Tag: urban sketching

  • Art On The Road: Connecting with Your Tribe When Traveling

    Art On The Road: Connecting with Your Tribe When Traveling

    In the age of ephemeral digital images, drawing creates lasting memories On the table in front of me is a glass of thick, sweet Turkish coffee and my sketchbook. All around me is the drama of Borough Market, buzzing with shoppers in central London. I’m tempted to photograph the bright bunches of fruit underneath colorful…

  • Travel Sketching Part 1: The Right Sketchbook

    Travel Sketching Part 1: The Right Sketchbook

    Everyone has their own way to do things – and this is my way. Through trial and error I’ve worked out some decisions for basic equipment for travel sketching that make it easy and effortless – and doable almost anywhere and any time. But no worries! The basic equipment for travel sketching is inexpensive and…

  • Overcome the Fear of Sketching in Public

    Overcome the Fear of Sketching in Public

    Sketching in public can be intimidating. One of the things I had to struggle with when I started out as a ‘person who sketches’ was public scrutiny. I hated it when someone would hover behind me, maybe make a comment. I sketch – which means that the drawings I do are scrawly and often quickly…