Stephanie Bower

Stephanie Bower is the author of three best-selling books about sketching, “The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective,” “The Urban Sketching Handbook: 101 Sketching Tips,” and “The World of Urban Sketching.” A self-taught watercolor artist with a background as a licensed architect, Bower juggles parallel careers as an architectural illustrator and sketching instructor. Her awards include the prestigious Gabriel Prize fellowship in architecture to Paris and the Civita Institute’s fellowship to Italy. She has also been honored twice with the “Best Travel Sketch” prize in the KRob international architectural competition and her work has been featured in Watercolor Artist and Artists Magazine.