My Life as a Reportage Artist

Lapin is a French artist living in Barcelona. He has filled more than 220 sketchbooks over the last 20 years and published more than 50 books. A self-described mobile illustrator, he draws with fineliners and watercolor on custom sketchbooks bound with ledger paper from vintage accounting books. He draws from direct observation, quickly and precisely, depicting his surroundings, the people he meets and the places he’s visiting. Lapin has participated in the Urban Sketchers community since its creation. He teaches the art of sketching at Elisava University in Barcelona and was nominated as an official air and space painter of the French Air Force in 2019.