# urban sketchers (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover urban sketchers. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sketching Guild Park and Gardens](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-guild-park-and-gardens) _2026-08-22 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Monday, August 24, 2026 | 10:00AM - 1:00PM ## [New Stillman and Birn Sketchbook](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/08/21/new-stillman-and-birn-sketchbook/) _2026-08-21 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ After finishing my previous Stillman and Birn pocket Beta sketchbook I started a new one. I normally use the first page to draw my palette, but this time I just skipped the first page and started a full page spread. I was sketching in my favourite cafe after a hot and humid run and for \[…\] ## [Looking takes time](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/looking-takes-time) _2026-08-17 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ Multiple drawings from the same places. ## [Sketching Roncesvalles](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-roncesvalles) _2026-08-14 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 2:00-4:30PM ## [Book Review: Pachincko by Min Jin Lee](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/08/12/book-review-pachincko-by-min-jin-lee/) _2026-08-12 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ I read this book as part of the NYT Summer Reading Challenge, but it has languished in my Kindle since 2018. I purchased it as part of following The Tournament of Books, and I intended to start reading it but each time I did I encountered its mixed reviews and selected another book instead. It’s \[…\] ## [Fancy planner post](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-08-12-Planners) _2026-08-12 · The Chip Bag_ The year is only 2/3 of the way over, but planner companies have already begun the hype cycle for 2027. Corporate has asked me to post about planners to capitalize on current trends. ## [Publications, Dragon, and People](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/publications-dragon-and-people) _2026-08-10 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ More Sketches From Toulouse! ## [Last page in my sketchbook](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/08/09/last-page-in-my-sketchbook/) _2026-08-09 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ I filled the last page of my Stillman and Birn pocket beta today, a bit less than a year after starting it. After a hot and humid run this morning I went to my favourite cafe and sketched Orit, my favourite barista. The line drawing was done with a Staedtler 0.8 pigment liner pen. Then \[…\] ## [Weekly Update: New Job](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/08/08/weekly-update-new-job-2/) _2026-08-08 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ It’s been a while since my last update, and though I drafted a post in my blogging notebook over a month ago, I didn’t get to posting it here. I got a new job! The process was much quicker than I expected both because of my excellent friends and colleagues network and because I aggressively \[…\] ## [On The Hill with Urban Sketchers Boulder](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-08-08-Boulder) _2026-08-08 · The Chip Bag_ I went on my first outing with Urban Sketchers Boulder since this exact time last year. I thought I would be out there more frequently considering I can take the bus, but... as usual... life got in the way. I did return in the end! The group has grown significantly in the past year, which was great to see. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8XJv87rqmVA9) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Book Review: The Odyssey, Robert Fagles Translation, Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/08/07/book-review-the-odyssey-robert-fagles-translation-narrated-by-sir-ian-mckellen/) _2026-08-07 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ This was the first audiobook that I’ve ever listened to, and if it wasn’t part of the NYT Summer Reading Challenge to listen to an audiobook, I never would have listened to it. While I listen to podcasts, I don’t listen to audiobooks because I find that my mind tends to wander while listening and \[…\] ## [Sketching Church Street](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-church-street) _2026-08-07 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 1:00-3:00PM ## [Workshop Announcement: Istanbul 2027](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/workshop-announcement-istanbul-2027/) _2026-08-07 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ Edit: Workshop #1 filled up quickly, so I am adding a second workshop to Istanbul, Turkey, from Oct 20th to 27th, 2027 EarlyBird discounts exclusively for my newsletter and blog subscribers:Painters get a 10% discount using discount code EARLYBIRDNon-painters get a 20% discount using discount code PARTNERI’m super excited to teach for a week at … … Continue reading → ## [Happy Interactions: People, Art Materials and Rooftop Views.](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/happy-interactions-people-art-materials) _2026-08-04 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ Three things I wanted to share today: ## [Summer Sketchbook Flip-through, 2026](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/summer-sketchbook-flip-through-2026/) _2026-08-01 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ Following my time in Prague, (See this post for sketches) I spent some time in Vienna, then taught on a river cruise with two wonderful teachers and friends, Shari Blaukopf and Brenda Swenson. And after that, I was off to Toulouse, France, for the Urban Sketchers Symposium, where I gave a talk and a demo. … … Continue reading → ## [A bit of a bicycle obsession?](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/a-bit-of-a-bicycle-obsession/) _2026-07-30 