DRAWING
Attention
The official zine of Urban Sketchers MARCH 2020
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Drawing Attention Mandate Drawing Attention, the official monthly zine of the Urban Sketchers organization, communicates and promotes official USk workshops, symposiums, sketchcrawls, news and events; shares news about USk chapters; and educates readers about the practice of on-location sketching.
Thanks to this month’s Drawing Attention contributors: Managing Editor: Patricia Chow Mailchimp layout: Jane Wingfield Issuu layout: Anne Taylor Social Media Designer: Suzala Writer: Mark Alan Anderson Proofreader: Leslie Akchurin Contributors: Parka, Richard Alomar, Veronica Lawlor, Francis Marquez, Julie Millar, Peter Richards, Thomas Thorspecken, Maria Regina Tuazon cover image: Veronica Lawlor Subscribe to Drawing Attention. Read the February edition of Drawing Attention. Circulation: 13k+ Readership: 16k+ Web: urbansketchers.org Urban Sketchers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing. Click here to make your tax-deductible contribution via Paypal. © 2020 Urban Sketchers. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this publication, including accompanying artwork, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Urban Sketchers organization.
Hello Sketchers! We hope you all have been out and about sharing your world one sketch at a time. It’s always a great pleasure to see so many wonderful sketches on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It’s also great to see how many chapters get together to share their enthusiasm and passion for urban sketching. We are often asked: “What do I have to do to become an urban sketcher?” And the answer is quite simple: “Sketch following the USk Manifesto.” Remember the simplicity of the USk movement; the curious and passionate action of sketching what you see, using the tools that suit you best and sharing your sketch on-line
with others, free of judgement or critique. That simple idea unites us all as urban sketchers. And that is unique and amazing! We are also asked: “How can my group become an official chapter?” “How do I become a USk Instructor?” “Can we host a symposium?” We will answer those questions in later messages, but if you really want to know more about USk you can volunteer with one of our many committees. Feel free to contact me (president@urbansketchers.org) directly if you have any ideas or suggestions on how to better fulfill our organization’s mission. Sketching together, Richard Alomar, USk President
MANAGING EDITOR’S MESSAGE Greetings, Sketchers! In this issue we spotlight plein air painter and urban sketcher Suma CM and illustrator and reportage artist Veronica Lawlor, as well as celebrate our 300th USk chapter in Guam, review Art Deco Weekend in Miami Beach, and travel Down Under for the Brisbane Sketchfest. Also, there may not be a Symposium this year, but be sure to check out the details on page 4 for our Sketch with Hong Kong event happening April 10-12, 2020. A huge thank you to our fantastic team of writers, contributors, proofreaders, and designers who make this publication possible each month. If you’d like to join the Drawing Attention team, email me at drawingattention@urbansketchers.org! Enjoy our latest issue! Patricia Chow, Managing Editor, Drawing Attention
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ART DECO WEEKEND
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SYMPOSIUM UPDATE: UNITED WE SKETCH WITH HONG KONG In lieu of the symposium that was going to take place around the same time, sketchers in Hong Kong and a few visitors to the city are planning to get together April 1012 for several sketch walks. They are hoping to live stream some of their social events and sketch crawls on social media. Tag along with the hashtags #SketchWithHongKong and #USkSketchWithHongKong. Wherever you are, HERE is how you, your sketches, and your community can be part of the event and express global support. Also learn how you can download the PNG watermark from Rob Sketcherman and how to successfully add it to your sketches for easy identification!
