In 2008 I invited a diverse group of illustrators, architects and artists around the world to join a group blog under the banner of “Urban Sketchers.” I later spearheaded the nonprofit organization of the same name that now counts with chapters in more than 60 countries. What do urban sketchers do? We draw the world around us, on the spot, capturing a sense of time and place. My blog, dating back to 2007, chronicles my own journey as an artist and urban sketcher.
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 the landscape of Badajoz, the Spanish province where my ancestors hail from. It started as…
June gloom has spilled a bit into July. But I’m OK with that. It still looks beautiful by the Puget Sound.
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 pocket sketchbook.
“Breaking news: there are Veterans among us!” When my friend Sean posted that on Facebook this morning, I was immediately reminded that every November 11 in the U.S. is Veterans Day. The holiday honors people who have served in the…
Houses at 1206 and 1210 Republican St. Fellow local blogger Cliffe, from Vintage Seattle, tipped me about the demolition of these two houses starting Tuesday. The one on the left is probably one of the oldest in the Cascade neighborhood. According…
It’s been a month or so since I started the Flickr group urban sketches. So far, we’ve got more than 100 members and near 400 drawings have been submitted from places as diverse as Tokyo, León in Spain, or Santa Fe in New Mexico, U.S., and many other…