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ An obsession with bicycles … Continue reading → ## [I'm Back Home!](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/im-back-home) _2026-07-27 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ But part of me is still in Toulouse. ## [Sketcherfest is the convention of all time](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-07-25-Sketcherfest) _2026-07-25 · The Chip Bag_ I attended my first Sketcherfest in Edmonds, Washington this year. I will lead with my conclusion that Sketcherfest is the best convention I've ever been to. ## [Morning cafe sketch](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/07/22/morning-cafe-sketch/) _2026-07-22 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ I really like today’s cafe sketch, so I decided to post it. Here’s the line work before I added watercolour: Cafe sketches are a great way to get used to sketching people in real life. If you want to get started, take a sketchbook and a pen to a cafe near you, and just spend \[…\] ## [Three tools sketch](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/07/22/three-tools-sketch/) _2026-07-22 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ I wasn’t feeling well earlier this week, so I decided to sketch close to home and to simplify my setup. I was feeling the “Toulouse Blues” (where you’re part of the urban sketchers community but miss out on the urban sketchers symposium in Toulouse), so I wanted to sketch to cheer myself up. The setup \[…\] ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A3JatpKWKS0X) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Prague Diaries](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/prague-diaries/) _2026-07-22 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ Prague diaries … Continue reading → ## [Sketching Dream Wheels on Eglinton](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-dream-wheels-on-eglinton) _2026-07-21 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 1:00-3:00PM ## [Post-USk Symposium Feels](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/post-usk-symposium-feels) _2026-07-20 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ Are many ## [Sleepless in (the) Seattle (metro area)](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-07-19-Washington) _2026-07-19 · The Chip Bag_ I took an excellent little trip to Washington state at the beginning of the month. It's been 7 years since the last time I've been. I love the area and wanted to go back sooner, but Covid made stuff a little more difficult and then life got in the way. But I finally got around to doing it! ## [\[REGISTRATION REQUIRED\] USk Toronto x USk Warsaw Urban Sketch Postcard Exchange](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/registration-required-usk-toronto) _2026-07-16 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ July 18, 2026 1:30PM - July 25, 2026 3:00PM ## [My Working Vacation Begins!](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/my-working-vacation-begins) _2026-07-13 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ Greetings from France - it is warm here :) ## [Sunset at the Sea Overlook](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/07/13/sunset-at-the-sea-overlook/) _2026-07-13 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ I had about 10 minutes to sketch yesterday, so I took my new Stillman & Birn Nova sketchbook (5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.) a fineliner in sepia and black and a sepia brush pen and sketched this: I edited out the bench in this scene as the people were more interesting. I’m trying \[…\] ## [Demo + Sketching the Distillery District](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/demo-sketching-the-distillery-district) _2026-07-11 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 1:30-4:00PM ## [Three Art Supply Stores Worth Visiting in Central Paris](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/07/10/three-art-supply-stores-worth-visiting-in-central-paris/) _2026-07-10 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ As part of the Urban Sketchers symposium in Toulouse and general summer travel I know that a lot of sketchers will be visiting Paris this summer. Paris is full of wonderful art supply shops but I wanted to highlight three in particular that are worth visits. Each store caters for a different need, at a \[…\] ## [Tips for the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/07/09/tips-for-the-urban-sketchers-symposium-in-toulouse/) _2026-07-09 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ The Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse is starting next week, and this year I won’t be participating. For the lucky few that are going to be there, whether as official symposium participants or as “free range” sketchers I thought I’d write down some insights and tips that I gathered from last year’s symposium in Poznan. \[…\] ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KcAv0ySrJZrP) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [A Week Before I Travel](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/a-week-before-i-travel) _2026-07-06 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ Is super packed! (and I am not) ## [Rose Garden Watercolour on Location – Full Process](https://writingatlarge.com/2026/07/02/rose-garden-watercolour-on-location-full-process/) _2026-07-02 · writingatlarge · Writing at Large_ I went to Ramat Hanadiv garden today, and created a quick watercolour sketch on location. There were a lot of details in the scene, and I wanted to capture a relatively wide angle, so I had to do a little planning ahead. I normally don’t take photos or videos when I sketch (only once I’m \[…\] ## [Amsterdam Urban Sketchers](https://marilia.bearblog.dev/amsterdam-urban-sketchers/) _2026-07-01 · marilia · Marilia_ I joined the NL