🌆 Urban Sketching [members & +1s]

​A monthly field trip where the city becomes both our studio and our muse. Absolutely no artistic experience is required to join!

​We will take a short walk to a pre-determined spot and observe/draw/paint together for an hour or so - kind of like our own version of an urban sketchers group. I'd be more than happy to guide those who are new to on-location drawing.

​🎒 What to bring

• ​The supplies you want to work with.

  • ​✏️ Something to draw with: colored pencils, pens, charcoal, paint, whatever you want to experiment with

  • ​📒 Something to draw on: paper, clipboard, sketchbook, iPads, your skin, whatever your heart desires.

  • ​You are welcome to work with any mediums you prefer, just make sure you have at least a pen or pencil and paper. I put my supplies list at the bottom in ca

• ​Water bottle and snacks

• ​Hat, sunglasses, sunblock, jacket, layers. (if the weather is bad, we will use this time to sketch the lively environment inside The Commons)

• ​Lightweight camping chair or blanket

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​Below is what I will personally be bringing for my own drawing sessions. My medium of choice is watercolors 💦🎨 as they are easy to travel with and have a mind of their own that force me to live with my mistakes and give up some control over the final outcome of the piece.

​In my 🎒, you’ll find:

• ​📔 A watercolor sketchbook (if you are using watercolors, make sure you have appropriate paper. I usually go for Strathmore but any will work)

• ​👛 A pencil pouch with

  • ​✏️ A few pencils (I like graphic pencils with a few different hardness - F, HB, 2B, 4B)

  • ​🔪 A pencil sharpener

  • ​🧽 An eraser

  • ​🎨 Set of watercolors (I have this Winsor & Newton “pocket box” which is super easy to travel with. I recommend pans vs. tubes so its less clean up)

  • ​🖌️ 2-3 paint brushes (I usually work with a size 4, then grab one smaller + one bigger)

  • ​✒️ Black pens (I love my TWSBI fountain pen. I normally have a few of various sizes. Pilot G2s are great)

  • ​🧻 A few sheets of paper towels to dry off my paint brushes

• ​💦 Full water bottle (doubles as my water supply for watercolors)

• ​🍶 Tiny cup to pour the water in / rinse brushes