Urban Sketching

Still quite cold, but warmer days are definitely coming.
Happily accepted the opportunity to sketch at a nursery today. A7EE80C9-3602-44E0-B55B-FA517E4C6027EC30AA9D-B110-4BE2-9708-A49D953C89A2BFCB13D6-687A-45FE-A426-BEC7BB8452D8

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This is a collection of the quick sketches, I’m doing throughout the day. Most of them during my commute. 28BB2500-FA5D-492A-963C-9DCB89446C8B01F5DE63-09C1-4E00-8CD9-00AF20847BE0

These two are more experimental. The first is a color and texture study of the shrubs I can see through my window. I added the guy for the fun of it.
The other one is a collage of the landscape passing by during my commute. 37D30959-21D6-4BE6-93AE-3B2619DF0C535D0B3199-405E-47A1-A69E-2574DBFE220E

This took me a bit longer than usual.
The view from the terrace. I’ve done nothing like this before, but this style is so me. A2646A07-0426-473B-A722-DDA4D1099B6DD80A2E90-C11E-4622-81CF-A016DDBFCB9FE42B4F8F-CF4C-4E25-A9C6-074D749DD2E5

Another experiment, as I‘m trying to refine my style.
I sketched this on location, but exaggerated it wildly 😂.
I foud this couple at a restaurant at lunchtime. She was clearly enjoying her meal while he was watching, thinking,… 9ED9B7D0-98BA-4D45-84C3-4A05C3126BBC

I‘m throwing this in for discussion.
Urban sketching is meant do be done on location. But what if the location is in your head or, the presketch has been done in your mind already and you bring it on paper back home?
While this picture might not qualify as an urban sketching, I „drew“ this in my mind while talking a walk with our six year old a…[Read more]

Well, I was busy working for my feature here on Doodlewash, but that didn‘t mean, I didn‘t sketch.
I did this while I was waiting for the family arriving back home from france.
The „Grosse Schanze“ in Bern is located directly above the central station.
Perfect to get a quick study done while waiting. 65F0DF03-3FE3-4309-B879-134763E7F3C6

Hm, I remember Toy Story slightly different 😂 5F722812-7372-4328-AC40-3EAB065F1BBE

Recently we visited a friend with her newborn and I enjoyed the still live on the table very much. 41A94858-0038-4AA3-AB6C-217B6DC4C5E8

Currently I’m more into anatomy studying, but these sketches still do happen. 2C11BDFA-4D82-4B27-B5FD-9B6F68A6F0CE1C29F78F-0073-4189-8D86-A32AB8EB5AE5

Practice, practice, practice. That goes for iceskating as well as sketching 😊❄️⛸. F5390D05-76AF-4469-971A-6B60479D4485

A few more from my trip. EFBB2460-00A7-468D-B161-111328DA38FA7FF77CD3-FB0C-4E8F-8DDA-E0721D6CA985B73F661E-EE60-4A28-8175-EE58759C4FB986213FAF-20EB-4C00-BFF9-67A7AB8C513B156161D1-6B92-4469-8689-EE62395D7859

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I’m back home, I had a great time at the Bay Area.