When it comes to urban sketching, there is a world of tips and techniques to make your experience easier and better. From choosing handy tools to clever ways to paint: from sneaky ways to master perspective to knowing when to use the right ink for the right pen, there are myriad things an experienced instructor…
The beautiful city of Haarlem in the Netherlands could have been designed with urban sketching in mind. Join me for a watercolour workshop there 26th-28th June 2020!
The 10th International USk Symposium has just wrapped up. It took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. The 9th USk Symposium was held in Porto, Portugal, in July 2018. One of the organisers, Nelson Paciencia, stood up to say a few words about the experience during the introduction one morning. “The Symposium is not about…
I was in Porto, Portugal, last year when this year’s Urban Sketching Symposium location was announced. It would take place in Amsterdam. “You should consider staying in Haarlem,” said Anne Rose Oosterbaan, one of the many Dutch sketchers in Porto. “It’s very pretty, cheaper than Amsterdam – and only twenty minutes away by train.” That…
Introduction to Urban Sketching 18th-20th October 2019
I’m hoping you’ll join me in the Algarve region of Portugal next spring for a whole week of relaxing, painting and great company…
Join Róisín Curé and Pat Southern-Pearce for Expressing The West! An Urban Sketching Workshop, 17th-19th August, in the vibrant and colourful town of Galway, Ireland.
COURSE IS NOW FULL. A beautifully-illustrated sketchbook, full of stories of your experiences, is a joy to flick through. This workshop gives you tips and techniques to ensure every page is a treasure!