Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, This is my twice-a-month report where I summarize relevant things happening in the sketching world so you don’t have to be glued to social media 24/7. If you have news or suggestions for On the Spot, I’d love to hear from you. Drawing to discover the city of San Jose Participants […]

Hello readers, Welcome to On the Spot’s “Sketching News Roundup,” which I send out every other Monday. The roundup is where I write about sketchers whose work is particularly timely, interesting, groundbreaking or all of the above. If you find this report useful, help me spread the word about On the Spot by sharing it with your […]

On the Spot is aiming higher in 2023. Become a paid subscriber to support compelling content by reportage artists and urban sketchers. Hello readers, It’s only been a couple of weeks since I asked you to support my goals for 2023 and become a paid subscriber. Thanks to many of you, new content is coming to On the […]

Hello readers, Is traveling to new places one of your resolutions for 2023? Read on to learn about a sketcher who turned a series of trips into a fascinating book. Also in this Sketching News Roundup: an updated calendar where you may find some events worth packing your suitcase for this year. Wanderlust Five years […]

Hello, Here’s a new issue of On the Spot’s sketching news roundup, which goes out every other week. New here? Welcome! A couple of things before you keep scrolling: One of my goals for 2023 is to expand the scope of On the Spot. You’ve already been getting Bill Russell’s enlightening articles on reportage artists of the past. […]

Hello readers, greetings from Barcelona. I’ll tell you why I am here in a second, but first, here’s a new roundup of inspiring sketching news: Live from the opera A scene from the opera “Robert Deveraux” drawn on the spot by Inma Serrano. On November 4, during a general rehearsal of the opera “Robert Devereux” […]

Hello from a plane somewhere between Seoul and Seattle. I’m returning home after attending a remarkable urban sketching festival in Gyeongju, South Korea, but more on that later. Let’s dive into a roundup of notable sketching work in this issue of On the Spot. Political reportage in red and blue Oct. 22, 2022. A session […]

Hello, On the Spot readers. And welcome, new subscribers. As I was writing today’s post, some questions came to mind: Should sketchers seek media credentials to cover events? Many sketchers are often written about and featured in newspapers and magazines. But few write their own articles and pitch them to magazine and newspaper editors for publication. Is […]