Collabs Since setting out to draw all the restaurants in New York 10 years ago and launching his art website alltherestaurants.com at a time when he was out of work, Brooklyn-based artist John Donohue has been sketching nonstop. He recently landed an interesting collaboration with Tourism Montreal. The agency invited him to sketch restaurants in Montreal […]
New York artist Elizabeth Williams is one of the best-known courtroom illustrators in the United States and the co-author of the award-winning book “The Illustrated Courtroom: 50+ Years of Court Art.” In this Artist Talk, Williams discusses her career path, from studying fashion illustration to having her courtroom sketches broadcast worldwide by major television outlets. Williams also talks about the role of the courtroom sketch artist as a journalist and recounts behind-the-scenes stories of memorable trials.
Have news to share? Email us at editorial@sketcherpress.com Event Sketching From the top row of the Grandstand at Flushing Meadows in New York, artist Gavin Snider painted another vivid on-the-spot watercolor to add to his series of sports paintings. Snider said he had to go back and forth between sitting and standing to capture the […]
News and stories from sketchers around the world Exhibits English artist Niki Groom is showcasing more than 10 years of her reportage illustration in an solo exhibit title “Searching for the Future,” on view through Sept. 8 at Centrespace Gallery in the heart of Bristol. Niki specializes in humanitarian reportage, commercial illustration for fashion brands […]
From exploited tomato pickers in Florida to victims of human trafficking in Nepal, the subjects Dan Archer interviews and sketches on the spot are always met with his big smile and genuine interest in their stories. In this recorded Live Zoom conversation, the British nonfiction cartoonist talks about his approach to graphic storytelling and offers a preview of an upcoming 38-page comic about Kung Fu masters in Hong Kong, where he is currently based.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Gabriel Campanariogabi@sketcherpress.com Sketcher Fest Edmonds is pleased to unveil the official poster for this year’s event, featuring original artwork commissioned from Shoreline artist David Chamness, a recently retired architect and longtime urban sketcher. Chamness was inspired to capture the unique roundabout at the intersection of 5th Avenue and
Love discovering sketchers’ books and zines but hate the hassle of finding them — or the cost of shipping them from overseas? Great news: the Sketcher Press online bookstore is now live. Since 2022, we’ve been championing artists who document the world in their sketchbooks. We’ve published our own titles
After more than a year in the making, the London book launch of “Sketchbook Reveal,” by artist and author James Hobbs, took place Oct. 4 — to a full house. The venue, Topolski Studio, couldn’t have been more fitting. Legendary painter and reportage artist Feliks Topolski once worked in this
Gabi Campanario, Urban Sketchers founder and publisher at Sketcher Press, joins the artist and author James Hobbs in conversation about James’s new book Sketchbook Reveal at the Topolski Studio on London’s South Bank on Saturday 4 October at 11.00am.
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.
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