Program and Schedule
Sketcher Fest Edmonds returns for a second year with more guest artists and expanded programming. Here’s what you can expect:
Our signature event, the Sunday Sketchbook Fair and Art Market at the Edmonds Waterfront Center, will be bigger! If you love art and travel and can only take part in one of our events, this is where you’d want to be on July 21.
Drawing workshops will be spread over two days. Watercolor, reportage, illustrated journaling… we are offering a wide selection of topics and techniques for sketchers with beginning to advanced skills. Workshops are limited to 15 participants.
We are also offering two new programs, Talk and Learn sessions and Sketch Tours.
- A Talk and Learn is a two-hour session led by a guest artist on a particular topic. Bring your work, ask questions, get personal feedback and engage with the group to level up your skills. Talk and Learns are limited to 10 participants.
- Sketch Tours are guided sketch walks to specially selected locations led by Edmonds artists who are familiar with each site. Listen to their stories about the locations and sketch together as a group. Tours are limited to 25 participants.
Please, study our schedule closely so you know what tickets to purchase when they go on sale March 23 at 11 a.m. PDT.
Friday afternoon |
Choose either a Workshop, a Talk & Learn or a Sketch Tour. |
Friday evening |
Opening Reception (limited number of tickets due to venue capacity) |
Saturday morning |
Choose either a Workshop or a Sketch Tour. |
Saturday afternoon |
Choose either a Talk & Learn or a Sketch Tour. |
Saturday evening |
Artists Roundtable and Drink & Draw (limited number of tickets due to venue capacity) |
Sunday |
Ticket to the Sketchbook Fair & Art Market includes access to Artist Talks until rooms reach capacity. |
Ticket sales update
March 27, 2024
After you place and order for any available events, you will receive a confirmation email and separate emails for each ticket purchased.
If you purchased an event when tickets went on sale March 23 and have not received your tickets via email yet, or have any other ticket related questions or concerns, please contact us at info@sketcherfest.com and we’ll try to follow up within the next 48 hours.
Gabriel Campanario
The Sketcher Fest Team
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Workshops
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Workshops
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Sketchbook Fair & Art Market |
Community Sketch Walk |
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Sketch Tours
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10:30 |
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11 |
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Live music by Mountlake Terrace High School and Madrona K-8 Jazz combos |
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9:30 |
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noon |
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Hot Dogs and Apple Pie at ARTspot |
Artist Talks |
noon |
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12:30 |
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Workshops
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2:30 |
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Talk & Learn
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Sketch Tours
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3:30 |
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Meet the Murals of Edmonds
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Sketch Tours
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Talk & Learn
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3:30 |
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Talk & Learn
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3:30 |
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4 |
Urban Sketchers Seattle 15th Anniversary Sketch Walk |
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4:30 |
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Raffle Prizes Announced |
4:30 |
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Art Walk Edmonds |
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Artists Roundtable and Drink & Draw |
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Opening Reception and Keynote
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6:30 |
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Urban Sketchers Seattle 15th Anniversary Drink & Draw |
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7:30 |
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8:30 |
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Friday afternoon
Tickets on sale March 23 at 11 a.m. PDT. Events run concurrently. Choose either a Workshop, a Talk & Learn, or a Sketch Tour.
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Workshop |
Instructor |
W1 |
Perspective in 1-2-3! |
Stephanie Bower |
W2 |
Wash it Away: Wabi-Sabi Sketching with Water-Soluble Materials |
Eleanor Doughty |
W3 |
Soundscapes: a Sense of Place with Sounds and Drawings |
Mário Linhares |
W4 |
Sketching Your Story — Visual Storytelling |
Andika Murandi |
W5 |
First Steps – a Workshop for Beginning Urban Sketchers |
Jane Wingfield |
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Talk & Learn |
Instructor |
TL1 |
A Painterly Approach |
Eduardo Bajzek |
TL2 |
Playing with Creative Typography |
Genine Carvalheira |
TL3 |
Clouds and the Sky |
David Chamness |
TL4 |
Pattern & Values |
Matthew Brehm |
TL5 |
Light & Shadow |
Brenda Swenson |
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Sketch Tours |
Artist Guide |
ST1 |
Edmonds Panoramas |
Tracy Felix |
ST2 |
Edmonds Harbor |
Marty Behnke |
ST3 |
People in the Park |
Karen Brighton |
ST4 |
Historic Cemetery |
Melissa Johnson |
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W1: Perspective in 1-2-3!
