I’m excited to introduce Armchair Travels, an invitation to travel around the world through the reportage illustration of Studio 1482. We have gathered art from our travels to share with you, in the hopes that while you can’t get out and see these places (yet), our experiences may bring some happiness and light to your […]
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So happy that this reportage illustration I did of the bicycle traffic in Amsterdam was Selected to be in American Illustration 38, alongside many other wonderful illustrations from my peers. Thank you to Regina Wolek and Lonely Planet for the feature, and to the jury and American Illustration! See feature from the December 2018 issue […]
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Every Easter in New York City, Fifth Avenue in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral becomes filled with folks dressed up in their Easter best, with elaborately crafted Easter bonnets. And plenty of tourists to take their pictures! I strolled around for about an hour this morning and drew a few that caught my eye…Birds of […]
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A friend of mine (thanks Jen!) just sent me a link to a New York Times article about the American Writer’s Museum, which opens in Chicago on May 16, 2017. Very excited to visit the museum during my stay in Chicago for the Urban Sketchers Symposium in July – especially since my illustration work will be […]
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They came pouring in from all over the country. Women and their male allies converged on Washington DC this past Saturday to let the new President Trump know: We Are Here, And We’re Not Going Anywhere! It was an amazing reportage opportunity, of course, but it was more than that: It was history in the […]
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Happy New Year! I am proud to say that two of my illustrations will be on exhibit, one currently in Los Angeles and one in Shreveport LA starting on February 11th. My illustration of the Central Park Boathouse for Chase Private Client was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Advertising category by the Los Angeles Society of […]
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President Obama is visiting Havana today, marking the opening of relations between our two countries. Last June, I had the opportunity to visit Cuba on a special Urban Sketchers trip arranged by Jim Richards. What a place! I have a lot to scan and write about, and I will be posting all week in celebration […]
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Happy to announce that I will be in Manchester for the 2016 Urban Sketchers Symposium, teaching my workshop, titled: Puzzling Out the Picture. Hope to see some of you there! #USkManchester2016 PUZZLING OUT THE PICTURE Many times, when a sketcher arrives at a busy urban location, there is a sense of being overwhelmed. So […]
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I’m so happy and proud to announce that my book: The Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing, has been published by Quarry Books! (find it HERE) The book is full of inspirational ideas and tips to help you tell stories with your location drawings, and use your drawings as a way to reach out […]
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This has been an unbelievable summer of travel for me. From Havana to Ubud, and many stops in between. So many experiences, and so many drawings, I don’t know where to start. So I decided to start with Waterloo Street in Singapore, where I had the privilege of teaching a workshop at the 6th Annual […]
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