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ART DECO WEEKEND FROM JANUARY 17-20, 2020, USK ORLANDO, USK MIAMI, AND USK TAMPA TEAMED UP TO HOST FREE SKETCH TOURS AND DEMONSTRATIONS AT ART DECO WEEKEND IN MIAMI BEACH. THE LONGEST RUNNING FREE CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN MIAMI BEACH, IT CELEBRATES INCREDIBLE ARCHITECTURE FROM THIS DESIGN PERIOD, A VISUAL FEAST FOR URBAN SKETCHING ATTENDEES. BY THOMAS THORSPECKEN 8 DRAWING ATTENTION
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oga Rose Grosman, of USk Orlando, organized participation in the event. As part of the street festival, the sketchers had their own tent on Ocean Drive where guests could learn about what we do and sign up for our activities. For providing such wonderful value to the festival, the Miami Design Preservation League sponsored hotel rooms for our instructors for the weekend. On the first night, event organizers and volunteers met to prepare goodie bags of art supplies destined for each participant joining a sketch tour. Daniel Smith donated tubes of watercolor, there were incredibly bright swatch cards of watercolor from Viviva (India), pencils, small sketchbooks from Stillman & Birn and art supplies from Dick Blick. At the tent, we had prepared 18x24 inch sketches that guests could paint to practice with their new supplies. The results were colorful and exciting. One little girl became fascinated with adding watercolor to a sketch. She was truly an artist in the making, so we gave her an art swag bag so she could continue creating at home.
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Though rain created a soggy start to the weekend, our artists persevered. Soon enough, the weather turned glorious. Sketch tours went out twice per day, stopping at three unique architectural spots. At each location, one instructor offered tips and hints, while the other discussed the history of the site where sketchers would spend the next hour capturing the scene. Pam Schwartz, a history museum curator, prepared note cards containing historical information and pointing out the Art Deco features of each architectural gem. We also hosted a variety of simultaneous demos, including one with Jim Richards from Siesta Key. Instructors stood in front of the USk tent with poster signs so that people could find the demo they signed up for, before heading out to different locations. This was a fun time for socializing and getting to see what others had created. Besides buildings, sketchers were also invited to document Art Deco events. On the first evening, we were challenged to catch a live band with experienced swing dancers at the VIP beach side dance party. It was insanely windy out, but the flappers and their daddies danced late into the night.
A huge round of applause to all of the artist instructors and volunteers who donated their time and expertise to the event! The Art Deco Museum of Miami is hosting an exhibition of many of the original sketches created at the festival, on display now through April 18, 2020.
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NE LITTLE GIRL BECAME FASCINATED WITH ADDING WATERCOLOR TO A SKETCH. SHE WAS TRULY AN ARTIST IN THE MAKING, SO WE GAVE HER AN ART SWAG BAG SO SHE COULD CONTINUE CREATING AT HOME.
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HOTEL SHELLY MIAMI BEACH BY NOGA ROSE
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BLUSTERY DAY ON OCEAN DRIVE BY JIM RICHARDS 14 DRAWING ATTENTION
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SWINGING INTO THE NIGHT BY THOMAS THORSPECKEN
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AUSTRALIA HOSTS FIRST COUNTRYWIDE SKETCHFEST IN BRISBANE BY PETER RICHARDS AND JULIE MILLAR
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he Brisbane Sketchfest was the first Australiawide formal urban sketching event modelled on a USk Symposium. The idea for the Sketchfest came from a combination of opportunities. In 2018, Brisbane City Council (BCC) asked members of USk Brisbane to run free urban sketching workshops during the annual Brisbane Open House Event (BoH), where public and private buildings are open over one weekend, and despite the wet weather, they were well received. Last year was the tenth year of BoH. It was anticipated that timing an urban sketching event with BoH would spread the urban sketching message to the broader community. There would be sketching opportunities in local buildings that were not typically available, and on location sketchers would significantly add to the experience of BoH for visitors. October is also a good time of year in Brisbane, usually not too hot or wet. The purple flowers of the jacaranda trees are in full bloom and it is the month of the Oktoberfest, hence Sketchfest.
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Twelve instructors were settled on early, four from overseas (from Asia, to recognise our regional location), four from around Australia, and four from Queensland. They were chosen to provide a wide variety of approaches and included the well-known urban sketchers KK, KC Lee, Paul Wang and Rob Sketcherman, as well as Australian Symposium instructors Liz Steel, Richard Briggs and Robyn Bauer. The others were urban sketchers that were held in high regard by the group and deserved the opportunity. A maximum of 15 people per workshop gave a total of 180 possible participants. There was some concern that this was too ambitious, but in the end, we almost sold out. We had attendees from all over Australia, some came from NoumĂŠa in the Pacific, New Zealand, and others straight from Asia Link in Hanoi, which was held the week before. For some, it was their first urban sketching experience. The smaller numbers enabled a couple of things to happen that were not possible in a larger Symposium.
