Urban sketch…
”Urban sketch” means taking your sketchbook out into the wild and drawing on location.
All sketches…
- Sketching at the lake
A sketch from a peaceful, clear morning by the lake. - Sons of Pitches 2
After I gifted this sketch to the performers I’d drawn, they reached out to ask for another drawing to use… Read more: Sons of Pitches 2 - Solo performer
Walked into town and enjoyed a solo performance while sketching. Musicians are nice subjects because they stay sort of in… Read more: Solo performer - Race weekend sketching
I took a sketchbook (of course!) to an amateur race this past weekend, and happened to snag a seat in… Read more: Race weekend sketching - Outdoor musicians
I was inspired by a friend’s musician-filled sketchbook, and I wanted to practice with this neat mini-palette I picked up… Read more: Outdoor musicians - Street corner from the coffee shop
It’s amazing how time flies when sketching. This ink-and-watercolor sketch took up the full two hours that I spent with… Read more: Street corner from the coffee shop - View from the watch tower
We spent a night in a nearby city and I found a few opportunities to sketch outside. First, a beautiful… Read more: View from the watch tower - Walking bridge
Despite frigid winds, the quality of light today was too beautiful not to spend some time painting outside. I struggled… Read more: Walking bridge - Sushi shop sketching
Kanagawa in Mechanicsburg has got to be one of the cutest sushi shops! I love the colors in here (though… Read more: Sushi shop sketching - Urban sketching in Midtown
This was a very enjoyable morning, sketching the outside of the bookstore in Midtown, chatting with my fellow urban sketching… Read more: Urban sketching in Midtown - View from an afternoon hike
Every time I walk this trail, I’m enamored by the sudden appearance of the blue ridge in the distance when… Read more: View from an afternoon hike - Art museum clock
Our urban sketching meetup was held in the local art museum on this rainy day. This clock caught my eye… Read more: Art museum clock - Riverside garden
This ridgeline over the river is one of my favorite sketching subjects. - Ren Faire market
A doodle while waiting for some friends to arrive at the Renaissance Faire. It was challenging and fun to capture… Read more: Ren Faire market - Cemetery light
Gouache practice again! This time I tried starting with a very limited palette. It seemed to actually make color-matching easier?… Read more: Cemetery light - Myrtle Beach shoreline
Sketched from the Surfside pier on a frighteningly windy day. I had to grip my sketchbook hard to keep the… Read more: Myrtle Beach shoreline - Rail bridge in summer
I’m learning to paint with gouache in the hopes of improving my eye for color, and my color-mixing ability. Today’s… Read more: Rail bridge in summer - Plants for sale at the cafe
- Omni Richmond floor 10
- Table 18
- City view from the river
- By the river on a foggy day
- Bookstore from the mezzanine
- NYC in winter
- Bookstore with the sketching club
