Workshops

Fall workshop in Bothell

The Fall Edition of the weekend-long workshop that I started teaching at Cloud 9 Art School in Bothell back in March wrapped up with lots of smiles, including mine! The first day I taught how to break down a complex…

Urban sketching crash course in drizzly Bellingham

All these years in the Pacific Northwest have taught me never to let rain dampen my sketching plans. Unless is cold and windy, there’s always a place to take shelter: an entryway, a store awning, a covered passage. And sometimes…

First Hill community workshop

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 for the invitation.

Pocket Urban Sketching workshop booklet

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 you can fit on every spread if you know how to simplify a scene. To…

Workshop in Porto

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 days ago. The scenic rivertown in North Portugal is known for its wine industry and historic…

Summer sketching workshop in Bothell

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 all over the region and beyond: Seattle, Edmonds, Kirkland, Redmond, Gig Harbor, Bellingham, Whidbey Island,…

Workshop rewind: Small sketchbook, big scene at Hing Hay Park

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 up to what its name means: Park of pleasurable gatherings. I recently spent a pleasant…

Pocket Urban Sketching at Hing Hay Park

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 in becoming a better artist and urban sketcher like I was more than a decade…

Workshop rewind: Sketching weekend in Bothell

A weekend-long sketching class in a walkable urban setting with an interesting mix of architecture, history and nature. That’s the basic idea behind the workshop I have started teaching in Bothell, Washington, a charming little river town 15 miles north of Seattle.…

‘On Assignment’ workshop in Ischia Island

I was the invited guest artist at the latest edition of the Naples Urban Sketchers Workshop hosted by Italian architect and illustrator Simo Cappechi. Photos by Enzo Rando originally published in La Repubblica.