Sketcher Fest Edmonds, the international festival of travel sketchbooks produced by Sketcher Press, is coming up in just two months (July 19-20), and it’s time to unveil our official poster. It features exclusive artwork we commissioned from Port Townsend artist Virginia Hein.
Recorded live April 27, 2025 In this Artist Talk, On the Spot editor Gabriel Campanario converses with Deborah McMahon Osterholtz, daughter of the late Franklin McMahon, a Chicago artist whose extraordinary career as an artist-reporter broke new ground in the world of commercial illustration. The conversation centered around three articles Franklin McMahon published in Sports […]
In the early 1960s, an artist from Chicago named Franklin McMahon traveled to Europe to document a story of interest to him: The rising trade alliance known as the European Common Market. McMahon had already made a name for himself as a skilled “artist-reporter” drawing historic courtroom trials and civil
Sketchbook Reveal by James Hobbs was on sale at the recent exhibition of work by Urban Sketchers London at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park, East London. The show, from 22-30 March, consisted of about 350 works by 150 artists, along with a program of sketchwalks, demonstrations, and community drawing sessions
Happy International Women’s Day! On this important day, we want to make a special mention of the inspiring work of New York reportage artist and Sketcher Press author Melanie Reim. For as long as she has been an artist and carried a sketchbook, Melanie Reim has felt compelled to draw
For the third consecutive summer, hundreds of art and travel enthusiasts will converge in Edmonds, Washington, to participate in Sketcher Fest, the premier festival of travel sketchbooks in North America. Below is a quick look at the stellar roster of 19 international, national and local guest artists who will be
Recorded Live Feb. 23, 2025 Sketch journalist Joey Mason documented the community response to deadly wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles last month. In this one-hour conversation with On the Spot editor Gabi Campanario, Mason shares the experience of sketching in the aftermath of the natural disaster. He also talks about the […]
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Last month, Los Angeles sketch journalist Joey Mason sketched the aftermath of devastating wildfires and reported on his experience for On the Spot. This Sunday, February 23 at 10:30 a.m. PST, join our Live Zoom to listen to On the Spot editor Gabi Campanario converse with Mason about his career,
Art and travel enthusiasts, mark your calendar for July 19-20, 2025. For the third consecutive year, the scenic waterfront town of Edmonds, Washington, just north of Seattle, will welcome sketchers from near and far to Sketcher Fest, the premier festival of travel sketchbooks in North America. On Saturday, July 19, Graphite