All You Can See!
Our way to represent the space since the Renaissance is conditioned to a maximum 30-degree viewing angle, which is very limited compared to what we actually experience when we look sideways and up and down. In this workshop, I will…
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Less is More: Slow Travel Sketching
Slow travel is a natural companion to on-location sketching, but we all still feel the pressure to see it all — an impossible task. I will share experiences and sketches from a variety of my travels, from getting stuck in Mexico…
Sketching Stories One Panel at a Time
This workshop will explore storytelling using compositions of sequential panels. You will learn how to break down everyday moments into compelling visual narratives. Through timed, monochromatic sketches, you’ll practice capturing the world around you quickly. We’ll explore techniques for adding…
Turning your Sketchbook Journal into a Compelling Travelogue
I will share my journey of transforming travel sketchbooks into published travelogues. From Chateau d’Orquevaux, France (2023) to Romania (2025) and now Argentina, I will discuss the challenges of crafting a compelling narrative, the struggle of never writing enough in…
Sketching on the Fly: A whirlwind Tour of Southeast Asia
I just returned from a three-month tour of Southeast Asia. To record the experience in my sketchbook I had to move quickly and adapt to a constantly changing environment — navigating bustling streets, intense heat and unfamiliar cultural norms. In…
50 Shades of Blue
This workshop will introduce you to the infinite possibilities of ink wash and let you compare how different this painting technique is from using watercolor. Using only one ink color, blue, we will focus on light, shades and composition without…
From Border Towns to Cemeteries: The Power of Drawing in Telling Complex Stories
From stories of loss, illness, death and survival, I have used drawing as my way to approach people in vulnerable situations and tell their story. In this lecture, I’ll discuss how drawing from life allows me to do my work…
Immersive 360-degree Sketching
How to draw when everything around you is in constant motion? We will gather at a busy location and sit in a circle facing away from each other. We’ll record the scene before our eyes through drawing and short commentary.…
Drawing as an Extreme Sport
Drawing as a trophy, drawing as a sport, drawing as an ultimate way to understand and remember. This talk focuses on the constant need to record and the fascination with drawing in difficult situations, including caves, busy places and COVID…
Integrating Narratives into your Sketches
In today’s social media age, effective storytelling is essential. I will guide you on how to weave visual narratives into your sketches that are both informative and memorable, through exercises in observation, mindfulness, sensing, empathy, engagement and some writing prompts.…
Illustrated Journalism
When you draw, what story do you want to tell? How do you weave the who, what, when, where and why in your sketches? Can you make your narrative content memorable? I will share my own visual stories from the…
Dimensional Thumbnails and Dynamic Compositions
Have you wanted to draw your surroundings but didn’t know how or where to start, or how much information to include in your piece? This workshop aims to encourage attendees to plan their compositions on location, before starting to draw.…
Aimlessly Wandering
I found sketching, or sketching found me, during COVID. Wandering my community after years of traveling, I discovered a changed urban environment, at times unrecognizable but compelling and transitory. Exploring this through sketching called me, and I haven’t stopped since…
Street Life Energy: Capturing the Saturday Market
Edmonds’ Summer Market, held on Saturdays, oozes with small town spirit of place and the energy of street life. And the surrounding historic buildings, especially the Edmonds Historical Museum (housed in the 1910 Carnegie Library building), set today’s market firmly…
How to Find Your Sketching Style
If you haven’t found your sketching style yet, don’t worry. I like to say that “you don’t find a style, the style finds you.” I can’t really perceive my own sketching style, and you might not be able to see…
Dip Pen Sketching on the Go
This workshop explores the expressive possibilities of drawing with a dip pen, from precise lines to unpredictable, organic marks. Embracing the dip pen’s natural ink drops and “happy mistakes,” you will learn how to use different nib shapes to create…
31 Days in South America
In this talk I will share my experience traveling and sketching in Colombia, Peru and Argentina last fall, from packing light and researching itineraries and must-sketch locations, to connecting with people across different cultures. All my careful planning for this…
Sketching the City’s Backside
Urban sketching, as its name suggests, reveals the characteristics that define the city: the crowds of people, the density of the built environment and also the messy textures that can be found when you stop to look. The urban alley,…
My Life as a Reportage Artist
In this talk I will discuss some recent reportage commissions for the French Air Force, Qatar Museum and the Italian Institute of Astrophysics to show how powerful urban sketching is for storytelling. I will also share how a sketching reportage…
Mastering Depth: Techniques for Bringing Your Sketches to Life
In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to convey depth and dimension in your sketches. We’ll focus on how to effectively position and use color across the foreground, middle-ground and background, creating a natural sense of depth that pulls the viewer…
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