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The Sketchfest started with presentations by the instructors, and representatives from all participating urban sketching groups in Australia and New Zealand spoke of their activities and the work of their members. It beautifully showed the extent and depth of the urban sketching community in Oceania. Each participant did one workshop each with an international, an interstate and a local instructor. There were two sketch walks where the instructors did informal demonstrations. The eat, drink and draw venue was at urban parkland South Bank, with spectacular views over the city skyline. On the day after the Sketchfest, participants and instructors joined an Urban Sketchers Brisbane meeting, so those who were unable to attend could feel part of the event. The Brisbane Sketchfest was a remarkable experience and a great success, with extremely positive feedback from many participants. It enabled a large group to forge a better relationship with and understanding of Brisbane and with other sketchers in our region. 18 DRAWING ATTENTION
A DRINK & DRAW
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THROWDOWN AT MICHAEL POPE’S WORKSHOP
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USK CELEBRATES OUR 300TH REGIONAL CHAPTER:
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FRANCIS MARQUEZ REFLECTS ON GUAM BEING THE 300TH USK CHAPTER, AND ‘URBAN’ SKETCHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
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ow 300th chapter! Guam is a small island. There are artists, however, and most choose to be private and create their own subgroups. A lot of them are mostly into mural painting and conceptual drawing versus real life on-location drawing. Even now, urban sketching is still unheard of here. Some have an idea of what it is, but still probably have questions about on-location drawing, which is why we made it a mission to spread the word and tried to establish the group. We are comprised of three admins: myself, Olive Newman and Ehrian Marquez. On average on a regular meetup we get about 10 active “members,” and on a really good meetup about 20 people. At first we weren’t sure people would come, so we reached out to other art groups, then eventually some schools and teachers took notice and reached out to us. We even captured the tourism bureau’s attention, and we hosted
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LEFT: SKETCH BY EHRIAN MARQUEZ ABOVE: TUMON BAY UMBRELLAS BY FRANCIS MARQUEZ
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a sketch session to mostly non-sketcher influencers from abroad. This is how we began to solidify in a sense. To this day, we collaborate in any creative way possible to have our sketch meetups attract more sketchers. We also use this as a way to give back to the community, by opening the floodgates to people who are interested in art but have no way of joining other established art groups. One thing we always get asked is “are you an art teacher?” or “is there an art class?” People here expect some kind of instruction, and from time to time, we do a basic Urban Sketching 101 class.
Guam’s capital Hagatna, mainly at Plaza De España, due to its convenience and a lot of subjects in that area. For an island, there are some areas with prominent buildings, such as Tumon, where the concentration of almost all hotels are in, and this is as “urban” as you can get here in Micronesia or this part of the Pacific. There is a lot of green and blue in Guam’s sketches because we are surrounded by sea and jungle.
Guam is a young chapter and we hope to grow this scene in the future. We’ve done several sketch sessions in
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ABOVE: GUAM MUSEUM BY EHRIAN MARQUEZ
TUMON BAY BY FRANCIS MARQUEZ
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Sketcher Spotlight
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Suma CM
BOTH ENDS OF A Continuum CALIFORNIA-BASED SUMA CM – ARTIST, EDITOR, WRITER AND URBAN SKETCHER – TALKS ABOUT THE OVERLAP BETWEEN URBAN SKETCHING AND PLEIN AIR. BY MARK ALAN ANDERSON
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hat is the difference between urban sketching and painting en plein air – and is there a significant difference at all? “You know, I really don’t like putting labels on things.” Suma CM is matter-of-fact about this point. “Plein air is a part of who I am, in addition to urban sketching.” She describes the relationship between the two approaches as more of a continuum.
Suma will be teaching an Urban Sketchers workshop in Italy this year, and true to form, the impetus for this course came out of her experience as a faculty member at last year’s plein air expo. She describes it as geared toward people who want to both travel and explore as well as keep a sketchbook along the way. With planned excursions to various hill towns in Umbria, Italian dining, and afternoons to explore techniques in a studio setting, participants will be based at a charming old estate that has been repurposed into a school.