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W2: Wash it Away: Wabi-Sabi Sketching with Water-Soluble Materials
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W3: Soundscapes: a Sense of Place with Sounds and Drawings
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W4: Sketch Your Story — Visual Storytelling
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W5: First Steps – a Workshop for Beginning Urban Sketchers
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TL1: A Painterly Approach
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TL2: Playing with Creative Typography
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TL3: Clouds and the Sky
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TL4: Pattern and Values
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TL5: Light and Shadow
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ST1: Edmonds Panoramas
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ST2: Edmonds Harbor
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ST3: People in the Park
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ST4: Historic Cemetery Sketch Tour
Friday evening
This event is sold out.
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Location |
Opening Reception and Keynote |
Graphite Arts Center |
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Saturday morning
Tickets on sale March 23 at 11 a.m. PDT. Events run concurrently. Choose either a Workshop or a Sketch Tour.
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Workshop |
Instructor |
W6 |
Small is Beautiful |
Gabi Campanario |
W7 |
Learn the Language of Urban Sketching |
Michele Cooper |
W8 |
Wash On, Wash Off: A Quick and Lively Watercolor Method |
Matthew Brehm |
W9 |
Gelli Plate — Ambiance Before Drawing |
Ketta Linhares |
W10 |
Minimal Toolkit, Maximum Impact |
Suhita Shirodkar |
W11 |
Sketching the Story |
Daniel Winterbottom |
W12 |
Sketch the Trees and the Daffodils |
Eduardo Bajzek |
W13 |
The Full Picture: Sketching Your Entire Experience |
Genine Carvalheira |
W14 |
Journey Sketching |
David Chamness |
W15 |
Your Sketch: as Rich as Reality! |
Oliver Hoeller |
W16 |
Sketch Collage |
Brenda Swenson |
W17 |
Special Effects in Watercolor |
Gail Wong |
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Sketch Tours |
Artist Guide |
ST5 |
Cascadia Art Museum |
Marty Behnke |
ST6 |
Art Toolkit on the Beach |
Maria Coryell-Martin |
ST7 |
Edmonds Marsh |
Melissa Johnson |
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W6: Small is Beautiful
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W7: Learn the Language of Urban Sketching
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W8: Wash On, Wash Off: a quick and lively watercolor method
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W9: Gelli Plate – ambiance before drawing
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W10: Minimal Toolkit, Maximum Impact
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W11: Sketching the Story
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W12: Sketch the Trees and the Daffodils
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W13: The Full Picture — Sketching Your Entire Experience
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W14: Journey Sketching
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W15: Your Sketch: As Rich as Reality!
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W16 Sketch Collage
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W17: Special Effects in Watercolor
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ST5: Cascadia Art Museum Sketch Tour
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ST6: Art Toolkit on the Beach
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ST7: Edmonds Marsh
Saturday afternoon
Tickets on sale March 23 at 11 a.m. PDT. Events run concurrently. Choose either a Talk & Learn or a Sketch Tour.
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Talk & Learn |
Instructor |
TL6 |
Perspective: Cracking the Code |
Stephanie Bower |
TL7 |
Travel Sketching |
Eleanor Doughty |
TL8 |
Thick Markers |
James Hobbs |
TL9 |
Composition |
Andika Murandi |
TL10 |
Let’s Look at Mark-Making |
Suhita Shirodkar |
TL11 |
Layout Tips for Urban Sketchers |
Michele Cooper |
TL12 |
Sketchbook Clinic |
Oliver Hoeller |
TL13 |
Binding Sketchbooks |
Ketta Linhares |
TL14 |
The Human Head |
Mário Linhares |
TL15 |
Reportage and the Art of Composition |
Daniel Winterbottom |
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Sketch Tours |
Artist Guide |
ST8 |
Cascadia Art Museum |
TBD |
ST9 |
Edmonds Stories |
Laura Moe |
ST10 |
Art Toolkit on the Pier |
Maria Coryell-Martin |
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TL6: Perspective: Cracking the Code
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TL7: Travel Sketching
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TL8: Thick Markers
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TL9: Composition
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TL10: Let’s Look at Mark-Making
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TL11: Layout Tips for Urban Sketchers
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TL12: Sketchbook Clinic
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TL13: Binding Sketchbooks
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TL14: The Human Head
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TL15: Reportage and the art of composition
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ST8: Cascadia Art Museum Sketch Tour
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ST9: Edmonds Stories
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ST10: Art Toolkit on the Pier
Saturday Evening
Tickets on sale March 23 at 11 a.m. PDT.
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Artists Roundtable and Drink & Draw |
Graphite Arts Center |
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Sunday
Tickets available now.
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Sketchbook Fair & Art Market |
Edmonds Waterfront Center |
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Community Sketch Walk |
Waterfront. Free. All welcome! |
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