The Other Tree

I spend a lot of time giving love to my neighbor's tree, but we have a small, interesting tree of our own.  Here is a very quick sketch of the tree. I liked how the lights from the other neighbor's backyard highlighted the tree.

                                        Watercolor, Pen & Ink on paper

And here is an earlier sketch from a different angle, before the weird weeds grew around it.

                               Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140 lbs paper

sketch nature

North Jersey Outdoor Artists are meeting this Saturday the 13th at 11am. at the Lord Sterling Outdoor Nature Center in Basking Ridge, NJ.
You don't have to be a member, just come and sketch.
For more info, go to meetup.com and search North Jersey Outdoor Artists or call Jared at 973-229-5924

Happy anniversary to us!

Urban Sketchers

Dec. 6, 2014

UrbanSketchers.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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URBAN SKETCHERS CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF TRAVEL SKETCHING AND STORYTELLING

Seattle, WA, 05 December 2014 – Urban Sketchers.org, a non-profit organization, is celebrating its fifth anniversary since incorporating on December 6, 2009. Its mission is to promote on-location sketching and to connect people around the world who enjoy urban sketching. Wildly successful, the international community of urban sketchers is estimated at 50,000+ and almost 14 million page views on the Urban Sketchers (USk) blog.

Seattle-based journalist and illustrator Gabriel Campanario launched the group in 2007 by creating an online community of urban sketches on Flickr.com. Sketchers scan their drawings and share them on the group’s Flickr site, Facebook page or blog. The idea went viral. So far communities of sketchers have formed 60 regional chapters in 29 countries. 

"Urban Sketchers is growing because sketchers are finding each other where they live and travel.” says Membership Director, Jessie Chapman. “Members are building relationships and communities with people who share the same interests, both online and at our events." 

USk raises the artistic, storytelling and educational value of location drawing with workshops and events held all around the world. USk has organized five international symposiums in Portland, USA; Lisbon, Portugal; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Barcelona, Spain and Paraty, Brazil. 

The 2015 Symposium will be held in Singapore July 22-25. Organizers expect 250+ attendees from around the world.

“Artists of all ages and skill levels have stories to tell,” says founder Gabi Campanario. “Urban Sketchers is a free group that provides a platform for them to renew their love of drawing and to learn more about storytelling.”

To find out more about Urban Sketchers or to locate a regional chapter near you, visit urbansketchers.org. 

USk is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are used to foster educational opportunities for sketching enthusiasts with workshops, events and symposiums. Donations made in the United States may be tax deductible.

Press Contact:

Brenda Murray

Communications Director

Urban Sketchers

519-896-4761

brenda@urbansketchers.org

Original Article: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UrbanSketchers/~3/XSUNXtDxFnA/happy-anniversary-to-us.html

Neighbor's Tree

I have not had the opportunity to get out and sketch, so I have returned to a favorite subject, my neighbor's backyard tree. Even without the lush greenery of Spring/Summer it is still a majestic subject.

                                     Watercolor on 140 lbs paper 7x10

Nakashima Studio and Workshop

An overdue post: couple of weeks ago i did an open house tour of the George Nakashima Arts Building at his studio in New Hope PA. It's a gorgeous property and a hidden gem but the Arts Buiding is usually not open for public so it was a rare opportunity to look inside.

I didn't sketch there but made a couple of drawings around the property.
Arts Building:

View of the property: