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Sketching News Roundup: Shinde’s travel memoir, Mistograf, Salavisa tribute, Carnets d’Hiver and more

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 […]

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Sketching news roundup: Hong Kong exhibit; Vancouver transit; politicians; soldiers; Sketcher Press online shop

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. […]

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Sketching news roundup: World Cup; Clermont-Ferrand; a book sequel; events

Hello and welcome to On the Spot, where we celebrate great reportage illustration, urban sketching and the artists behind the work. World Cup fever Thierry Chehab sketched two World Cup players from Saudi Arabia and they autographed his sketchbook. Dubai-based sketcher Thierry Chehab managed to sketch some World Cup players up-close the other day. He didn’t have a […]

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Sketching news roundup: Sevilla opera; Qatar; New York Reawakens book; On the Spot contributors wanted

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” […]

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Sketching news roundup: French Parliament; Ukrainian soldiers; CuadernoFest; South Korean ‘festa’

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 […]

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