“Typically, in urban sketching we are much more about smaller format. We often carry sketchbooks and minimal equipment with the idea of being able to sketch at will, “I am really welcoming to beginners,” she says. “This is maybe while standing in line at the grocery store.” Her perfect for people who may be new to sketching outdoors. I’m thoughts tumble out, but she very much about being a OTH [URBAN SKETCHING is clear and articulate, and coach and motivating, AND PLEIN AIR] ARE VIBRANT she laughs a lot as we chat. getting people open COMMUNITIES, AND THERE’S A LOT Her enthusiasm is infectious. to the fact that art is “We have many fine urban OF OVERLAP. BOTH ARE GEARED TOWARDS interpretation, and giving sketchers who set up an easel OBSERVATION AND BEING IN THE MOMENT, people permission to do to paint, which is part of that CREATING ART FROM OBSERVATION.” just that.” continuum.” Regardless of whether Suma speculates that while urban sketching may you paint en plein air or tell the story of your world emphasize portability and reportage, plein air may be through urban sketches, Suma feels there is something slightly more focused on the practices of going out with special about doing a sketch from life and wants to share a little more equipment – perhaps to paint in oils with her passion about this with others. an easel or pochade box. Even if plein air is a bit more intensive in terms of equipment, Suma assures me that FAR RIGHT (ABOVE): BAKER BEACH FROM LANDS END the lines of separation really are very blurry. (BELOW): QUTB SHAHI TOMBS, HYDERABAD
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BODEGA BAY, CALIFORNIA
AMSTEL AT SUNSET, AMSTERDAM
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VERONICA LAWLOR reflects on seeing the world through reportage
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first heard about Urban Sketchers through Greg Betza, one of the illustrators in my group, Studio 1482. He called me one day, excited to tell me about a new online group that was forming around reportage drawing, something that we all had practiced and loved for years. Soon after, I received an email from Gabi Campanario with an invitation to join the USk blog as a correspondent, which I happily accepted!
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I’m interested in the idea of bringing emotion and a personal viewpoint to the urban sketch. Reportage is about carrying back your experiences on location, so that includes the emotions that a location brings out in the artist, as well as their opinions, thoughts, ideas, and even fantasies, while working on-site. I think all of this is part of your direct experience of a location, and I’m excited to open those doors for urban sketchers when I teach. LEFT: PRAGUE CAFE | BELOW: GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NYC
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Reportage is my way to interact with the world through drawing. Not only to document news-worthy events, which I’ve done, but also, to document the great places of the world and the small moments of life that happen in all of them. Through reportage I’ve discovered what I always suspected; that what we have in common is so much more than our differences. I feel fortunate to have met so many people and to have had so many experiences through reportage drawing that I never would have had without it. As much as I love time in my studio, I will always use reportage to bring the outside world in. I’m a relatively shy person, but through drawing on location I have become a global extrovert, and I love that! I am passionate about art-making in many forms. Aside from reportage illustration, which I practice professionally (and always for pleasure), my true love is life drawing. Working from the model in short poses challenges my design senses, improves my visual memory, and gets my heart going! I love to teach others to trust their artistic instincts through life drawing as well – it’s such a benefit to an urban sketcher to have the experience of drawing people quickly (as we all know, they move on location!). My non-artistic passions would be travel, good food and wine, mentoring young artists, and spending time with friends and family. Oh, and dancing! I LOVE to dance, and fortunately my husband does too! My favorite thing about USk is the community. Through Urban Sketchers I’ve had the opportunity to meet likeminded people across the globe, and I have made some lifetime friends. I also love teaching workshops at the annual symposiums – especially fun are the participants who are new to urban sketching. Seeing their faces light 38 DRAWING ATTENTION
up when they take their first steps, or something I’m teaching in the workshop clicks with them, is such a gratifying experience. I will be teaching an Urban Sketchers workshop in Paris on March 21-22 called Paris: je ne sais quoi? Capturing the Essence of Paris Through Reportage and Mixed Media. The workshop will be about using a reportage approach to not only document the city, but also to find your own story and opinion, and be decisive about what to draw. We’ll also be working to capture the feeling that the city evokes in each urban sketcher, and how to express that through choices in design and mixed media. Paris is such an emotionally evocative city, that I feel it is the perfect location for this type of experience.
