School of Visual Concepts
August 11, 2018
Had a lot of fun teaching “urban sketching on foot” today with a fantastic group of students. The class was part of the School of Visual Concepts summer program.
First Hill community workshop
August 4, 2018
My urban sketching workshop at View Park was part of the Summer Events program organized by the First Hill neighborhood. Special thanks to Alex Hudson
Pocket Urban Sketching workshop booklet
July 30, 2018
The workshop I just taught at #USkPorto2018 was about using a pocket-size notebook for urban sketching. That format may seem small, but there’s a lot
Workshop in Porto
July 25, 2018
I had the privilege of teaching my Pocket Urban Sketching workshop to three groups of international sketchers during the 9th Urban Sketchers Symposium held in Porto a few
Cool Northwest hues at Meadowdale Beach
July 2, 2018
June gloom has spilled a bit into July. But I’m OK with that. It still looks beautiful by the Puget Sound.
A sketcher’s take from Bothell workshop
June 26, 2018
Here’s a nice souvenir from the workshop I taught in Bothell this past weekend: a video-collage shared by workshop participant Karen Hoelscher, of Bellingham. The
Summer sketching workshop in Bothell
June 24, 2018
The summer edition of my Cloud 9 Art School urban sketching workshop in charming Bothell, WA., attracted a great group of participants. They came from
Direct to watercolor online challenge
June 12, 2018
Inspired by the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 online challenge going around. Good weather sure helps when you are painting with watercolors outdoors. DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials watercolors on
Procreate Pocket for iPhone gets major upgrade
May 27, 2018
Hey, fans of the Procreate app, did you see the major update to Pocket Procreate that just happened a few days ago? Now the iPhone version of
Workshop rewind: Small sketchbook, big scene at Hing Hay Park
May 21, 2018
Hing Hay Park is just a small square. It only takes a half-a-block in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. But the colorful place lives
Ballard Bell in pencil and pixels
May 17, 2018
This bell tower is a landmark in Ballard, a Seattle neighborhood that was its own independent city back in the early 1900s. The bell was
Pocket Urban Sketching at Hing Hay Park
April 23, 2018
Summary: A crash course in urban sketching with a basic tool kit consisting of a pocket sketchbook, pencil, pen and watercolors. If you are interested
From sketch to illustration
April 9, 2018
I recently redrew one of my pocket sketchbook drawings to illustrate one of my Seattle Times posts. Here’s the sketch, done on location and colored
Linville Falls, North Carolina
April 6, 2018
Spent the afternoon hiking to the Linville Falls in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Then, sketching heaven happened.
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