Urban Sketching has official rules. One of those rules is that you must sketch onsite from direct observation. Great rule...but what about reference photos?There are 3 times that reference photos and urban sketching are perfect companions, in my opinion. 1. When...
This sourdough bakery located in Carcross, Yukon, was NOT sketched on location. It was sketched a full 8 months after I visited it from a reference photo. REBEL URBAN SKETCHER? To be an “official” urban sketcher associated with the non-profit organization that...
I just saw a post in an urban sketching Facebook group that I participate in from a gentleman who said he couldn’t find anything interesting to sketch in his hometown. His hometown was Calgary, Alberta. What?!? I live in small town Canada (population 397). It was...
