# It's Good to Be Here

Be the artist in residence of your world. A weekly dose of wonder from artist and bestselling author Amy Stewart. Supporters get sketchbook and notebook tutorials and a deeper dive.

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## [147. Another Travel Sketching Kit](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/147-another-travel-sketching-kit)

_2026-08-17 · Amy Stewart_

My regular pre-vacation art supply shakeup

## [Autumn Sneaking In, a Cozy Popcorn Movie, and a Secret](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/autumn-sneaking-in-a-cozy-popcorn)

_2026-08-14 · Amy Stewart_

I'm not actually going to tell you the secret.

## [146. Painting in Public](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/146-painting-in-public)

_2026-08-10 · Amy Stewart_

Put up an easel, meet some people.

## [Meet These Self-Appointed Artists in Residence](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/meet-these-self-appointed-artists)

_2026-08-07 · Amy Stewart_

Brilliant new projects are underway!

## [145. Drawing Your Territory](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/145-drawing-your-territory)

_2026-08-03 · Amy Stewart_

A step-by-step for drawing a building in your neighborhood

## [The Bear House Burned Down, and I Hadn't Drawn It](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/the-bear-house-burned-down-and-i)

_2026-07-31 · Amy Stewart_

How big is my sketchbook's territory?

## [144. Painting the weather](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/144-painting-the-weather)

_2026-07-27 · Amy Stewart_

A few ideas for painting clouds

## [Drawing the Weather](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/drawing-the-weather)

_2026-07-24 · Amy Stewart_

The Unexpected Delights of Hand-Drawn Weather Maps

## [143. A Naturalist Journal-Style Page](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/143-a-naturalist-journal-style-page)

_2026-07-20 · Amy Stewart_

Here's a format to experiment with

## [If You Love Marshes, You're a Marshian](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/if-you-love-marshes-youre-a-marshian)

_2026-07-17 · Amy Stewart_

and other adventures from SketcherFest

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_2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_

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## [142. Plein Air Painting at the Community Garden](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/142-plein-air-painting-at-the-community)

_2026-07-13 · Amy Stewart_

A step-by-step guide

## [An Artist Residency is a Door](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/an-artist-residency-is-a-door)

_2026-07-10 · Amy Stewart_

and other recommended reading

## [141. New pocket-sized art supplies!](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/141-new-pocket-sized-art-supplies)

_2026-07-06 · Amy Stewart_

Let's test out some new materials

## [How I Became the Artist-in-Residence of the Trees on My Street](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/how-i-became-the-artist-in-residence)

_2026-07-03 · Amy Stewart_

You can, too!

## [140. A Painted Cover for Pocket Sketchbooks](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/140-a-painted-cover-for-pocket-sketchbooks)

_2026-06-29 · Amy Stewart_

A cool idea for ultra-portable art supplies

## [Life in Hell Turned Out Okay for Matt Groening](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/life-in-hell-turned-out-okay-for)

_2026-06-26 · Amy Stewart_

and other excerpts from my githerments journal

## [139. Sketchbook flip through](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/139-sketchbook-flip-through)

_2026-06-22 · Amy Stewart_

Take a walk through my sketchbook!

## [138. Pentel Pocket Brush Pens in Four Colors!](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/138-pentel-pocket-brush-pens-in-four)

_2026-06-15 · Amy Stewart_

But are they waterproof?

## [How a Book That Doesn't Fit Can Be The Perfect Fit](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/how-a-book-that-doesnt-fit-can-be)

_2026-06-12 · Amy Stewart_

Chatting about Travel Artist with James Richards

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_2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_

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## [137. Is This the Perfect Journal?](https://amystewart.substack.com/p/137-is-this-the-perfect-journal)

_2026-06-08 · Amy Stewart_

I think I found it!