Edmonds Waterfront Center

Art as an Opportunity

When I injured my drawing hand in New York a few years ago; when I sketched around my Paris neighborhood during the pandemic lockdown; or when I almost burned out recording all sorts of sporting events at the recent Olympic…

Mixed Media: Changing Gears Based on the City’s Essence

Every city speaks a different visual language. In this talk, I’ll share how I adapt my sketching tools and techniques—switching between ink, watercolor, pencil, pastel, pen, dip pen and more—to capture the unique rhythm, texture, and mood of each place.…

Extreme Travel Sketching: What to Bring and How to Survive

I’ve been sketching while scuba diving, kayaking, and while on a horseback. And I’ve been doing it while traveling with little and big humans. In this talk I will share my physical and mental tools from my adventures that range…

Exploring Themes with Sketch Collections

What’s possible when we go beyond single sketches and create a series or collection? I’ll share art from my street-themed projects and artists residencies, and discuss my process, including the benefits of setting boundaries, choosing subject matter, and working within…

Sketching Along the Loire River Delta

I started a sketchbook for the simple pleasure of painting the beaches, industrial sites and natural environment near my home in Pornichet, a charming small town on the Atlantic coast of France. Soon, my watercolor sketches revealed a fascinating landscape…

Long-form Reportage

Learn the step-by-step process of developing an idea for a long form or interview-based reportage project into a transcribed script, working through thumbnails, sketches, inked pages, finals, all the way up to finding and pitching your reportage project to publications.…