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Independent publisher and distributor for the global sketching community 

The Magazine of Graphic Journalism

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

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

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

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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Sketching News Roundup: Erin De Bar, Joey Mason, Beirut Anniversary, Society of Illustrators

Hi readers, With just a few minutes of August left on the clock here in Seattle, On the Spot’s “Sketching News Roundup” is back. Enjoy! Joust draw it! Earlier in August, London-based illustrator Erin De Bar documented a famous joust competition at Hampton Court Palace. De Bar told me via text how she felt the pressure to capture […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Patrick Vale; Mistograf in English; Drawings from the late 1900s; OTS anniversary

Hello readers and happy summer, or winter, depending where you find yourself as a new season starts. Here’s a new summary of cool and current work happening in the world of urban sketching and reportage illustration. If you like what you see, please share On the Spot and invite others to subscribe. From sketchbook to asphalt “As […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Pride Month, Sleepless in Paris, Sports Beat, Alicia Aradilla, Andy Oh

Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, What cool sketches have you come across recently? I write this curated report every other week to highlight timely on-the-spot drawings and news that caught my eye. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy putting it together. Pride Month Drawing by Veronica Lawlor As June […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Curtis Tappenden, WendyMac, Stuart Walster, Calendar

Hello readers, In case you are new to On the Spot, this is my twice-a-month bulletin highlighting timely work by sketchers worldwide. If you see something I should consider mentioning, please don’t hesitate to email me or leave a comment. Curtis Tappenden at the Brighton Festival Courtesy of Curtis Tappenden Every May, the seaside English town of Brighton […]

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Rewind: Melanie Reim on drawing women around the world

New York reportage artist Melanie Reim is one of the first authors I’ve worked with as a publisher. The result of our collaboration is an inspiring book, Different & the Same, that collects Reim’s reportage drawings of women spanning decades and continents. Listen in to learn more from one of the most accomplished reportage illustrators of our times.

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Sketching News Roundup: Coronation Artists, Pete Scully, Protest Beat, Calendar

Hello readers, After my trips to Querétaro and Auckland last month, I’m happy to be typing this newsletter from my home office instead of an airport. Allow me a couple of bullets before we get into the good stuff. On the Spot reached more than 100 paid subscribers last week! (And it’s close to surpassing 2,000 free subscribers). I’m truly […]

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Sketching News Roundup: Dominika Wróblewska, World Book Day, Stephen Alcorn, Auckland Symposium

Kia Ora, readers! This beautiful Māori-language greeting is one of the many things I’ve learned while participating in the 11th International Urban Sketchers Symposium in Auckland last week. It is used to express all sorts of well wishes, including hello, goodbye, good morning or thank you. Keep on reading for more highlights about the Symposium and other […]

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On the Spot is the source of information and inspiration for reportage artists, urban sketchers, cartoonists, illustrators and any other visual storytellers who create works of graphic journalism. To become a paid contributor, send your article pitches to editorial@sketcherpress.com.

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