Category Archives: teaching

In your sketch kit: Summer 2017

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

I’m finally packing my sketch bag for the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Chicago. And I’m going with my smallest sketchbag to date. It’s a small Timbuk 2 Messenger, and I’ll carry just 2 sketchbooks: A large 9×12 wirebound Beta book … Continue reading →

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Capturing Elusive gestures

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

Quick capture, better stories, workshop prep. Continue reading →

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Only a month to go…

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

People sketching and an inspiring book… Continue reading →

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Seattle, Part 2 of 2

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

More from Seattle. Continue reading →

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Seattle, Part 1 of 2

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

A spectacularly sunny weekend teaching in Seattle…and no, that’s not an oxymoron. Continue reading →

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Good questions: Studies versus Scenes

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Another good question from someone in my Figure Sketching Made Simple class on Craftsy. (I do these Good Questions posts every once in a while.) This person visited a skating rink, and sketched a whole scene, skaters, ice rink and setting, and … Continue reading →

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USk Symposium, Chicago: How do you choose a workshop?

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

Puzzled about how to choose a workshop? Continue reading →

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