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  • Founder of Urban Sketchers, publisher at Sketcher Press and former columnist at The Seattle Times

Reportage News: Rolf Schroeter; Christina Wald; Sketchers on the Road; Calendar

Gabriel Campanario

Hi readers, It felt good to kick off On the Spot in 2024 with a contributed article by Houston based artist Judith Dollar. Next, I announced this Thursday’s Artist Talk with Marielle Durand (Are you in?). And now it’s time to review some compelling reportage that caught my eye in the past few weeks. Rolf Schroeter’s protest art You may […]

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Rewind: Louis Netter on Reportage Drawing

Gabriel Campanario

“A drawing is a human document of witness, and is ultimately complicated by the subjectivities of the artist’s experience. This book explores the concerns that make the act of reportage a highly valuable record of interaction between human and subject in a hypermediated world.” Louis Netter Recorded live Dec. 21, 2023 Dear subscribers, It was […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Niki Groom, Olivier Kugler, Victor Juhasz, Anna-Louis Fesltead

Gabriel Campanario

Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, I’m glad you are here for another fresh batch of sketching news. Niki Groom at ‘Peace Feast’ Art by Niki Groom Community events offer great opportunities for reportage. In Bristol, England, local artist Niki Groom was commissioned to document Peace Feast, a multicultural evening of food and music held at Refugees Welcome North […]

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Rewind: Live Zoom with Manchester artist Len Grant

Gabriel Campanario

Len Grant relies on crowdfunding to publish high-quality books of his sketches. Dear subscribers, How did you like Thursday’s Live Zoom with Len Grant? If you missed it, the recording is at the bottom of this post. I really enjoyed the conversation with Grant. He talked about his professional journey from photography to urban sketching, the […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Macy’s Parade; Holiday Summit; Lucinda Rogers; Len Grant; Carnets d’Ailleurs; Sketcher Press coupon code

Gabriel Campanario

Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, After the excitement of my trip to France for Rendez-vous and Thanksgiving week, it’s time for a fresh bulletin of sketching news. Consider the books I mention in today’s newsletter when you do your holiday shoppping, and don’t forget about the Live Zoom with Len Grant on Thursday. Macy’s Parade On the […]

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On the Spot in Clermont-Ferrand

Gabriel Campanario

Thousands of people congregated in Clermont-Ferrand over the weekend to meet and greet some of the biggest names in the travel sketching universe. In the photo is Paris sketcher Sylvain Cnudde. Hello readers, and welcome new subscribers, I am back in Seattle after an exciting long weekend at Rendez-vous International du Carnet de Voyage. Rendez-vous is the […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Kay Van Bellen; Sanika Phawde; Ivan Chow; Antonio Gámiz; On The Spot in print

Gabriel Campanario

Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, Here’s a fresh batch of sketching news from talented artists who make on-the-spot sketching look easy. Also, a special announcement is below the calendar at the bottom of this newsletter. Don’t miss it. Denim Days reportage by KVB Drawing by Kay Van Bellen I had never heard of Amsterdam’s Denim […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Lapin; Peter Rush; Raúl Deamo; Melanie Chadwick; Sketcher Press in New York

Gabriel Campanario

Hello readers, I have a fresh delivery of sketching news for you. Enjoy! Sketcher of the Galaxy An observatory in Catania as seen by Lapin. It looks as if renowned French urban sketcher Lapin is set to take his sketchbooks into the farthest confines of the galaxy. He has been on assignment in Italy drawing the facilities […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Jenny Soep at Connect; Mike Shisler’s Burning Man experience; Valerie Orsat’s zine; Christina Wald’s travelogue

Gabriel Campanario

Hello readers, Fall has arrived in Seattle. I’m excited to share a new “Sketching News Roundup” with you as rain begins to pour outside. Enjoy! Tiny Changes and live-painter Jenny Soep Photo by Ryan Buchanan. Stockholm-based reportage artist Jenny Soep landed a pretty rad gig the last week of August. She was the official sketch artist for Edinburgh’s Connect […]

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