Urban Sketchers group for the first time this weekend. Their meeting was in Amsterdam Oosterdok, so we walked around and painted. I hope I get to do this again, I really enjoyed spending the whole day sketching and I left with a sense of real connection. ## [Getting Ready for The International Urban Sketchers Symposium](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/getting-ready-for-the-international) _2026-06-30 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ I am two weeks away from the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse! Preparation for my teaching is underway (thank you to people who take my trial classes - you know who you are!!), and I ordered some stickers to distribute to my workshop participants and just people I hope to sketch with. ## [Sketching Allan Garden Conservatory](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-allan-garden-conservatory) _2026-06-28 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, July 4, 2026 | 12:00-2:30PM ## [Fude for thought (2)](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-06-24-Fude) _2026-06-24 · The Chip Bag_ Last year I managed to get the Sailor Profit Fude de Mannen pen secondhand, and it's my new favorite sketching pen by a large margin. ## [Sketching & Saving Sneaky Dee's](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-and-saving-sneaky-dees) _2026-06-23 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Thursday, July 2, 2026 | 6:00-8:00PM ## [Astronomical Summer is Here: Hello](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/astronomical-summer-is-here-hello) _2026-06-23 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ What is summer to you? ## [Demo & Sketching Cabbagetown](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/demo-and-sketching-cabbagetown) _2026-06-21 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 12:00-2:30PM ## [Refreshing my palette](https://marilia.bearblog.dev/refreshing-my-palette/) _2026-06-20 · marilia · Marilia_ My Saturday mornings are for watercolour painting, and today I used some time to clean up, top up and refresh my palette. Before: Lemon Yellow Quinacridone Gold Quinacridone Sienna Yellow Ochre Quinacridone Burnt Scarlat Quinacridone Rose Opera Pink (removed) Cobalt Teal Blue Phtalo Blue Lavender Cobalt Blue French Ultramarine Prussian Blue Violet Tundra (removed) Indigo Sodalite Genuine Neutral… ## [\[Deadline Extended\] Call For Writers!](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/deadline-extended-call-for-writers) _2026-06-17 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Our Summer (Q3) newsletter is just around the corner and we’d love to hear from you! ## [New Pencil Sharpener, Peonies and Still Life with Holes.](https://ninaapplepine.substack.com/p/new-pencil-sharpener-peonies-and) _2026-06-16 · Nina Khashchina · Nina Khashchina_ I got only one peony bouquet this season - but enjoyed sketching it - here are five sketches that I share. I am secretly hoping to find one more this week! It had a wonderful fragrance and such a delicate color that I could not decide what to paint/draw it with. And now I want a screaming pink one with a smell so strong I have to draw it outside! ## [Svalbard snowmobiling](https://marilia.bearblog.dev/svalbard-snowmobiling/) _2026-06-15 · marilia · Marilia_ Experiencing snowmobiling in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. ## [How to record?](https://marilia.bearblog.dev/how-to-record/) _2026-06-15 · marilia · Marilia_ I am struggling on how to record memories of my life. There are so many things that I would like to have registered, and more and more I feel trapped by companies to are exchanging my attention in ads exposure for memory keeping and connection with people that live away from me. I have been using Instagram for far more than a decade and in so many ways it was the perfect application for me. I… ## [Sketching Lakeshore West Garden Tour](https://usktoronto.substack.com/p/sketching-lakeshore-west-garden-tour) _2026-06-15 · Urban Sketchers Toronto · Urban Sketchers Toronto_ Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 11:00AM-1:00PM ## [2 million website questions](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-06-04-Website-Questions) _2026-06-04 · The Chip Bag_ I love me a good prompt list as a substitute for actually working on stuff. Here's one with a million questions. ## [Only somewhat dead](https://blog.kalechips.net/post/2026-06-01-Not-Dead) _2026-06-01 · The Chip Bag_ I had originally started writing this draft entitled "Not Dead" in... August 2025. As it happens, I am dead! Hopefully less so now. ## [Two Days in Yosemite National Park](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/two-days-in-yosemite-national-park/) _2026-05-19 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ Spring is the time for a trip to Yosemite Valley! … Continue reading → ## [Recent Florals](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/recent-florals/) _2026-04-21 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ It’s spring, the season when everything blooms and I finally remember to cut some flowers and bring them in to draw… I’m rarely interested in a straight-forward interpretation of them, though sometimes I work in quick succession on multiples, which start more realistic and veer off from there… I’m enjoying these explorations in color, mark-making, … … Continue reading → ## [Hills, Buildings, and Succulents](https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/hills-buildings-and-succulents/) _2026-04-19 · Suhita Shirodkar · Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook_ Here are a few recent sketches that make strange bedfellows. These first two are from the always-green Pleasanton hills. The first is watercolor with neocolor and ink . This was at the start of a hike with my sketch buddies, Nina and Srivani. By this next one, I moved on to a mixed media book … … Continue reading →