This is my very first landscape. I watched a video tutorial on Craftsy by the insanely talented Shari Blaukopf. This doesn’t look a thing like hers, by the way, but her lessons are fantastic and I highly recommend them. If you’re looking to be incredibly inspired while feeling just a wee bit intimidated, click here to check out her amazing gallery of sketches.
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[…] While this was a wonderful way to begin and build confidence, I was seeing a lot of folks out there calling themselves urban sketchers and I was intrigued to find out what it was all about. Shari Blaukopf was one of the first urban sketchers I found and I loved her style (you can read her feature on Doodlewash by clicking here!). She had just launched her first Craftsy class in the previous month and I was excited to take it. So the following day I launched into her course and created my first little landscape. […]