I saw this TED Talk the other night, and I had a few thoughts that I’d like to share with you. Joseph G-L seems like...
I think of people driving through my village Ballinderreen on their way somewhere. Ballinderreen is not usually the destination, being a “blink and you’ll miss...
Introduction to Urban Sketching 18th-20th October 2019
PREMIUM. Fungie the Dolphin, escaping crabs and doomed oysters, moody surfers - I sketched them all during my trip around the Irish coast. Hear how...
It was a privilege to teach at the 9th International Urban Sketching Symposium took place in Porto, Portugal, from 19th-21st July 2018, and I fell...
PREMIUM - Sometimes when you're sketching you have to get it right first time. Here I share some of the tips I've picked up to...
PREMIUM. SeaFest is the annual celebration of Galway's intimate relationship with the Atlantic Ocean and a great family day out. Of course it wouldn't be...
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....
PREMIUM. I recently had a great week of sketching in a lovely little Irish town in West Cork, but in mid-February. Schull turned out to...
PREMIUM It's good to do some advance planning before you put pen to paper. Far from removing spontaneity, it gives you freedom to express yourself,...
The end-of-year holiday over Christmas and New Year provides a great opportunity for sketching family, one of which I take full advantage.
The Etchr satchel and Etchr field case have been designed with the urban sketcher in mind. I was asked to review these two products for...
PREMIUM. I was asked to sketch at Seafest 2017, and it was a real pleasure: sunshine, sea, spray and sketching all combined to make a...
PREMIUM article. While it's potentially very rewarding, drawing people is one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a sketcher. Get the inside track of...
PREMIUM. The art of dog grooming celebrates our very human love of beauty, skill and, above all, our canine companions. It was a joy to...
PREMIUM. The life and colour of Galway City in the summer are legendary. I've caught a few of my favourite Galway sights in watercolour over...
Finding somewhere to sit for a sketch isn't always possible. The Field Easel Art Bag by Darsie Beck is an excellent and convenient solution to...
PREMIUM. I grew up beside Powerscourt Waterfall, near Bray, a seaside town on Ireland's East Coast. I took my children on a break there and...
Here are 25 urban sketching tips for you to consider when you are out in the field. They include some things you should be doing...
Book review by Róisín Curé: Felix Scheinberger's Urban Watercolor Sketching.
Róisín gives a book review of The Urban Sketcher by Marc Taro Holmes
Róisín talks about the benefits of urban sketching and how sometimes it can take over
PREMIUM article. When you think you have no time to sketch, just draw in the cracks!. I explain.
Róisín Curé gives her 20 tips for urban sketching