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THROUGH REPORTAGE I’VE DISCOVERED WHAT I ALWAYS SUSPECTED; THAT WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON IS SO MUCH MORE THAN OUR DIFFERENCES – VERONICA LAWLOR
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Another workshop coming up in early June that I am excited about is the Life Drawing Symposium – a three-day workshop in figure drawing geared towards urban sketchers, that I co-founded in 2019 with fellow USk correspondent Melanie Reim. Last year was such a big success that we had to do it again this year – the growth in the participants’ ability to draw and understand the figure in motion was tremendous. It’s such an important skill for urban sketchers to study and practice. I normally work with paper, not pixels, but have done a lot of work with Mental Canvas, a digital app which allows you to draw directly in dimension. It’s addictive! I used Mental Canvas to create one of eight scenes in a muralsized game installation for a children’s hospital here in NYC, in which children can visit and interact with major locations of the city while they’re hospitalized. Here is a link (if you look closely, there is an artist painting on the bridge who looks a lot like me). That being said, when I’m on location, my personal preference will always be physical materials over digital, even though Rob Sketcherman keeps trying to convince me otherwise! Hi Rob! :)
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I’M A RELATIVELY SHY PERSON, BUT THROUGH DRAWING ON LOCATION I HAVE BECOME A GLOBAL EXTROVERT, AND I LOVE THAT! – VERONICA LAWLOR
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COOL GEAR
BY MARK LEIBOWITZ Many people responded to the call for bad weather sketching solutions. 1) Mayuresh sketches with the Pune, India, group and provided photos of sketchers wearing ponchos for rain protection. Mayuresh bought a poncho with a window in Vietnam and realized - you could sketch under it! 2) Cindi Foreman was visiting Edinburgh, Scotland, from her home in Canada and had three days of great weather. Leaving in the rain, her daughter took this photo of Cindi sketching in what might be a classical Urban Sketcher pose. 3) Kate Buike, who sketches in Seattle, sent a photo that shows a tip she picked up from Pete Scully: rather than holding the umbrella and “losing” a sketching hand, she stuffs the long handle down the front of her jacket. The top rests on her head. Viola! Both hands free! 4) Another umbrella photo came from Nina Judson who has figured out an effortless way to stay dry. She uses a Guerrilla Painter Shadebuddy stuck in the wet ground to protect her sketching. Nina also pointed out a new umbrella solution called the “Phonebrella.” Google it if you’re curious. It’s an umbrella that wirelessly connects to your cell phone and allows you to take and make calls as well as listen to music - hands free. 5) Tina Koyama sent a photo of a sketch she did in the snow, and you can clearly see water drops on the artwork. 42 DRAWING ATTENTION
Her solution is to accept what nature offers. How about the cold? “If I were to simply step outside my house to temperatures in the 30s or 40s (-1*C to 4*C), I would be too cold to sketch. But after walking for a while, I’ve warmed up enough that stopping for a short sketch is bearable.” We are a rugged group! 6) When all else fails, become a fruit and vegetable expert! Winters are rough in Minnesota. Urban Sketcher Pam Luer says, “I am always looking to find a way to continue my sketchbook practice in the dead of winter. The produce department never disappoints. I find the produce section of any market loaded with color, textures, form and beauty.” And, when she’s finished her art, subjects end up in a hearty winter soup. Always looking for new Cool Gear and Creative Solutions – write to me at markleibowitz810@ gmail.com.
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WELCOME NEW USK CHAPTERS USk is pleased to announce these new regional chapters:
USk Armenia (Yerevan) USk Belo Horizonte, Brazil USk Edmonton, Canada USk Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation USk Granada, Spain USk Jeddah, Saudi Arabia USk Minsk, Belarus USk Morlaix, France USk Washington DC, USA USk Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Welcome to the Urban Sketchers family!
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USK ARMENIA
USK ZAPORIZHZHIA
USK JEDDAH
USK BELO HORIZONTE
USK MINSK
USK GRANADA
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